Dr. Seungjoon Jay Ahn

Yoon, H., Price, B., Jang, H., Hafeez, M., Corcoran, J., Ahn, S., Choi, M. 2025. Corticotropin-releasing factor-like diuretic hormone 44 and five corresponding GPCRs in Drosophila suzukii: Structural and functional characterization. Journal of Insect Physiology 164(March):104740.

Kim, J., Rahman, M., Han, C., Shin, J., Ahn, S. 2024. Chromosome-level genome assembly and comparative genomics shed light on Helicoverpa assulta ecology and pest management. Pest Management Science 80(10):5440-5451.

Lee, S., Ahn, S. 2024. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of scarlet gene produces eye color mutants in the soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 115(3):e22100.

Al-Yazeedi, T., Muhammad, A., Irving, H., Ahn, S., Hearn, J., Wondji, C. S. 2024. Overexpression and nonsynonymous mutations of UDP-glycosyltransferases potentially associated with pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles funestus. Genomics 116:110798.

Gikonyo, M., Ahn, S., Biondi, M., Fritzlar, F., Okamura, Y., Vogel, H., Köllner, T. G., Şen, I., Hernández-Teixidor, D., Lee, C., Letsch, H., Beran, F. 2023. A radiation of Psylliodes flea beetles on Brassicaceae is associated with the evolution of specific detoxification enzymes. Evolution 78(1):127-145.

Yoon, H., Price, B. E., Parks, R. K., Ahn, S., Choi, M. 2023. Diuretic hormone 31 activates two G protein-coupled receptors with differential second messengers for diuresis in Drosophila suzukii. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 162:104025.

Isbilir, S., Catchot, B., Catchot, L., Musser, F., Ahn, S. 2023. Molecular characterization and expression patterns of a ryanodine receptor in soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 114(3):e22047.

Grant, C., Singh, K. S., Hayward, A., Hunt, B. J., Troczka, B. J., Pym, A., Ahn, S., Zeng, B., Gao, C., Leroux, A., Daum, E., Süess, P., Souza, D., Elias, J., ffrench-Constant, R. H., Vontas, J., Roditakis, E., Bielza, P., Zimmer, C. T., Bass, C. 2023. Overexpression of the UDP-glycosyltransferase UGT34A23 confers resistance to the diamide insecticide chlorantraniliprole in the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 159:103983.

Yun, S., Ahn, S., Jang, H., Price, B. E., Choi, M. 2023. Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. Insect Molecular Biology 32(6):603-614.

Yoon, J., Ahn, S., Choi, M. 2023. Selection and comparative gene expression of midgut-specific targets for Drosophila suzukii. Insects 14(1):76.

Ahn, S., 2022. Biochemical adaptation in the oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta, to host-plant defensive compounds. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 61(1):143-154.

Ahn, S., Chertemps, T., Maibeche, M., Marygold, S. J., Van Leeuwen, T. 2021. Invertebrate UDP-Glycosyltransferases: Nomenclature, Diversity and Functions. Frontiers in Physiology 12(748290).

Yoon, J., Ahn, S., Flinn, C., Choi, M. 2021. Identification and functional analysis of dsRNases in spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 107(4):e21822.

Ahn, S., Marygold, S. J. 2021. The UDP-glycosyltransferase family in Drosophila melanogaster: Nomenclature update, gene expression and phylogenetic analysis. Frontiers in Physiology 12:648481.

Ahn, S., Mc Donnell, R. J., Corcoran, J. A., Martin, R. C., Choi, M. 2020. Identification and functional characterization of the first molluscan neuromedin U receptor in the slug, Deroceras reticulatum. Scientific Reports 10:22308.

Israni, B., Wouters, F., Katrin, L., Elena, S., Ahn, S., Paetz, C., Reinert, M., Vogel, H., Erb, M., Heckel, D. G., Gershenzon, J., Vassão, D. G. 2020. The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda utilizes specific UDP-glycosyltransferases to inactivate maize defensive benzoxazinoids. Frontiers in Physiology 11:604754.

Reich, I., Jessie, C., Ahn, S., Choi, M., Williams, C., Gormally, M., Mc Donnell, R. 2020. Assessment of the Biological Control Potential of Common Carabid Beetle Species for Autumn- and Winter-Active Pests (Gastropoda, Lepidoptera, Diptera: Tipulidae) in Annual Ryegrass in Western Oregon. Insects 11:722.

Ahn, S., Corcoran, J. A., Vander Meer, R. K., Choi, M. 2020. Identification and Characterization of GPCRs for Pyrokinin and CAPA Peptides in the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Frontiers in Physiology 11:559.

Ahn, S., Oh, H., Corcoran, J., Kim, J., Park, K., Park, C., Choi, M. 2020. Sex-biased gene expression in antennae of Drosophila suzukii. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 104:e21660.

