Publications

For complete list of publications (including pre-prints) with Aleš Buček as author/co-author, see GoogleScholar.

2025

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    Phylogenomics reveals the timescale of diversification in Amblycera
    Tomáš Najer ,  Jorge Doña ,  Aleš Buček ,  Andrew D Sweet ,  Oldřich Sychra ,  and  Kevin P Johnson
    Systematic Entomology, 2025
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2024

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    Termites and subsocial roaches inherited many bacterial-borne carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) from their common ancestor
    Tereza Beránková ,  Jigyasa Arora ,  Johanna Romero Arias ,  Aleš Buček ,  Gaku Tokuda ,  Jan Šobotnı́k ,  Simon Hellemans ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Communications Biology, 2024
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    Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites
    Simon Hellemans ,  Mauricio M Rocha ,  Menglin Wang ,  Johanna Romero Arias ,  Duur K Aanen ,  Anne-Geneviève Bagnères ,  Aleš Buček ,  Tiago F Carrijo ,  Thomas Chouvenc ,  Carolina Cuezzo ,  and  others
    Nature Communications, Aug 2024
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    Mitochondrial genome fragmentation is correlated with increased rates of molecular evolution
    Tomáš Najer ,  Jorge Doña ,  Aleš Buček ,  Andrew D. Sweet ,  Oldřich Sychra ,  and  Kevin P. Johnson
    PLOS Genetics, May 2024
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    Defensive glands in Stylotermitidae (Blattodea, Isoptera)
    Himanshu Thakur ,  Surbhi Agarwal ,  Aleš Buček ,  Jaromı́r Hradeckỳ ,  Hana Sehadová ,  Vartika Mathur ,  Ulugbek Togaev ,  Thomas Kamp ,  Elias Hamann ,  Ren-Han Liu ,  and  others
    Arthropod Structure & Development, May 2024
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    Extinct and extant termites reveal the fidelity of behavior fossilization in amber
    Nobuaki Mizumoto ,  Simon Hellemans ,  Michael S Engel ,  Thomas Bourguignon ,  and  Aleš Buček
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2024
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2023

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    A call to termitologists: it is time to abandon the use of “lower” and “higher” termites
    T. F. Carrijo ,  M. S. Engel ,  T. Chouvenc ,  G. H. Gile ,  A. Mikaelyan ,  F. Dedeine ,  J. L. Ware ,  I. Haifig ,  A. Arab ,  J. P. Constantini ,  J. P. Souza ,  S. B. Lee ,  Aleš Buček ,  Y. Roisin ,  E. M. Cancello ,  and  C. M.D. Santos
    Insectes Sociaux, May 2023
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    Evidence of cospeciation between termites and their gut bacteria on a geological time scale
    Jigyasa Arora ,  Aleš Buček ,  Simon Hellemans ,  Tereza Beránková ,  Johanna Romero Arias ,  Brian L Fisher ,  Crystal Clitheroe ,  Andreas Brune ,  Yukihiro Kinjo ,  Jan Šobotník ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Jun 2023
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    Neoisoptera repeatedly colonised Madagascar after the Middle Miocene climatic optimum
    Menglin Wang ,  Simon Hellemans ,  Aleš Buček ,  Taisuke Kanao ,  Jigyasa Arora ,  Crystal Clitheroe ,  Jean‐Jacques Rafanomezantsoa ,  Brian L. Fisher ,  Rudolf Scheffrahn ,  David Sillam‐Dussès ,  Yves Roisin ,  Jan Šobotník ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Ecography, Apr 2023
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2022

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    The functional evolution of termite gut microbiota
    Jigyasa Arora ,  Yukihiro Kinjo ,  Jan Šobotník ,  Aleš Buček ,  Crystal Clitheroe ,  Petr Stiblik ,  Yves Roisin ,  Lucia Žifčáková ,  Yung Chul Park ,  Ki Yoon Kim ,  David Sillam-Dussès ,  Vincent Hervé ,  Nathan Lo ,  Gaku Tokuda ,  Andreas Brune ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Microbiome, Dec 2022
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    Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
    Aleš Buček ,  Menglin Wang ,  Jan Šobotník ,  Simon Hellemans ,  David Sillam-Dussès ,  Nobuaki Mizumoto ,  Petr Stiblík ,  Crystal Clitheroe ,  Tomer Lu ,  Juan José González Plaza ,  Alma Mohagan ,  Jean-Jacques Rafanomezantsoa ,  Brian Fisher ,  Michael S. Engel ,  Yves Roisin ,  Theodore A. Evans ,  Rudolf Scheffrahn ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Molecular Biology and Evolution, May 2022
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    The ultrastructure of the intramandibular gland in soldiers of the termite Machadotermes rigidus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)
    Tereza Beránková ,  Aleš Buček ,  Thomas Bourguignon ,  Johanna Romero Arias ,  Pierre D. Akama ,  David Sillam-Dussès ,  and  Jan Šobotník
    Arthropod Structure & Development, May 2022
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    Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of Teletisoptera (Blattaria: Isoptera)
    Menglin Wang ,  Simon Hellemans ,  Jan Šobotník ,  Jigyasa Arora ,  Aleš Buček ,  David Sillam‐Dussès ,  Crystal Clitheroe ,  Tomer Lu ,  Nathan Lo ,  Michael S. Engel ,  Yves Roisin ,  Theodore A. Evans ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Systematic Entomology, Oct 2022
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2020

