Prof. Dr. UMUT TOPRAK

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Makaleler 63

1. Editorial overview: The hidden engines of insect life: The cellular machinery driving physiology

TOPRAK U.

Current Opinion in Insect Science , cilt.75, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2. Targeting cell death processes for insect pest control: a promising but still underexploited strategy

Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., Mohamed A., TOPRAK U., Bruno D., Tian L.

Current Opinion in Insect Science , cilt.74, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

3. Dual-mode evaluation of five essential oils for rapid knockdown and seed protection against Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

SUSURLUK H., TOPRAK U.

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology , cilt.28, sa.4, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

4. Multi-omics analysis reveals diapause-associated lipid remodeling in the fat body of Colorado potato beetle

Cedden D., Güney G., Bayram Ş., Baldwin D., Coutu C., Hegedus D., et al.

BMC Biology , cilt.23, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

5. The microRNA pathway regulates obligatory aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala

Güney G., Schmitt K., Zicola J., TOPRAK U., Rostás M., Scholten S., et al.

Communications Biology , cilt.8, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

6. Monitoring and molecular mechanisms of resistance to complex III inhibitors in Tetranychus urticae populations from Türkiye

Demirci B., SÖYLEMEZOĞLU G., Van Leeuwen T., TOPRAK U., İNAK E.

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology , cilt.214, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

7. Insecticidal effect of Photorhabdus temperata subsp. thracensis derived-secondary metabolites against three stored product pests

SUSURLUK H., İlktan M., Sepin S., Hasdemir S. G., BÜTÜNER A. K., Yıldırım E. U., et al.

Journal of Stored Products Research , cilt.114, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

8. RNAi comes of age: Translating insect molecular insights into field applications

TOPRAK U.

Insect Molecular Biology , cilt.34, sa.4, ss.487-490, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

9. Insecticide resistance management scenarios differ for RNA-based sprays and traits

Narva K., TOPRAK U., Alyokhin A., Groves R., Jurat-Fuentes J. L., Moar W., et al.

Insect Molecular Biology , cilt.34, sa.4, ss.518-526, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

10. Long-term efficacy of diatomaceous earth, SilicoSec® against three major stored grain insect pests

Mortazavi H., Ferizli A. G., Toprak U., Tütüncü Ş., Emekci M., Ormanoğlu N.

Journal of Stored Products Research , cilt.111, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

11. Insecticide resistance status and vector potential of Bemisia tabaci populations on vegetable crops in Türkiye

İnak A., Demirci B., Erdem E., RANDA ZELYÜT F., KARANFİL A., Idan A. Y., et al.

Crop Protection , cilt.190, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

12. Carbon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Enhance the Efficacy of Spodoptera littoralis Nucleopolyhedrovirus Suspoemulsion

Mehrvar A., Ghanbari S., SÖYLEMEZOĞLU G., TOPRAK U.

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology , cilt.118, sa.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

13. Recent Insights Into Insect Physiology and Biochemistry

TOPRAK U.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.118, sa.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

14. A novel tank-mix formulation increases the efficacy of alphabaculoviruses on different phylloplanes

Mehrvar A., Ghanbari S., SÖYLEMEZOĞLU G., TOPRAK U.

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY , sa.1, ss.83-92, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

15. The integral role of de novo lipogenesis in the preparation for seasonal dormancy

Cedden D., Guney G., TOPRAK U.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , cilt.121, sa.29, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

16. Surface application of diatomaceous earth, SilicoSec® is effective on Sitophilus granarius and Rhyzopertha dominica, but less against Tribolium confusum

Mortazavi H., TOPRAK U., TÜTÜNCÜ Ş., ORMANOĞLU N., FERİZLİ A. G.

Journal of Stored Products Research , cilt.107, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

17. Boron compounds are effective on Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Ertürk S., Atay T., ALKAN M., Kordalı Ş., Yılmaz F., Ghanbari S., et al.

Journal of Stored Products Research , cilt.107, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

18. **Biochemical and molecular analyses of insecticide resistance in greenhouse populations of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Türkiye**

Erdogan C., TOPRAK U., Gurkan M. O.

PHYTOPARASITICA , cilt.52, sa.2, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

19. Peritrophins are involved in the defense against Bacillus thuringiensis and nucleopolyhedrovirus formulations in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Güney G., Cedden D., Hänniger S., Hegedus D. D., Heckel D. G., TOPRAK U.

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , cilt.166, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

20. Boron compounds are effective on Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Reduced lipogenesis and induced body weight loss

Atay T., Ertürk S., ALKAN M., Kordali Ş., Yılmaz F., Barış A., et al.

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology , cilt.115, sa.3, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

21. First record of the genus Haritalodes Warren, 1890 and H. derogata (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Türkiye and its morphological and molecular identification

SEZEN K., GAYRETLİ AYDIN Z. G., Yildiz H. S., YILDIZ İ., Can F., Ghanbari S., et al.

Zootaxa , cilt.5447, sa.1, ss.124-132, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

22. Individual and combined effects of α-Pinene and a native diatomaceous earth product on control of stored product beetle pests

Atay T., ALKAN M., Ertürk S., TOPRAK U.

