Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions

With the development of technology, an increasing amount of literature regarding the expression profiles and physiological functions of Prxs has been published. Despite this growing interest, there is currently no systematic review of expression profiles in different insects. Here, we performed a sy...

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Main Authors: Li Yang, Shaohua Lu, Yujie Lu, Mingshun Chen, Sufen Cui
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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description With the development of technology, an increasing amount of literature regarding the expression profiles and physiological functions of Prxs has been published. Despite this growing interest, there is currently no systematic review of expression profiles in different insects. Here, we performed a systematic review of the available literature on the location and expression of Prxs in different tissues, developmental stages and sexes in insects. Recent studies on the structure, expression profiles and functional characterization of Prxs provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms and functional pathways of this important enzyme family. In insects, Prxs are crucial for antioxidant defense, development, stress adaptation, cell apoptosis, immune response and insecticide resistance. This systematic review provides an overview of the various functions of Prxs as reported in the literature and highlights that many environmental stresses induce changes in Prxs expression levels. Furthermore, we present perspectives on future research directions regarding insect Prxs and discuss their potential applications in pest control.
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spelling doaj-art-e1b5457f4db547d49a38b795c1c2bdd52025-08-20T03:07:58ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-06-0116767810.3390/insects16070678Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological FunctionsLi Yang0Shaohua Lu1Yujie Lu2Mingshun Chen3Sufen Cui4School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USASchool of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, ChinaWith the development of technology, an increasing amount of literature regarding the expression profiles and physiological functions of Prxs has been published. Despite this growing interest, there is currently no systematic review of expression profiles in different insects. Here, we performed a systematic review of the available literature on the location and expression of Prxs in different tissues, developmental stages and sexes in insects. Recent studies on the structure, expression profiles and functional characterization of Prxs provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms and functional pathways of this important enzyme family. In insects, Prxs are crucial for antioxidant defense, development, stress adaptation, cell apoptosis, immune response and insecticide resistance. This systematic review provides an overview of the various functions of Prxs as reported in the literature and highlights that many environmental stresses induce changes in Prxs expression levels. Furthermore, we present perspectives on future research directions regarding insect Prxs and discuss their potential applications in pest control.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/7/678peroxiredoxinscysteineantioxidant defensephysiological functionspest control
spellingShingle Li Yang
Shaohua Lu
Yujie Lu
Mingshun Chen
Sufen Cui
Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
Insects
peroxiredoxins
cysteine
antioxidant defense
physiological functions
pest control
title Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
title_full Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
title_fullStr Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
title_full_unstemmed Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
title_short Insect Peroxiredoxins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Classification, Distribution, Structural Features, Expression Profiles and Physiological Functions
title_sort insect peroxiredoxins a comprehensive review of their classification distribution structural features expression profiles and physiological functions
topic peroxiredoxins
cysteine
antioxidant defense
physiological functions
pest control
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/7/678
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