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Ovarian Dual Oxidase (Duox) Activity Is Essential for Insect Eggshell Hardening and Waterproofing by Dias, Felipe A., Gandara, Ana Caroline P., Queiroz-Barros, Fernanda G., Oliveira, Raquel L.L., Sorgine, Marcos H.F., Braz, Glória R.C., Oliveira, Pedro L.

“…In insects, eggshell hardening involves cross-linking of chorion proteins via their tyrosine residues. This process is catalyzed by peroxidases at the expense…”
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Serotonin regulates an acyl-CoA-binding protein (ACBP) gene expression in the midgut of Rhodnius prolixus by Alves-Bezerra, Michele, Majerowicz, David, Grillo, Luciano A.M., Tremonte, Hugo, Almeida, Caroline B., Braz, Glória R.C., Sola-Penna, Mauro, Paiva-Silva, Gabriela O., Gondim, Katia C.

“…Acyl-CoA esters have many intracellular functions, acting as energy source, substrate for metabolic processes and taking part in cell signaling. The…”
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A missing metabolic pathway in the cattle tick Boophilus microplus by Braz, Glória R.C., Coelho, Heloisa S.L., Masuda, Hatisaburo, Oliveira, Pedro L.

“…Heme proteins are involved in a wide variety of biological reactions, including respiration, oxygen transport and oxygen metabolism [1]. The heme prosthetic…”
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Rhodnius heme-binding protein (RHBP) is a heme source for embryonic development in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) by Braz, Glória R.C, Moreira, Mônica F, Masuda, Hatisaburo, Oliveira, Pedro L

“…We have previously shown that Rhodnius prolixus’ eggs and hemolymph are pink due to the presence of the hemeprotein Rhodnius heme-binding protein (RHBP). In…”
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Tigutcystatin, a cysteine protease inhibitor from Triatoma infestans midgut expressed in response to Trypanosoma cruzi by Buarque, Diego S., Spindola, Letícia M.N., Martins, Rafael M., Braz, Glória R.C., Tanaka, Aparecida S.

“…► Tigutcystatin inhibits Trypanosoma cruzi cysteine proteases with high specificity. ► Tigutcystatin expression is up-regulated in response to T. cruzi…”
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A Kazal-type inhibitor is modulated by Trypanosoma cruzi to control microbiota inside the anterior midgut of Rhodnius prolixus by Soares, Tatiane S., Buarque, Diego S., Queiroz, Bruna R., Gomes, Cícera M., Braz, Glória R.C., Araújo, Ricardo N., Pereira, Marcos H., Guarneri, Alessandra A., Tanaka, Aparecida S.

“…The triatomine insect, Rhodnius prolixus, is a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease. The parasite must overcome immune…”
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Adaptations against heme toxicity in blood-feeding arthropods by Graça-Souza, Aurélio V., Maya-Monteiro, Clarissa, Paiva-Silva, Gabriela O., Braz, Glória R.C., Paes, Márcia C., Sorgine, Marcos H.F., Oliveira, Marcus F., Oliveira, Pedro L.

“…A blood-sucking habit appeared independently several times in the course of arthropod evolution. However, from more than a million species of insects and…”
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Differential expression profiles in the midgut of Triatoma infestans infected with Trypanosoma cruzi by Buarque, Diego S, Braz, Glória R C, Martins, Rafael M, Tanaka-Azevedo, Anita M, Gomes, Cícera M, Oliveira, Felipe A A, Schenkman, Sergio, Tanaka, Aparecida S

“…Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is transmitted by insects from the…”
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Knockdown of the Rhipicephalus microplus cytochrome c oxidase subunit III gene is associated with a failure of Anaplasma marginale transmission by Bifano, Thais D, Ueti, Massaro W, Esteves, Eliane, Reif, Kathryn E, Braz, Glória R C, Scoles, Glen A, Bastos, Reginaldo G, White, Stephen N, Daffre, Sirlei

“…Rhipicephalus microplus is an obligate hematophagous ectoparasite of cattle and an important biological vector of Anaplasma marginale in tropical and…”
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Heme biosynthesis and oogenesis in the blood-sucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus by Braz, Glória R.C., Abreu, Leonardo, Masuda, Hatisaburo, Oliveira, Pedro L.

“…We have previously shown that the pathway of porphyrin synthesis operates in the blood feeding triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus but not in the cattle tick…”
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Bioinformatic analyses of male and female Amblyomma americanum tick expressed serine protease inhibitors (serpins) by Porter, Lindsay, Radulović, Željko, Kim, Tae, Braz, Gloria R C, Da Silva Vaz, Jr, Itabajara, Mulenga, Albert

“…Serine protease inhibitors (serpins) are a diverse family of proteins that is conserved across taxa. The diversity of Amblyomma americanum serpins (AAS) is far…”
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Identification and structural-functional analysis of cyclin-dependent kinases of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus by Gomes, Helga, Romeiro, Nelilma C, Braz, Gloria R C, de Oliveira, Eduardo Alves Gamosa, Rodrigues, Camilla, da Fonseca, Rodrigo Nunes, Githaka, Naftaly, Isezaki, Masayoshi, Konnai, Satoru, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, da Silva Vaz, Jr, Itabajara, Logullo, Carlos, Moraes, Jorge

“…Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are a family of serine/threonine kinases essential for cell cycle progression. Herein, we describe the participation of CDKs in…”
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