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Researcher

Sander De Rouck

Publications & Research Data

Awards & Distinctions

13 Results

2026

Knockout of nAChR subunits in spider mites and their phytoseiid predators confers spinosyn cross-resistance and reveals a conserved mode of action in mites

Antonio MocchettiPieter SteelantMahboubeh HosseinkhaniSander De RouckJahangir KhajehaliThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2025

CRISPR/Cas9 knock-out of nAChR α6 confers resistance to spinosyns in Frankliniella occidentalis and is associated with a higher fitness cost than target-site mutation G275E

Antonio MocchettiAnastasia NikoloudiJ. VontasSander De RouckThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular mechanisms of pesticide selectivity : Insights from acaricide toxicology

Emre InakSander De RouckThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

SYNCAS based CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in predatory mites, whiteflies and stinkbugs

Antonio MocchettiSander De RouckShauny NaessensWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a useful technique for functional genetic research in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other difficult to transform arthropods

Sander De RouckThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

2024

A novel target-site mutation (H146Q) outside the ubiquinone binding site of succinate dehydrogenase confers high levels of resistance to cyflumetofen and pyflubumide in Tetranychus urticae

Emre InakSander De RouckBerke DemirciWannes DermauwSven GeibelThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Contrasting roles of cytochrome P450s in amitraz and chlorfenapyr resistance in the crop pest Tetranychus urticae

Marilou VandenholeXueping LuDimitra TsakireliCatherine MermansSander De RouckBerdien De BeerEba Alemayehu SimmaSpiros A. PergantisWim JonckheereJohn Vontas et al.

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification and CRISPR-Cas9 validation of a novel β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor mutation associated with amitraz resistance in Varroa destructor

Emre InakSander De RouckNafiye Koc-InakEsengul ErdemMustafa RustemogluWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

SYNCAS : efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in difficult to transform arthropods

Sander De RouckAntonio MocchettiWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The cytochrome P450 subfamilies CYP392A and CYP392D are key players in acaricide metabolism in Tetranychus urticae

Dimitra TsakireliMarilou VandenholeA. Pergantis SpirosMaria RigaVasilia BalabanidouSander De RouckJohn RayChristoph ZimmerLea TalmannThomas Van Leeuwen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

2023

A nuclear receptor HR96-related gene underlies large trans-driven differences in detoxification gene expression in a generalist herbivore

Meiyuan JiMarilou VandenholeBerdien De BeerSander De RouckErnesto Villacis PerezRené FeyereisenRichard M. ClarkThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks

Sander De RouckEmre InakWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2022

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

Christine NjiruWenxin XueSander De RouckJuan M. AlbaMerijn R. KantMaksymilian ChruszczBartel VanholmeWannes DermauwNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BMC BIOLOGY