Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

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19. Shi, X., Liu, X., Cooper, A., M. W., Silver, K., Merzendorfer, H., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J. (2022) Vacuolar (H+)-ATPase subunit c is essential for the survival and systemic RNA interference response in Locusta migratoria. Pest Management Science 78(4): 1555-1566 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6774).

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18.  Abbas, M., Fan, Y., Shi, X., Gao, L., Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J. (2022) Identification of Rab family genes and functional analyses of LmRab5 and LmRab11A in the development and RNA interference of Locusta migratoria. Insect Science 29(2): 320-332 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12921)

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17.  Cooper, A. M. W., Song, H., Shi, X., Yu, Z., Kim, Y. H., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2021) Molecular characterization and RNA interference responses of the lethal giant larvae gene in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 107(2): e21787 (https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21787).

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16.  Silver, K., Cooper, A. M. W., Zhu, K. Y. (2021) Strategies for enhancing efficiency of RNA interference in refractory insects. Pest Management Science 77(6): 2645-2658 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6277).

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15.  Cooper, A. M. W., Song, H., Shi, X., Yu, Z., Lorenzen, M., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2021) Characterization, expression patterns, and transcriptional responses of major core RNA interference pathway genes from Ostrinia nubilalis. Journal of Insect Physiology 129: 104181 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104181).

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14.  Fan, Y.-H., Song, H.-F., Abbas, M., Wang, Y.-L., Li, T., Ma, E.-B., Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J.-Z. (2021) A dsRNA-degrading nuclease (dsRNase2) limits RNAi efficiency in the Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis). Insect Science 28(6): 1677-1689 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12882).

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13.  Cooper, A. M. W., Song, H., Yu, Z., Biondi, M., Bai, J., Shi, X., Ren, Z., Weerasekara, S. M., Hua, D. H., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Feng, O., Zhu, K. Y. (2021) Comparison of strategies for enhancing RNA interference efficiency in Ostrinia nubilalis. Pest Management Science 77(2): 635-645 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6114).

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12.  Gao, L., Wang, Y., Abbas, M., Ma, E., Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J. (2020) Multiple Argonaute family genes contribute to the siRNA-mediated RNAi pathway in Locusta migratoria. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 170: 104700 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104700).

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11.  Cooper, A. M. W., Song, H., Shi, X., Yu, Z., Lorenzen, M., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2020) Molecular characterizations of double-stranded RNA degrading nuclease genes from Ostrinia nubilalis. Insects 11(10): 652  (https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11100652).

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10.  Cooper, A. M. W., Yu, Z., Biondi, M., Song, H., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2020) Stability of double-stranded RNA in gut contents and hemolymph of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 169: 104672 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104672).

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9.  Liu, X., Cooper, A. M. W., Yu, Z., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2019) Progress and prospects of arthropod chitin pathways and structures as targets for pest management. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 161: 33-46 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.08.002). (Liu and Cooper are co-first author)

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8.  Liu, X., Cooper, A. M. W., Zhang, J., Zhu, K. Y. (2019) Biosynthesis, modifications and degradation of chitin in the formation and turnover of peritrophic matrix in insects. Journal of Insect Physiology 114: 109-115 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.03.006). (Liu and Cooper are co-first author)

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7.  Song, H., Fan Y., Zhang, J., Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Li, D., Li, T., Ma, E., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J., (2019). Contributions of dsRNases to differential RNAi efficiencies between the injection and oral delivery of dsRNA in Locusta migratoria. Pest Management Science 75(6): 1707-1717 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5291).

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6.  Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Zhang, J., Park, Y., Zhu K. Y. (2019) Molecular mechanisms influencing RNA interference efficiency in insects. Pest Management Science 78(1): 18-28 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5126). Highly Cited Paper. 

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5.  Song, H., Zhang, J., Li, D., Cooper, A. M. W., Silver, K., Li, T., Liu, X., Ma, E., Zhu, K. Y., Zhang, J. (2017) A double-stranded RNA degrading enzyme reduces the efficiency of oral RNA interference in migratory locust. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 86: 68-80 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.05.008).

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4.  Kim, Y. H., Soumaila Issa, M., Cooper, A. M. W., Zhu, K. Y. (2015) RNA interference: Applications and advances in insect toxicology and insect pest management. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 120: 109-117 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.01.002).

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3.  Stephens, F., Woodard, A. M., Marsico, T. D. (2012) Comparison between eggsticks of two cactophagous moths Cactoblastis cactorum and Melitara prodenialis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Florida Entomologist 95(4): 939-943 (https://doi.org/10.1653/024.095.0418).

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2.  Woodard, A. M., Ervin, G. N., Marsico, T. D. (2012) Host plant defense signaling in response to a coevolved herbivore combats introduced herbivore attack. Ecology and Evolution 2: 1056-1064 (https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.224).

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1.  Chinchilla, L., Woodard, A. M., Loughry, W., Brooks, C., Welch, M. Microsatellite markers for the study of leprosy in      nine-banded armadillos. In: Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium. (2010) Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 – 31 May 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources 10(6): 1098-1105 (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02898.x).

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Book Chapter

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1.  Cooper, A. M. W., Silver K., Zhu, K. Y. Chapter 19: RNA interference. In: D. Liu (Ed.) Handbook of Molecular Biotechnology. Taylor and Francis CRC Press (Forthcoming Nov. 2024).

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Dissertation

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1.  Cooper, A. M. W., (2020) Molecular mechanisms influencing the efficiency of RNA interference in the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Doctoral Dissertation. Kansas State University. (https://hdl.handle.net/2097/40905)

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In Preparation

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1.   Cooper, A. M. W., Jameson, S., Pickens, V., Osborne, C., Mitzel, D. N., Silver K. Characterization of an EPG waveform library for studying host-probing behaviors from Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) on human hands. For submission to: Frontiers in Insect Science special edition on Rising Stars in Insect Physiology.

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2.   Vaughan, L., Cooper, A. M. W., Jameson, S., Silver K., Mitzel, D. N., Wesson, D. M., Londono, B. Electropenetrography (EPG) for the study of mosquito probing behaviors in murine models. For submission to Comparative Medicine. (Vaughan and Cooper are co-first authors)

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3. Cooper, A. M. W., Jameson, S., Pickens, V., Osborne, C., Mitzel, D. N., Silver K. An EPG waveform library for the study of Culicoides sonerensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) probing and ingestion behaviors. For submission to: Insect Science.  

4. Silver, K., Featherston, K., Fatehi, S., Cooper, A. M. W., Zhu, K. Y., Park, Y. Extracellular vesicles from cultured Diabrotica undecimpuntata cells enhance the efficiency of RNA interference responses in Aedes aegypti. For submission to: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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5. Osborne, C., Cooper, A. M. W., Hall, B., Bird, E., Nayduch, D., Cohnstaedt, L., Silver, K. Evaluating potential reference genes for expression analysis with qPCR in the biting midge, Culicoides sonerensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). For submission to: Molecular Biology Reports.

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