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    Unmapped RNA Virus Diversity in Termites and their Symbionts
    Callum Le Lay ,  Mang Shi ,  Aleš Buček ,  Thomas Bourguignon ,  Nathan Lo ,  and  Edward C Holmes
    Viruses, Oct 2020
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    Desaturase specificity is controlled by the physicochemical properties of a single amino acid residue in the substrate binding tunnel
    Aleš Buček ,  Mario Vazdar ,  Michal Tupec ,  Aleš Svatoš ,  and  Iva Pichová
    Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, May 2020
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    Ocean currents promote rare species diversity in protists
    Paula Villa Martín ,  Aleš Buček ,  Thomas Bourguignon ,  and  Simone Pigolotti
    Science Advances, Jul 2020
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2019

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    Evolution of Termite Symbiosis Informed by Transcriptome-Based Phylogenies
    Aleš Buček ,  Jan Šobotník ,  Shulin He ,  Mang Shi ,  Dino P. McMahon ,  Edward C. Holmes ,  Yves Roisin ,  Nathan Lo ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Current Biology, Nov 2019
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    Expansion of the fatty acyl reductase gene family shaped pheromone communication in Hymenoptera
    Michal Tupec ,  Aleš Buček ,  Václav Janoušek ,  Heiko Vogel ,  Darina Prchalová ,  Jiří Kindl ,  Tereza Pavlíčková ,  Petra Wenzelová ,  Ullrich Jahn ,  Irena Valterová ,  and  Iva Pichová
    eLife, Feb 2019
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    Historical biogeography of the termite clade Rhinotermitinae (Blattodea: Isoptera)
    Menglin Wang ,  Aleš Buček ,  Jan Šobotník ,  David Sillam-Dussès ,  Theodore A. Evans ,  Yves Roisin ,  Nathan Lo ,  and  Thomas Bourguignon
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Mar 2019
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2017

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    Biotechnological potential of insect fatty acid-modifying enzymes
    Michal Tupec ,  Aleš Buček ,  Irena Valterová ,  and  Iva Pichová
    Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Jan 2017
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    Co-option of the sphingolipid metabolism for the production of nitroalkene defensive chemicals in termite soldiers
    Anna Jirošová ,  Andrej Jančařík ,  Riya C. Menezes ,  Olga Bazalová ,  Klára Dolejšová ,  Heiko Vogel ,  Pavel Jedlička ,  Aleš Buček ,  Jana Brabcová ,  Pavel Majer ,  Robert Hanus ,  and  Aleš Svatoš
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mar 2017
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2016

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    Regulation of Isoprenoid Pheromone Biosynthesis in Bumblebee Males
    Darina Prchalová ,  Aleš Buček ,  Jana Brabcová ,  Petr Žáček ,  Jiří Kindl ,  Irena Valterová ,  and  Iva Pichová
    ChemBioChem, Feb 2016
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    Molecular Mechanism of the Two-Component Suicidal Weapon of Neocapritermes taracua Old Workers
    Thomas Bourguignon ,  Jan Šobotník ,  Jana Brabcová ,  David Sillam-Dussès ,  Aleš Buček ,  Jana Krasulová ,  Blahoslava Vytisková ,  Zuzana Demianová ,  Michael Mareš ,  Yves Roisin ,  and  Heiko Vogel
    Molecular Biology and Evolution, Mar 2016
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    Exploring complex pheromone biosynthetic processes in the bumblebee male labial gland by RNA sequencing
    Aleš Buček ,  Jana Brabcová ,  Heiko Vogel ,  Darina Prchalová ,  J. Kindl ,  Irena Valterová ,  and  Iva Pichová
    Insect Molecular Biology, Jun 2016
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2015

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    Evolution of moth sex pheromone composition by a single amino acid substitution in a fatty acid desaturase
    Aleš Buček ,  Petra Matoušková ,  Heiko Vogel ,  Petr Šebesta ,  Ullrich Jahn ,  Jerrit Weißflog ,  Aleš Svatoš ,  and  Iva Pichová
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oct 2015
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2014

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    Delta12-Fatty acid desaturase from Candida parapsilosis is a multifunctional desaturase producing a range of polyunsaturated and hydroxylated fatty acids.
    Aleš Buček ,  Petra Matoušková ,  Hana Sychrová ,  Iva Pichová ,  and  Olga Hrušková-Heidingsfeldová
    PloS one, Mar 2014
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2013

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    The role of desaturases in the biosynthesis of marking pheromones in bumblebee males
    Aleš Buček ,  Heiko Vogel ,  Petra Matoušková ,  Darina Prchalová ,  Petr Žáček ,  Vladimír Vrkoslav ,  Petr Šebesta ,  Aleš Svatoš ,  Ullrich Jahn ,  Irena Valterová ,  and  Iva Pichová
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Aug 2013
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