The involvement of heat shock protein and cytochrome P450 genes in response to UV-A exposure in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

► Ultraviolet A is a very important environmental factor to insects. ► Short-term Ultraviolet A exposure does not influence the survival or fecundity of Tribolium castaneum. ► Ultraviolet A affects the expression profile of genes from Hsps and P450s families in darkness-living beetle. ► The transcription factor binding sites are involved in the expression regulation of these genes.