Search Results - "Bitondi, Márcia M. G."

Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees by Grüter, Christoph, Segers, Francisca H. I. D., Menezes, Cristiano, Vollet-Neto, Ayrton, Falcón, Tiago, von Zuben, Lucas, Bitondi, Márcia M. G., Nascimento, Fabio S., Almeida, Eduardo A. B.

“…The differentiation of workers into morphological castes represents an important evolutionary innovation that is thought to improve division of labor in insect…”
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Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression analysis by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) in three stingless bee species (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) by Freitas, Flávia C. P., Depintor, Thiago S., Agostini, Lucas T., Luna-Lucena, Danielle, Nunes, Francis M. F., Bitondi, Márcia M. G., Simões, Zilá L. P., Lourenço, Anete P.

“…Stingless bees are generalist pollinators distributed through the pantropical region. There is growing evidence that their wild populations are experiencing…”
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A honey bee hexamerin, HEX 70a, is likely to play an intranuclear role in developing and mature ovarioles and testioles by Martins, Juliana R, Anhezini, Lucas, Dallacqua, Rodrigo P, Simões, Zilá L P, Bitondi, Márcia M G

“…Insect hexamerins have long been known as storage proteins that are massively synthesized by the larval fat body and secreted into hemolymph. Following the…”
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Exploring integument transcriptomes, cuticle ultrastructure, and cuticular hydrocarbons profiles in eusocial and solitary bee species displaying heterochronic adult cuticle maturation by Falcon, Tiago, Pinheiro, Daniel G, Ferreira-Caliman, Maria Juliana, Turatti, Izabel C C, Abreu, Fabiano C Pinto de, Galaschi-Teixeira, Juliana S, Martins, Juliana R, Elias-Neto, Moysés, Soares, Michelle P M, Laure, Marcela B, Figueiredo, Vera L C, Lopes, Norberto Peporine, Simões, Zilá L P, Garófalo, Carlos A, Bitondi, Márcia M G

“…Differences in the timing of exoskeleton melanization and sclerotization are evident when comparing eusocial and solitary bees. This cuticular maturation…”
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The four hexamerin genes in the honey bee: structure, molecular evolution and function deduced from expression patterns in queens, workers and drones by Martins, Juliana R, Nunes, Francis M F, Cristino, Alexandre S, Simões, Zilá L P, Bitondi, Márcia M G

“…Hexamerins are hemocyanin-derived proteins that have lost the ability to bind copper ions and transport oxygen; instead, they became storage proteins. The…”
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Ecdysteroid-dependent expression of the tweedle and peroxidase genes during adult cuticle formation in the honey bee, Apis mellifera by Soares, Michelle P M, Silva-Torres, Fernanda A, Elias-Neto, Moysés, Nunes, Francis M F, Simões, Zilá L P, Bitondi, Márcia M G

“…Cuticle renewal is a complex biological process that depends on the cross talk between hormone levels and gene expression. This study characterized the…”
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Heterochrony of cuticular differentiation in eusocial corbiculate bees by Elias-Neto, Moysés, Nascimento, Ana L. O, Bonetti, Ana M, Nascimento, Fabio S, Mateus, Sidnei, Garófalo, Carlos A, Bitondi, Márcia M. G

“…The exoskeleton (cuticle) of insects varies widely in shape, biomechanical properties, and functions, which are inherent to the biological species and…”
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The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Frieseomelitta varia - a highly eusocial stingless bee (Meliponini) with a permanently sterile worker caste by de Paula Freitas, Flávia C, Lourenço, Anete P, Nunes, Francis M F, Paschoal, Alexandre R, Abreu, Fabiano C P, Barbin, Fábio O, Bataglia, Luana, Cardoso-Júnior, Carlos A M, Cervoni, Mário S, Silva, Saura R, Dalarmi, Fernanda, Del Lama, Marco A, Depintor, Thiago S, Ferreira, Kátia M, Gória, Paula S, Jaskot, Michael C, Lago, Denyse C, Luna-Lucena, Danielle, Moda, Livia M, Nascimento, Leonardo, Pedrino, Matheus, Oliveira, Franciene Rabiço, Sanches, Fernanda C, Santos, Douglas E, Santos, Carolina G, Vieira, Joseana, Barchuk, Angel R, Hartfelder, Klaus, Simões, Zilá L P, Bitondi, Márcia M G, Pinheiro, Daniel G

“…Most of our understanding on the social behavior and genomics of bees and other social insects is centered on the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera. The genus…”
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Genome‐wide analysis of the chromatin sites targeted by HEX 70a storage protein in the honeybee brain and fat body by Martins, Juliana R., Pinheiro, Daniel G., Ahmed, Amy C. C., Giuliatti, Silvana, Mizzen, Craig A., Bitondi, Márcia M. G.