Ahn, S., Betzin, F., Gikonyo, M. W., Yang, Z., Köllner, T. G., Beran, F. 2019. Identification and evolution of glucosinolate sulfatases in a specialist flea beetle. Scientific Reports 9:15725.

Garczynski, S. ., Hendrickson, C. ., Harper, A., Unruh, T. R., Dhingra, A., Ahn, S., Choi, . 2019. Neuropeptides and peptide hormones identified in codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 101(4):e21587.

Dou, X., Liu, S., Ahn, S., Choi, M., Jurenka, R. 2019. Transcriptional comparison between pheromone gland-ovipositor and tarsi in the corn earworm moth Helicoverpa zea. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 31:100604.

Ahn, S., Donahue, K., Koh, Y., Martin, R. R., Choi, M. 2019. Microbial-based double-stranded RNA production to develop cost-effective RNA interference application for insect pest management. International Journal of Insect Science 11:1-8.

Heidel-Fischer, H. M., Kirsch, R., Reichelt, M., Ahn, S., Wielsch, N., Baxter, S. W., Heckel, D. G., Vogel, H., Kroymann, J. 2019. An insect counteradaptation against host plant defenses evolved through concerted neofunctionalization. Molecular Biology and Evolution 36(5):930-941.

Beran, F., Sporer, T., Paetz, C., Ahn, S., Betzin, F., Kunert, G., Shekhov, A., Vassão, D., Bartram, S., Lorenz, S., Reichelt, M. 2018. One Pathway Is Not Enough: The Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala Uses Multiple Strategies to Overcome the Glucosinolate-Myrosinase Defense in Its Host Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:1754.

Walsh, T., Joussen, N., Tian, K., McGaughran, A., Anderson, C., Qiu, X., Ahn, S., Bird, L., Pavlidi, N., Vontas, J., Ryu, J., Rasool, A., Macedo, I., Tay, W., Zhang, Y., Whitehouse, M., Silvie, P., Downes, S., Nemec, L., Heckel, D. 2018. Multiple recombination events between two cytochrome P450 loci contribute to global pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera. PLoS ONE 13(11):e0197760.

Armis\'en, D., ., Rajakumar, R., Friedrich, M., Benoit, J., Robertson, H., Panfilio, K., Ahn, S., Poelchau, M., Chao, H., Dinh, H., Doddapaneni, H., Dugan, S., Gibbs, R., Hughes, D., Han, Y., Lee, S., Murali, S., Muzny, D., Qu, J., Worley, K., Munoz-Torres, M., Abouheif, E., Bonneton, F., Chen, T., Chiang, L., Childers, C., Cridge, A., Crumi\`ere, A.J.J., ., Decaras, A., Didion, E., Duncan, E., Elpidina, E., Fav\'e, M.-J., ., Finet, C., Jacobs, C., Cheatle Jarvela, A., Jennings, E., Jones, J., Lesoway, M., Lovegrove, M., Martynov, A., Oppert, B., Lillico-Ouachour, A., Rajakumar, A., Refki, P., Rosendale, A., Santos, M., Toubiana, W., van der Zee, M., Vargas Jentzsch, I. 2018. The genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water. BMC genomics 19(1):832.

Ahn, S., Choi, M. 2018. Identification and characterization of capa and pyrokinin genes in the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera): Gene structure, immunocytochemistry, and differential expression. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 99(3):e21500.

Choi, K., Ahn, S., Kim, S., Ahn, J., Jung, B., Go, S., Kim, D. 2018. Elevated CO2 may alter pheromonal communication in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Physiological Entomology 43(3):169-179.

Gouin, A., Bretaudeau, A., Nam, K., Gimenez, S., Aury, J., Duvic, B., Hilliou, F., Durand, N., Montagn\'e, N., ., Darboux, I., Kuwar, S., Chertemps, T., Siaussat, D., Bretschneider, A., Mon\'e, Y., ., Ahn, S., H\"anniger, S., ., Grenet, A., Neunemann, D., Maumus, F., Luyten, I., Labadie, K., Xu, W., Koutroumpa, F., Escoubas, J., Llopis, A., Ma\"ib\`eche-Coisne, M., ., Salasc, F., Tomar, A., Anderson, A., Khan, S., Dumas, P., Orsucci, M., Guy, J., Belser, C., Alberti, A., Noel, B., Couloux, A., Mercier, J., Nidelet, S., Dubois, E., Liu, N., Boulogne, I., Mirabeau, O., Le Goff, G., Gordon, K., Oakeshott, J., Consoli, F., Volkoff, A., Fescemyer, H. 2017. Two genomes of highly polyphagous lepidopteran pests (Spodoptera frugiperda, Noctuidae) with different host-plant ranges. Scientific Reports 7(1):11816 .

