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Yonggyun Kim is affiliated with Andong National University in South Korea. Their research focuses primarily on insect science, molecular biology, and immunology within the broader fields of agricultural and biological sciences, as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding insect resistance, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, and insect-plant interactions.

Their work encompasses a variety of specialized topics, including:

  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Yonggyun Kim include:

  • "Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria," 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • "Eicosanoid Signaling in Insect Immunology: New Genes and Unresolved Issues," 2021, Genes
  • "Horizontally transmitted parasitoid killing factor shapes insect defense to parasitoids," 2021, Science
  • "Virulent secondary metabolites of entomopathogenic bacteria genera, Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, inhibit phospholipase A2 to suppress host insect immunity," 2020, BMC Microbiology
  • "Deletion mutant of PGE2 receptor using CRISPR-Cas9 exhibits larval immunosuppression and adult infertility in a lepidopteran insect, Spodoptera exigua," 2020, Developmental & Comparative Immunology

Frequent publication venues for Yonggyun Kim's work include:

  • Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Insects
  • PLoS ONE
  • Korean Journal of Applied Entomology

Collaborations have been established with several researchers across multiple publications. Frequent coauthors include Shabbir Ahmed, Falguni Khan, Gahyeon Jin, Miltan Chandra Roy, and David Stanley, indicating a network of consistent scientific partnerships.

Yonggyun Kim's research contributes to advancing knowledge in insect immune responses and resistance mechanisms, employing molecular biology techniques alongside ecological and physiological studies. Their work also involves exploring microbial influences on insect hosts, particularly pathogens and symbiotic bacteria with roles in pest control and insect health.

Best Publications

  • Eicosanoids rescue Spodoptera exigua infected with Xenorhabdus nematophilus, the symbiotic bacteria to the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae.

    Youngjin Park;Yonggyun Kim

  • Two groups of entomopathogenic bacteria, Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, share an inhibitory action against phospholipase A2 to induce host immunodepression.

    Yonggyun Kim;Dongjin Ji;Sunghwan Cho;Youngjin Park

  • Identification of an antibacterial compound, benzylideneacetone, from Xenorhabdus nematophila against major plant-pathogenic bacteria.

    Dongjin Ji;Youngkeun Yi;Ga-Hwa Kang;Yong-Hwa Choi

  • Host physiological changes due to parasitism of a braconid wasp, Cotesia plutellae, on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.

    Sangki Bae;Yonggyun Kim

  • ABCC transporters mediate insect resistance to multiple Bt toxins revealed by bulk segregant analysis

    Youngjin Park;Rosa M González-Martínez;Gloria Navarro-Cerrillo;Maissa Chakroun

  • Eicosanoids mediate prophenoloxidase release from oenocytoids in the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua.

    Sony Shrestha;Yonggyun Kim

  • Eicosanoid Signaling in Insects: from Discovery to Plant Protection

    David Stanley;Yonggyun Kim

  • An entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila, inhibits the expression of an antibacterial peptide, cecropin, of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua.

    Dongjin Ji;Yonggyun Kim

  • Eicosanoid-mediated immunity in insects.

    Yonggyun Kim;Shabbir Ahmed;David Stanley;Chunju An

  • Phospholipase A2 inhibitors synthesized by two entomopathogenic bacteria, Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus temperata subsp. temperata.

    Samyeol Seo;Sunghong Lee;Yongpyo Hong;Yonggyun Kim

  • Parasitism by Cotesia plutellae alters the hemocyte population and immunological function of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.

    Ahmed M.A. Ibrahim;Yonggyun Kim

  • Xenorhabdus nematophilus inhibits p-bromophenacyl bromide (BPB)-sensitive PLA2 of Spodoptera exigua.

    Youngjin Park;Yonggyun Kim;Yonggyun Kim

  • Up-regulation of circulating hemocyte population in response to bacterial challenge is mediated by octopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine via Rac1 signal in Spodoptera exigua.

    Geun Seob Kim;Yonggyun Kim

  • Prostaglandins and Other Eicosanoids in Insects: Biosynthesis and Biological Actions

    David Stanley;Yonggyun Kim

  • Prostaglandins and their receptors in insect biology.

    David Stanley;Yonggyun Kim

  • Transient transcription of a putative RNase containing BEN domain encoded in Cotesia plutellae bracovirus induces an immunosuppression of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.

    Bokri Park;Yonggyun Kim

  • An entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila, suppresses expression of antimicrobial peptides controlled by Toll and Imd pathways by blocking eicosanoid biosynthesis.

    Jihyun Hwang;Youngjin Park;Yonggyun Kim;Daeweon Lee

  • RNA interference of an antimicrobial peptide, gloverin, of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, enhances susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis.

    Jihyun Hwang;Yonggyun Kim

  • An entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila, inhibits hemocyte phagocytosis of Spodoptera exigua by inhibiting phospholipase A2

    Sony Shrestha;Yonggyun Kim

  • Transient expression of an EP1-like gene encoded in Cotesia plutellae bracovirus suppresses the hemocyte population in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

    Bowon Kwon;Yonggyun Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Shabbir Ahmed
Shabbir Ahmed Georgia Institute of Technology
Tae-Jin Yang
Tae-Jin Yang Seoul National University
Si Hyeock Lee
Si Hyeock Lee Seoul National University
Helge B. Bode
Helge B. Bode Goethe University Frankfurt
Juan Ferré
Juan Ferré University of Valencia
Chengshu Wang
Chengshu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shun-ichiro Kawabata
Shun-ichiro Kawabata Kyushu University
Dwayne D. Hegedus
Dwayne D. Hegedus Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Sanghoon Lee
Sanghoon Lee Yonsei University
Heiko Vogel
Heiko Vogel Max Planck Society

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