“…Hexamerins, the proteins massively stored in the larval haemolymph of insects, are gradually used throughout metamorphosis as a source of raw material and…”
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Developmental regulation of ecdysone receptor (EcR) and EcR-controlled gene expression during pharate-adult development of honeybees (Apis mellifera) by Mello, Tathyana R P, Aleixo, Aline C, Pinheiro, Daniel G, Nunes, Francis M F, Bitondi, Márcia M G, Hartfelder, Klaus, Barchuk, Angel R, Simões, Zilá L P

“…Major developmental transitions in multicellular organisms are driven by steroid hormones. In insects, these, together with juvenile hormone (JH), control…”
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Developmental characterization, function and regulation of a Laccase2 encoding gene in the honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apinae) by Elias-Neto, Moysés, Soares, Michelle P.M., Simões, Zilá L.P., Hartfelder, Klaus, Bitondi, Márcia M.G.

“…In insects, exoskeleton (cuticle) formation at each molt cycle includes complex biochemical pathways wherein the laccase enzymes (EC 1.10.3.2) may have a key…”
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Trade-off between immune stimulation and expression of storage protein genes by Lourenço, Anete P, Martins, Juliana R, Bitondi, Márcia M.G, Simões, Zilá L.P

“…Proteins stored in insect hemolymph may serve as a source of amino acids and energy for metabolism and development. The expression of the main storage proteins…”
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Expression profile of a Laccase2 encoding gene during the metamorphic molt in Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera,Apidae) by Elias-Neto, Moysés, Soares, Michelle P.M., Bitondi, Márcia M. G.

“…Metamorphosis in holometabolous insects occurs through two subsequent molting cycles: pupation (metamorphic molt) and adult differentiation (imaginal molt)…”
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Changes in integument structure during the imaginal molt of the honey bee by Elias-Neto, Moysés, Soares, Michelle P. M., Bitondi, Márcia M. G.

“…The changing pattern of developing cuticle and associated epidermis is described during the imaginal molt in the honey bee. Observations began immediately…”
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Immunity and physiological changes in adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae: The natural colony environment by Lourenço, Anete P., Guidugli-Lazzarini, Karina R., de Freitas, Nayara H.A., Message, Dejair, Bitondi, Márcia M.G., Simões, Zilá L.P., Teixeira, Érica W.

“…[Display omitted] •Nosema ceranae immunosuppressed honey bees in the colony context on the field.•The colony context lowered Nosema ceranae load.•Nosema…”
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Characterization and expression of the Hex 110 gene encoding a glutamine-rich hexamerin in the honey bee, Apis mellifera by Bitondi, M.M.G, Nascimento, A.M, Cunha, A.D, Guidugli, K.R, Nunes, F.M.F, Simões, Z.L.P

“…An N-terminal amino acid sequence of a previously reported honey bee hexamerin, HEX 110 [Danty et al., Insect Biochem Mol Biol 28:387-397 (1998)], was used as…”
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Bacterial infection activates the immune system response and dysregulates microRNA expression in honey bees by Lourenço, Anete P., Guidugli-Lazzarini, Karina R., Freitas, Flávia C.P., Bitondi, Márcia M.G., Simões, Zilá L.P.

“…In insects, a rapid and massive synthesis of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is activated through signaling pathways (Toll and Imd) to combat invading microbial…”
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Standard methods for physiology and biochemistry research in Apis mellifera by Hartfelder, Klaus, Bitondi, Márcia M G, Brent, Colin S, Guidugli-Lazzarini, Karina R, Simões, Zilá L P, Stabentheiner, Anton, Tanaka, Érica D, Wang, Ying

“…Despite their tremendous economic importance, and apart from certain topics in the field of neurophysiology such as vision, olfaction, learning and memory,…”
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A cuticle protein gene in the honeybee: Expression during development and in relation to the ecdysteroid titer by Soares, Michelle P.M., Elias-Neto, Moysés, Simões, Zilá L.P., Bitondi, Márcia M.G.

“…A cDNA encoding a cuticle protein containing the R&R Consensus was characterized in the honeybee integument. AmelCPR14 developmental expression is…”
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Expression profile of a Laccase2 encoding gene during the metamorphic molt in Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera,Apidae) by Moysés Elias-Neto, Michelle P.M. Soares, Márcia M. G. Bitondi

“…Expression profile of a Laccase2 encoding gene during the metamorphic molt in Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Metamorphosis in holometabolous insects…”
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