Insects are closely associated with ecology, economy, society, and human being, a substantial quantity of beneficial insects like bees and silkworms make contributions to ecosystem balance, human life, and economic development, whereas some other insects such as mosquitos and locusts threaten human health and food safety. Recent progress in genetics and epigenetics such as gene editing and third-generation sequencing have greatly facilitated our investigation and understanding of insect-pathogen interaction. To protect beneficial insects and control pests, clarification of molecular mechanisms underlying host response, pathogen infection, and regulation between host and pathogen is of great significance. Currently, the development of novel and environmental-friendly strategies for the diagnosis and control of pests is urgently needed, epigenetic markers such as non-coding RNAs (miRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, etc.) and genetic tools such as RNA interference are of increasing interest around the world and display powerful potential.
This Research Topic aims to offer new evidence as well as novel insights and summarize the latest advances in the region of genetics and epigenetics of insect-pathogen interaction, including host response, pathogen infection, and regulation between host and pathogen such as non-coding RNA-mediated cross-kingdom regulation, and the genetic and epigenetic tools applied in insect disease diagnosis and pest control.
We will consider Original Research and Review papers covering recent, promising, and novel research trends in the field of insect-pathogen interaction. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• Genetic and epigenetic mechanism underlying insect host response to pathogens (e.g bacterial, fungus, virus, microsporidian)
• Genetic and epigenetic mechanism underlying entomopathogen infection
• Non-coding-mediated regulation between insect and pathogen
• Functional dissection of genes and non-coding RNAs involved in insect-pathogen interaction
• Cutting-edge omics of insect-pathogen interaction (PacBio SMRT-based genomics and full-length transcriptomics, Nanopore-based methylome, N6-methyladenosine modification etc.)
• Development and application of genetic and epigenetic strategies for pest diagnosis and control
Insects are closely associated with ecology, economy, society, and human being, a substantial quantity of beneficial insects like bees and silkworms make contributions to ecosystem balance, human life, and economic development, whereas some other insects such as mosquitos and locusts threaten human health and food safety. Recent progress in genetics and epigenetics such as gene editing and third-generation sequencing have greatly facilitated our investigation and understanding of insect-pathogen interaction. To protect beneficial insects and control pests, clarification of molecular mechanisms underlying host response, pathogen infection, and regulation between host and pathogen is of great significance. Currently, the development of novel and environmental-friendly strategies for the diagnosis and control of pests is urgently needed, epigenetic markers such as non-coding RNAs (miRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, etc.) and genetic tools such as RNA interference are of increasing interest around the world and display powerful potential.
This Research Topic aims to offer new evidence as well as novel insights and summarize the latest advances in the region of genetics and epigenetics of insect-pathogen interaction, including host response, pathogen infection, and regulation between host and pathogen such as non-coding RNA-mediated cross-kingdom regulation, and the genetic and epigenetic tools applied in insect disease diagnosis and pest control.
We will consider Original Research and Review papers covering recent, promising, and novel research trends in the field of insect-pathogen interaction. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• Genetic and epigenetic mechanism underlying insect host response to pathogens (e.g bacterial, fungus, virus, microsporidian)
• Genetic and epigenetic mechanism underlying entomopathogen infection
• Non-coding-mediated regulation between insect and pathogen
• Functional dissection of genes and non-coding RNAs involved in insect-pathogen interaction
• Cutting-edge omics of insect-pathogen interaction (PacBio SMRT-based genomics and full-length transcriptomics, Nanopore-based methylome, N6-methyladenosine modification etc.)
• Development and application of genetic and epigenetic strategies for pest diagnosis and control