Ahn, S., Martin, R., Rao, S., Choi, M. 2017. Neuropeptides predicted from the transcriptome analysis of the gray garden slug Deroceras reticulatum. Peptides 93:51-65.

Choi, M., Tang, S., Ahn, S., Amarasekare, K. G., Shearer, P., Lee, J. C. 2017. Effect of non-nutritive sugars to decrease the survivorship of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Insect Physiology 99:86-94.

Ahn, S., Martin, R., Rao, S., Choi, M. 2017. The complete mitochondrial genome of the gray garden slug Deroceras reticulatum (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 2(1):255-256.

Choi, M., Ahn, S., Kim, A., Koh, Y. 2017. Identification and characterization of pyrokinin and CAPA peptides, and corresponding GPCRs from spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. General and Comparative Endocrinology 246:354-362.

McKenna, D., Scully, E., Pauchet, Y., Hoover, K., Kirsch, R., Geib, S., Mitchell, R., Waterhouse, R., Ahn, S., Arsala, D., Benoit, J., Blackmon, H., Bledsoe, T., Bowsher, J., Busch, A., Calla, B., Chao, H., Childers, A., Childers, C., Clarke, D., Cohen, L., Demuth, J., Dinh, H., Doddapaneni, H., Dolan, A., Duan, J., Dugan, S., Friedrich, M., Glastad, K., Goodisman, M., Haddad, S., Han, Y., Hughes, D., Ioannidis, P., Johnston, J., Jones, J., Kuhn, L., Lance, D., Lee, C., Lee, S., Lin, H., Lynch, J., Moczek, A., Murali, S., Muzny, D., Nelson, D., Palli, S., Panfilio, K., Pers, D., Poelchau, M. 2016. Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle-plant interface. Genome Biology 17(1):227.

Yang, C., Kim, S., Kwon, S., Ahn, S. 2016. Molecular identification of closely related mirine plant bugs, Apolygus spinolae and A. lucorum (Heteroptera: Miridae) by PCR-RFLP markers. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 19(3):729-734.

Kanost, M. R., Arrese, E. L., Cao, X., Chen, Y., Chellapilla, S., Goldsmith, M. R., Grosse-Wilde, E., Heckel, D. G., Herndon, N., Jiang, H., Papanicolaou, A., Qu, J., Soulages, J. L., Vogel, H., Walters, J., Waterhouse, R. M., Ahn, S., Almeida, F. C., An, C., Aqrawi, P., Bretschneider, A., Bryant, W. B., Bucks, S., Chao, H., Chevignon, G., Christen, J. M., Clarke, D. F., Dittmer, N. T., Ferguson, L. C., Garavelou, S., Gordon, K. H., Gunaratna, R. T., Han, Y., Hauser, F., He, Y., Heidel-Fischer, H., Hirsh, A., Hu, Y., Jiang, H., Kalra, D., Klinner, C., Kovar, C., Kroll aa, A. R., Kuwar, S. S., Lee, S. L., Lehman ab, R\"udiger, ., Li ac, K., Li ad, Z., Liang ae, H., Lovelace af, S. 2016. Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 76:118-147.

Choi, M., Ahn, S., Park, K., Vander Meer, R., Cardé, R. T., Jurenka, R. 2016. Tarsi of Male Heliothine Moths Contain Aldehydes and Butyrate Esters as Potential Pheromone Components. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42(5):425-432.

Krempl, C., Sporer, T., Reichelt, M., Ahn, S., Heidel-Fischer, H., Vogel, H., Heckel, D., Joußen, N. 2016. Potential detoxification of gossypol by UDP-glycosyltransferases in the two Heliothine moth species Helicoverpa armigera and Heliothis virescens. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 71:49-57.

Lim, H., Kang, T., Kim, H., Yang, C., Kim, I., Kim, D., Ahn, S. 2016. Effect of a non-host plant Phaseolus vulgaris on larval performance and oviposition of the oriental tobacco budworm Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Entomological Research 46(2):170-175.

Benoit, J., Adelman, Z., Reinhardt, K., Dolan, A., Poelchau, M., Jennings, E., Szuter, E., Hagan, R., Gujar, H., Shukla, J., Zhu, F., Mohan, M., Nelson, D., Rosendale, A., Derst, C., Resnik, V., Wernig, S., Menegazzi, P., Wegener, C., Peschel, N., Hendershot, J., Blenau, W., Predel, R., Johnston, P., Ioannidis, P., Waterhouse, R., Nauen, R., Schorn, C., Ott, M., Maiwald, F., Johnston, J., Gondhalekar, A., Scharf, M., Peterson, B., Raje, K., Hottel, B., Armis\'en, D., ., Crumi\`ere, A.J.J., ., Refki, P., Santos, M., Sghaier, E., Viala, S., Khila, A., Ahn, S., Childers, C., Lee, C., Lin, H., Hughes, D., Duncan, E., Murali, S. 2016. Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome. Nature Communications 7:10165.

