The Molecular Entomology Laboratory (MOLEN) is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of “Insect Lipid Metabolism” in the prestigious Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology series (Vol. 1494), co-edited by Prof. Umut Toprak (Director of MOLEN, Ankara University) and Prof. Laura Musselman (Binghamton University, USA).
This 21-chapter volume brings together leading experts from around the world to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of research on insect lipid metabolism — a field with critical importance for both fundamental biology and applied pest management.
The book explores:
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Structure, classification, and metabolism of insect lipids in key organs such as the midgut, fat body, and cuticle
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Endocrine and transcriptional regulation of lipid metabolism
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Functional links between lipid metabolism and calcium homeostasis, carbohydrate metabolism, diapause, reproduction, circadian rhythms, aging, sleep, flight, infection, parasitism, and cold hardening
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“Omics” approaches to lipid research
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The role of lipids in insect vectors of disease, pheromone biosynthesis, and plant-feeding strategies
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Applications of lipid biology as a target for pest control and in using insect models to study human lipid metabolism disorders
Prof. Toprak has also contributed several chapters authored with collaborators, covering lipid metabolism in relation to calcium, lipid metabolism in diapause, and lipid metabolism as a pest control target.
Full Table of Contents:
1️⃣ Insect Lipids: Structure, Classification and Functions – Kaczmarek, A.; Wrońska, A.; Sobich, J.; Boguś, M.
2️⃣ The Fat Body, Structure and Functions – Staniszewska, P.; Strachecka, A.
3️⃣ Dietary Lipids and their Metabolism in the Midgut – Delamotte, P.; Montagne, J.
4️⃣ Lipophorin: The Lipid Shuttle – Gondim, K.; Majerowicz, D.
5️⃣ Endocrine Control of Lipid Metabolism – Krishnan, N.
6️⃣ Transcriptional Control of Lipid Metabolism – Musselman, L.; Truong, H.; DiAngelo, J.
7️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in relation to Calcium Homeostasis – Toprak, U.
8️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in relation to Carbohydrate Metabolism – Akiki, P.; Delamotte, P.; Montagne, J.
9️⃣ Insect Lipidomics: Advances, Applications, and Physiological Insights –
🔟 Lipid Metabolism in Diapause – Toprak, U.; Teets, N.; Cedden, D.; Güney, G.
1️⃣1️⃣ Lipids in insect reproduction: where, how and why – Leyria, J.; Fruttero, L.; Canavoso, L.
1️⃣2️⃣ Circadian Control of Lipid Metabolism – Wegener, C.; Amatoib, K.; Ozbek-Unal, A.; Fekete, A.
1️⃣3️⃣ Insect Sterols and Steroids – Lafont, R.; Dinan, L.
1️⃣4️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in Insect Vectors of Diseases – Girotti, J.; Calderón-Fernández, G.
1️⃣5️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in Flight – Canavoso, L.; Leyria, J.; Fruttero, L.
1️⃣6️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in Parasitoids and Parasitized Hosts – Scheifler, M.; Wilhelm, L.; Visser, B.
1️⃣7️⃣ Lipid Metabolism in Response to Cold – Enriquez, T.; Teets, N.
1️⃣8️⃣ Fatty Acid Origin of Insect Pheromones – Jurenka, R.
1️⃣9️⃣ Lipid Metabolism as a Target Site in Pest Control – Toprak, U.; Inak, E.; Nauen, R.
2️⃣0️⃣ Insect Models to Study Human Lipid Metabolism Disorders – Rundell, T.; Baranski, T.
2️⃣1️⃣ Insect Lipid Metabolism in the Presence of Symbiotic and Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria – Visser, B.; Scheifler, M.
Published by Springer, this volume will be an invaluable resource for entomologists, molecular biologists, biochemists, and physiologists — as well as for applied researchers seeking innovative pest control strategies.
📚 Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 1494
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