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Insect Cytochrome P450 Database: an integrated resource of genetic diversity, evolution and function
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  • Hongxin Wu,
  • Zhongsheng Li,
  • Zichun Zhong,
  • Yujing Guo,
  • Liuyan He,
  • Xiaoxia Xu,
  • Yijun Mao,
  • Deyu Tang,
  • Wenqing Zhang,
  • Fengliang Jin,
  • Rui Pang
Hongxin Wu
South China Agricultural University
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Zhongsheng Li
Sun Yat-Sen University
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Zichun Zhong
South China Agricultural University
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Yujing Guo
South China Agricultural University
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Liuyan He
South China Agricultural University
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Xiaoxia Xu
South China Agricultural University
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Yijun Mao
South China Agricultural University
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Deyu Tang
South China Agricultural University
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Wenqing Zhang
Sun Yat-Sen University
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Fengliang Jin
South China Agricultural University
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Rui Pang
South China Agricultural University

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Abstract

Insects, the most numerous and diverse group of animal species on Earth, have important interactions with humans through providing resources, transmitting diseases, and damaging agricultural cultivars. Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are one of the most important protein families in insects implicated in the endogenous metabolism and detoxification of xenobiotics, including allelochemicals, insecticides, and environmental pollutants. To better understand the evolution and function of insect P450s and support the development and application of insecticides for pest control, an integrated bioinformatics platform is highly desirable. Here, we present the Insect Cytochrome P450 database (ICPD, http://www.insectp450.net/), which contains 66,513 P450s collected from public databases and predicted from the genomes of 680 insect species using a standardized bioinformatics protocol. Phylogenetic relationships between P450 genes are constructed for each species. The structures of all P450 proteins in the database are predicted using AlphaFold v2 and/or ESMFold, then visualized using WeView. Web services, such as BLAST, homogeneous modeling, and molecular docking, are provided for determining the catalytic activities of P450 proteins. The ICPD will facilitate systematic investigations of the evolution and functions of the complete insect P450 complement, and represents a powerful tool for guiding insecticide design and application.
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