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology , cilt.26, sa.4, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

23. Molecular mechanisms of resistance to spirodiclofen and spiromesifen in Tetranychus urticae

İNAK E., Demirci B., Vandenhole M., SÖYLEMEZOĞLU G., Van Leeuwen T., TOPRAK U.

Crop Protection , cilt.172, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

24. Emulsion oil in water formulation of methyl-eugenol increases its insecticidal activity against Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Alkan M., Özdem A., Yılmaz A., Yücel C., İnak E., Ertürk S., et al.

Applied Entomology and Zoology , cilt.58, sa.2, ss.139-148, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

25. Incidence of spiromesifen resistance and resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae populations collected from strawberry production areas in Turkey

İNAK E., Alpkent Y. N., Cobanoglu S., TOPRAK U., Van Leeuwen T.

CROP PROTECTION , cilt.160, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

26. Acetamiprid Resistance in the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Selection, Cross-Resistance, Biochemical and Molecular Resistance Mechanisms

BERBER G., Demirci B., TOPRAK U., İNAK E., YORULMAZ S.

Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi , cilt.39, sa.3, ss.136-142, 2022 (TRDizin)

27. Pirimicarb resistance and associated mechanisms in field-collected and selected populations of Neoseiulus californicus

Albayrak T., Yorulmaz S., İNAK E., TOPRAK U., Van Leeuwen T.

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology , cilt.180, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

28. **What You Eat Matters: Nutrient Inputs Alter the Metabolism and Neuropeptide Expression in Egyptian Cotton Leaf Worm, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)**

Dogan C., Guney G., Guzel K. K., CAN A., Hegedus D. D., TOPRAK U.

FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY , 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

29. Silencing of an ABC transporter, but not a cadherin, decreases the susceptibility of Colorado potato beetle larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis Cry3Aa toxin

Guney G., Cedden D., Hanniger S., Heckel D. G., Coutu C., Hegedus D. D., et al.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.108, sa.2, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

30. A Comparative Perspective on Functionally-Related, Intracellular Calcium Channels: The Insect Ryanodine and Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors

TOPRAK U., Dogan C., Hegedus D.

BIOMOLECULES , cilt.11, sa.7, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

31. Characterization of calcium signaling proteins from the fat body of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Implications for diapause and lipid metabolism

Dogan C., Hanniger S., Heckel D. G., Coutu C., Hegedus D. D., Crubaugh L., et al.

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.133, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

32. From cellular biochemistry to systems physiology: New insights into insect lipid metabolism

TOPRAK U., Musselman L. P.

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.133, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

33. A look into Colorado potato beetle lipid metabolism through the lens of lipid storage droplet proteins

Gueney G., TOPRAK U., Hegedus D. D., Bayram S., Coutu C., Bekkaoui D., et al.

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.133, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

34. Two calcium-binding chaperones from the fat body of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) involved in diapause

Dogan C., Haenniger S., Heckel D. G., Coutu C., Hegedus D. D., Crubaugh L., et al.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.106, sa.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

35. The efficacy of different surface applications of wettable powder formulation of Detech (R) diatomaceous earth against the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Erturk S., ATAY T., TOPRAK U., Alkan M.

JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH , cilt.89, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

36. Insecticidal efficacy of spinetoram against Sitophilus zeamais : Influence of dose, exposure interval and temperature

Yilmaz T., TÜTÜNCÜ Ş., TOPRAK U., EMEKCİ M., FERİZLİ A. G.

JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH , cilt.89, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

37. Persistence of diatomaceous earth, SilicoSec (R) against three stored grain beetles

Mortazavi H., TOPRAK U., EMEKCİ M., Bagci F., FERİZLİ A. G.

JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH , cilt.89, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

38. A journey into the world of insect lipid metabolism

TOPRAK U., Hegedus D., Dogan C., Guney G.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.104, sa.2, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

39. Molecular Insights into Insect Physiological Systems Preface

TOPRAK U.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.104, sa.2, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

40. The Role of Peptide Hormones in Insect Lipid Metabolism

TOPRAK U.

FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.11, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

41. Preface

TOPRAK U., Wang P., Smagghe G.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.119, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

42. Role of the peritrophic matrix in insect-pathogen interactions

Erlandson M. A., TOPRAK U., Hegedus D. D.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.117, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

43. Peritrophic matrix formation

Hegedus D. D., TOPRAK U., Erlandson M.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.117, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

44. Identification of the Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) peritrophic matrix proteins and enzymes involved in peritrophic matrix chitin metabolism

TOPRAK U., Erlandson M., Baldwin D., Karcz S., Wan L., Coutu C., et al.

INSECT SCIENCE , cilt.23, sa.5, ss.656-674, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

45. Lepidopteran Peritrophic Matrix Composition, Function, and Formation

Hegedus D. D., TOPRAK U., Erlandson M.

SHORT VIEWS ON INSECT GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS, VOL 2: INSECT PROTEOMICS , cilt.4, ss.63-87, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

46. Spatial and temporal synthesis of Mamestra configurata peritrophic matrix through a larval stadium

TOPRAK U., Hegedus D. D., Baldwin D., Coutu C., Erlandson M.

