Azadirachtin downregulates the expression of the CREB gene and protein in the brain and directly or indirectly affects the cognitive behavior of the Spodoptera litura fourth-instar larvae.
Deqiang QinYou ZhouPeiwen ZhangBenju LiuQun ZhengZhi Xiang ZhangPublished in: Pest management science (2021)
This study clarified that azadirachtin can affect the cognitive behavior of S. litura and treatment with azadirachtin resulted in a downregulation of gene and protein expression of CREB and its pathway proteins. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.