Shrestha, S., Park, J., Ahn, S., Kim, Y. 2015. PGE2 mediates oenocytoid cell lysis via a sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 89(4):218-229.

Yang, C., Kim, S., Kim, J., Kang, T., Ahn, S. 2015. Sex pheromones and reproductive isolation in five mirid species. PLoS ONE 10(5):e0127051.

Park, J. S., Kim, M. J., Ahn, S., Kim, I. 2015. Complete mitochondrial genome of the grass moth Glyphodes quadrimaculalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Mitochondrial DNA 26(2):247-249.

Park, J. S., Lee, J. Y., Jeong, S. Y., Ahn, S., Kim, I. 2015. Effects of gamma radiation on different developmental stages of the oriental tobacco budworm , Helicoverpa assulta ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ). Entomological Research 45(2):110-115.

Park, Y., Ahn, S., Vogel, H., Kim, Y. 2014. Integrin β subunit and its RNA interference in immune and developmental processes of the Oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta. Developmental \& Comparative Immunology 47(1):59-67.

Ahn, S., Dermauw, W., Wybouw, N., Heckel, D. G., Van Leeuwen, T. 2014. Bacterial origin of a diverse family of UDP-glycosyltransferase genes in the Tetranychus urticae genome. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 50(1):43-57.

Yang, C. Y., Kim, J., Ahn, S., Kim, D., Cho, M. R. 2014. Identification of the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Plant Bug Apolygus spinolae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40(3):244-249.

Cho, M. R., Lee, J., Jeon, S., Kang, T. J., Kim, H. H., Yang, C. Y., Ahn, S. 2013. Occurrence and distribution of the grape rust mite Calepitrimerus vitis (Nalepa, 1905) in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 16(4):415-419.

Park, H., Kim, H., Cho, M., Kang, T., Ahn, S., Jeon, S., Choo, H. 2013. Infectivity of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae Pocheon strain (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) on the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its parasitoids. Biocontrol Science and Technology 23(6):637-645.

Dasmahapatra, K. K., Walters, J. R., Briscoe, A. D., Davey, J. W., Whibley, A., Nadeau, N. J., Zimin, A. V., Hughes, D. S., Ferguson, L. C., Martin, S. H., Salazar, C., Lewis, J. J., Adler, S., Ahn, S., Baker, D. a., Baxter, S. W., Chamberlain, N. L., Chauhan, R., Counterman, B. A., Dalmay, T., Gilbert, L. E., Gordon, K., Heckel, D. G., Hines, H. M., Hoff, K. J., Holland, P. W., Jacquin-Joly, E., Jiggins, F. M., Jones, R. T., Kapan, D. D., Kersey, P., Lamas, G., Lawson, D., Mapleson, D., Maroja, L. S., Martin, A., Moxon, S., Palmer, W. J., Papa, R., Papanicolaou, A., Pauchet, Y., Ray, D. a., Rosser, N., Salzberg, S. L., Supple, M. a., Surridge, A., Tenger-Trolander, A., Vogel, H., Wilkinson, P. a., Wilson, D. 2012. Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species. Nature 487(7405):94-98.

Ahn, S., Vogel, H., Heckel, D. G. 2012. Comparative analysis of the UDP-glycosyltransferase multigene family in insects. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 42(2):133-147.

de la Paz Celorio-Mancera, Maria, ., Ahn, S., Vogel, H., Heckel, D. G. 2011. Transcriptional responses underlying the hormetic and detrimental effects of the plant secondary metabolite gossypol on the generalist herbivore Helicoverpa armigera. BMC Genomics 12(1):575.

Ahn, S., Badenes-P\'erez, Francisco R., ., Heckel, D. G. 2011. A host-plant specialist, Helicoverpa assulta, is more tolerant to capsaicin from Capsicum annuum than other noctuid species. Journal of Insect Physiology 57(9):1212-1219.

Ahn, S., Badenes-P\'erez, Francisco R., ., Reichelt, M., Svato\vs, Ale\vs, ., Schneider, B., Gershenzon, J., Heckel, D. G. 2011. Metabolic detoxification of capsaicin by UDP-glycosyltransferase in three Helicoverpa species. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 78(2):104-118.

Ahn, S., Yoo, J. H., Lee, H. C., Kim, S. Y., Noh, B. S., Kim, J. H., Lee, J. K. 2003. Enhanced conversion of sucrose to isomaltulose by a mutant of Erwinia rhapontici. Biotechnology Letters 25(14):1179-1183.

Ahn, S., Choi, M., Boo, K. S. 2002. Mating effect on sex pheromone production of the oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 5(1):43-48.