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.54, ss.89-97, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

47. Identification of a putative antifreeze protein gene that is highly expressed during preparation for winter in the sunn pest, Eurygaster maura

GÜZ N., TOPRAK U., Dageri A., Gurkan M. O., Denlinger D. L.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.68, ss.30-35, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma

48. Identification and coordinated expression of perilipin genes in the biological cycle of sunn pest, Eurygaster maura (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae): Implications for lipolysis and lipogenesis

TOPRAK U., GÜZ N., Gurkan M. O., Hegedus D. D.

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.171, ss.1-11, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma

49. Development of an improved RNA interference vector system for Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation

TOPRAK U., Coutu C., Baldwin D., Erlandson M., Hegedus D.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY , cilt.38, sa.1, ss.40-47, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

50. Per os feeding with antisera specific to peritrophic matrix proteins stimulates larval growth in Mamestra configurata Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

TOPRAK U., Baldwin D., Hegedus D. D., Erlandson M.

TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY , cilt.37, sa.2, ss.203-212, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

51. In vitro and in vivo application of RNA interference for targeting genes involved in peritrophic matrix synthesis in a lepidopteran system

TOPRAK U., Baldwin D., Erlandson M., Gillott C., Harris S., Hegedus D. D.

INSECT SCIENCE , cilt.20, sa.1, ss.92-100, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

52. Concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate used in occlusion body extraction affects Spodoptera littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus biological activity

Susurluk H., TOPRAK U., Gurkan M. O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY , cilt.37, sa.2, ss.171-175, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

53. Role of enhancin in Mamestra configurata nucleopolyhedrovirus virulence: selective degradation of host peritrophic matrix proteins

TOPRAK U., Harris S., Baldwin D., Theilmann D., Gillott C., Hegedus D. D., et al.

JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY , cilt.93, ss.744-753, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

54. RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

Terenius O., Papanicolaou A., Garbutt J. S., Eleftherianos I., Huvenne H., Kanginakudru S., et al.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.57, sa.2, ss.231-245, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

55. Expression patterns of genes encoding proteins with peritrophin A domains and protein localization in Mamestra configurata

TOPRAK U., Baldwin D., Erlandson M., Gillott C., Harris S., Hegedus D. D.

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.56, sa.12, ss.1711-1720, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

56. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE Mamestra configurata (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) LARVAL MIDGUT PROTEASE COMPLEMENT AND ADAPTATION TO FEEDING ON ARTIFICIAL DIET, Brassica SPECIES, AND PROTEASE INHIBITOR

Erlandson M. A., Hegedus D. D., Baldwin D., Noakes A., TOPRAK U.

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY , cilt.75, sa.2, ss.70-91, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

57. Insect intestinal mucins and serine proteases associated with the peritrophic matrix from feeding, starved and moulting Mamestra configurata larvae

TOPRAK U., Baldwin D., Erlandson M., Gillott C., Hegedus D. D.

INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.19, sa.2, ss.163-175, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

58. New Insights into Peritrophic Matrix Synthesis, Architecture, and Function

Hegedus D., Erlandson M., Gillott C., TOPRAK U.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY , cilt.54, ss.285-302, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

59. A chitin deacetylase and putative insect intestinal lipases are components of the Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) peritrophic matrix

TOPRAK U., Baldwin D., Erlandson M., Gillott C., Hou X., Coutu C., et al.

INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY , cilt.17, sa.5, ss.573-585, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

60. Impact of a Turkish isolate and a plaque-purified variant of SpliNPV-B on larval stage development of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) Bosid

TOPRAK U., Gurkan M. O., Bayram S.

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE , cilt.63, sa.6, ss.564-568, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

61. Viral-enhancing activity of an optical brightener for Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) nucleopolyhedrovirus

TOPRAK U., Susurluk H., Oktay Gurkan M.

BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , cilt.17, sa.4, ss.423-431, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

62. Molecular identification of three entomopathogenic nematodes from Turkey by PCR-RFLP of the ITS regions

Susurluk I., TOPRAK U.

PHYTOPARASITICA , cilt.34, sa.1, ss.17-20, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

63. Comparative biological activities of a plaque-purified variant and a Turkish native isolate of SpliNPV-B against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae)

TOPRAK U., Bayram S., Gurkan O.

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE , cilt.62, sa.1, ss.57-63, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Hakemli Bilimsel Toplantılarda Yayımlanmış Bildiriler 2

1. Alternations of detoxification enzymes of the baculovirus infected Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd) larvae

ERDOĞAN T., GÜRKAN M. O., TOPRAK U.

43 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP), Trabzon, Türkiye, 11 Temmuz 2010, ss.162, (Özet Bildiri)

2. Detoxification enzymes of Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. infected with a baculovirus

ERDOĞAN T., GÜRKAN M. O., TOPRAK U.

40 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP), Quebec, Kanada, 12 Ağustos 2007, ss.51, (Özet Bildiri)

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