All Outputs (29)

Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle. (2006)
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Ferry, N., Mulligan, E., Stewart, C., Tabashnik, B., Port, G., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle. Transgenic Research, 15(4), 501-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-006-0021-4

Transgenic plants producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can control some major insect pests and reduce reliance on sprayed insecticides. However, large scale adoption of this technology has raised concerns about potential n... Read More about Prey-mediated effects of transgenic canola on a beneficial, non-target, carabid beetle..

Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective (2006)
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Ferry, N., Edwards, M., Gatehouse, J., Capell, T., Christou, P., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective. Transgenic Research, 15(1), 13-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-005-4803-x

One of the first successes of plant biotechnology has been the creation and commercialisation of transgenic crops exhibiting resistance to major insect pests. First generation products encompassed plants with single insecticidal Bt genes with resista... Read More about Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective.

Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion (2006)
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Hogervorst, P., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A., Wäckers, F., & Romeis, J. (2006). Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion. Journal of Insect Physiology, 52(6), 614-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.011

Plants genetically modified to express Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) have been found to confer partial resistance to homopteran pests. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate direct effects of GNA on larvae of three species of aphid... Read More about Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion.

Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius (2006)
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Mulligan, E., Ferry, N., Jouanin, L., Walters, K., Port, G., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius. Pest Management Science, 62(10), 999-1012. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1276

The potential impact of a chemical pesticide control method has been compared with that of transgenic plants expressing a protease inhibitor conferring insect resistance by utilising a tritrophic system comprising the crop plant Brassica napus (L.) (... Read More about Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius.

How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A (2005)
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Taylor, E. J., Goyal, A., Guerreiro, C. I., Prates, J. A., Money, V. A., Ferry, N., …Davies, G. J. (2005). How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A. Journal of biological chemistry, 280(38), https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M506580200

One of the most intriguing features of the 90 glycoside hydrolase families (GHs) is the range of specificities displayed by different members of the same family, whereas the catalytic apparatus and mechanism are often invariant. Family GH26 predomina... Read More about How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A.

Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal serine protease inhibitor, mustard trypsin inhibitor-2 on the beneficial predator Pterostichus madidus (2004)
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Ferry, N., Jouanin, L., Ceci, L., Mulligan, E., Emami, K., Gatehouse, J., & Gatehouse, A. (2005). Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal serine protease inhibitor, mustard trypsin inhibitor-2 on the beneficial predator Pterostichus madidus. Molecular Ecology, 14(1), 337-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02381.x

Insect-resistant transgenic plants have been suggested to have deleterious effects on beneficial predators feeding on crop pests, through transmission of the transgene product by the pest to the predator. To test this hypothesis, effects of oilseed r... Read More about Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal serine protease inhibitor, mustard trypsin inhibitor-2 on the beneficial predator Pterostichus madidus.

Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance (2004)
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Ferry, N., Edwards, M. G., Gatehouse, J. A., & MR Gatehouse, A. (2004). Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 15(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2004.01.008

Recent advances in our understanding of induced responses in plants and their regulation, brought about by a revolution in molecular biology, have re-focused attention on the potential exploitation of endogenous resistance mechanisms for crop protect... Read More about Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance.

Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal cysteine protease inhibitor oryzacystatin on the beneficial predator Harmonia axyridis (multicoloured Asian ladybeetle) (2003)
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Ferry, N., Raemaekers, R., Majerus, M., Jouanin, L., Port, G., Gatehouse, J., & Gatehouse, A. (2003). Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal cysteine protease inhibitor oryzacystatin on the beneficial predator Harmonia axyridis (multicoloured Asian ladybeetle). Molecular Ecology, 12(2), 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01736.x

Insect-resistant transgenic plants have been suggested to have deleterious effects on beneficial predators through transmission of the transgene product by the pest to the predator. To test this hypothesis, effects of oilseed rape expressing the cyst... Read More about Impact of oilseed rape expressing the insecticidal cysteine protease inhibitor oryzacystatin on the beneficial predator Harmonia axyridis (multicoloured Asian ladybeetle).

The case of the monarch butterfly: A verdict is returned (2002)
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Gatehouse, A., Ferry, N., & Raemaekers, R. (2002). The case of the monarch butterfly: A verdict is returned. Trends in Genetics, 18(5), 249-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9525%2802%2902664-1

A publication reporting the harmful effects on the monarch butterfly of maize genetically modified to express insecticidal δ-endotoxins from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) caused much public interest. A series of ecologically based st... Read More about The case of the monarch butterfly: A verdict is returned.