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Comparative genomics of insect juvenile hormone biosynthesis by Noriega, F.G., Ribeiro, J.M.C., Koener, J.F., Valenzuela, J.G., Hernandez-Martinez, S., Pham, V.M., Feyereisen, R.

“…The biosynthesis of insect juvenile hormone (JH) and its neuroendocrine control are attractive targets for chemical control of insect pests and vectors of…”
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Midgut exopeptidase activities in Aedes aegypti are induced by blood feeding by Noriega, F G., Edgar, K A., Bechet, R, Wells, M A.

“…Midgut extracts from Aedes aegypti females exhibited hydrolytic activities against synthetic substrates for carboxypeptidase A, carboxyopeptidase B and…”
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A molecular view of trypsin synthesis in the midgut of Aedes aegypti by Noriega, Fernando G, Wells, Michael A

“…Ingestion of a blood meal induces two phases of trypsin synthesis in the midgut of Aedes aegypti females. The first phase, which encompasses the first 4–6…”
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Juvenile hormone synthesis: “esterify then epoxidize” or “epoxidize then esterify”? Insights from the structural characterization of juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase by Defelipe, L.A., Dolghih, E., Roitberg, A.E., Nouzova, M., Mayoral, J.G., Noriega, F.G., Turjanski, A.G.

“…Juvenile hormones (JHs) play key roles in regulating metamorphosis and reproduction in insects. The last two steps of JH synthesis diverge depending on the…”
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Characterization of a carboxypeptidase A gene from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti by Edwards, M. J., Moskalyk, L. A., Donelly-Doman, M., Vlaskova, M., Noriega, F. G., Walker, V. K., Jacobs-Lorena, M.

“…A gut‐specific carboxypeptidase A gene (AeCPA) from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, was cloned and characterized. The gene has an open reading frame that predicts…”
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Juvenile hormone controls early trypsin gene transcription in the midgut of Aedes aegypti by Noriega, F. G., Shah, D. K., Wells, M. A.

“…Early trypsin is a female‐specific protease present in the Aedes aegypti midgut during the first few hours after ingestion of a blood meal. The enzymatic…”
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Nutritional regulation of JH synthesis: a mechanism to control reproductive maturation in mosquitoes? by Noriega, Fernando G.

“…Juvenile hormone (JH) titers must be modulated to permit the normal progress of development and reproduction in mosquitoes. In adult female Aedes aegypti, JH…”
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Aedes aegypti midgut early trypsin is post-transcriptionally regulated by blood feeding by Noriega, F G, Pennington, J E, Barillas-Mury, C, Wang, X Y, Wells, M A

“…Early trypsin is a female-specific protease present in the Aedes aegypti midgut during the first hours after ingestion of a blood meal. Early trypsin gene…”
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Recombinant juvenile hormone esterase, an effective tool for modifying juvenile hormone-dependent expression of the early trypsin gene in mosquitoes by Edgar, K. A., Noriega, F. G., Bonning, B. C., Wells, M. A.

“…The study of the changes in the steady‐state levels of the early trypsin (ET) messenger RNA (mRNA) was used as a sensitive assay for measuring the effects of…”
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Dietary control of late trypsin gene transcription in Aedes aegypti by Noriega, F G, Barillas-Mury, C, Wells, M A

“…In Aedes aegypti the levels of midgut trypsin activity after feeding are directly proportional to the protein concentration in the meal. The mechanisms of this…”
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Immunostaining for allatotropin and allatostatin-A and -C in the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Anopheles albimanus by Hernández-Martínez, Salvador, Li, Yiping, Lanz-Mendoza, Humberto, Rodríguez, Mario H, Noriega, Fernando G

“…Confocal laser-scanning microscopy was used to carry out a comparative study of the immunostaining for three families of neuropeptides, viz., allatostatin-A…”
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Stimulation of JH biosynthesis by the corpora allata of adult female Aedes aegypti in vitro: effect of farnesoic acid and Aedes allatotropin by Li, Yiping, Unnithan, Gopalan C, Veenstra, Jan A, Feyereisen, René, Noriega, Fernando G

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that the synthesis of juvenile hormone (JH) by the isolated corpora allata (CA) complex in vitro as well as the JH titer in…”
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Reduced juvenile hormone synthesis in mosquitoes with low teneral reserves reduces ovarian previtellogenic development in Aedes aegypti by Caroci, Abrahim S, Li, Yiping, Noriega, Fernando G

“…We investigated the relationship among nutritional reserves, previtellogenic ovary development and juvenile hormone (JH) synthesis in Aedes aegypti female…”
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Activity of the corpora allata of adult female Aedes aegypti: effects of mating and feeding by Li, Yiping, Hernandez-Martinez, Salvador, Unnithan, Gopalan C, Feyereisen, René, Noriega, Fernando G

“…The synthesis of juvenile hormone III (JH III) by the isolated corpora allata (CA) of Aedes aegypti adult female was studied using an in vitro radiochemical…”
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Free amino acids are important for the retention of protein and non-protein meals by the midgut of Aedes aegypti females by Caroci, Abrahim S., Noriega, Fernando G.

“…There is a relationship between the normal progress of digestion and the retention or elimination of the proteins ingested with the meal by Aedes aegyti…”
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Identification of Three Allatostatins and Their cDNA From the Mosquito Aedes aegypti by Veenstra, Jan A, Noriega, Fernando G, Graf, Rolf, Feyereisen, René

“…VEENSTRA, J. A., F. G. NORIEGA, R. GRAF AND R. FEYEREISEN. Identification of three allatostatins and their cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti. PEPTIDES…”
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Starvation increases insulin sensitivity and reduces juvenile hormone synthesis in mosquitoes

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A comparison of three methods for isolating RNA from mosquitoes by Noriega, F G, Wells, M A

“…The two most common protocols for RNA isolation, Chirgwin et al., 1979, and Chomczynski & Sacchi, 1987, were compared with a protocol using glass powder. The…”
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1,5-Disubstituted imidazoles inhibit juvenile hormone biosynthesis by the corpora allata of the mosquito Aedes aegypti by Li, Yiping, Kuwano, Eiichi, Noriega, Fernando G

“…We investigated the effect of fifteen 1,5-disubstituted imidazoles (1,5-dis) on juvenile hormone III (JH III) and methyl farnesoate (MF) biosynthesis by the…”
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cDNA cloning and pattern of expression of an adult, female-specific chymotrypsin from Aedes aegypti midgut by Jiang, Qijiao, Hall, Martin, Noriega, Fernando G., Wells, Michael

“…A cDNA for a midgut chymotrypsin, induced by a blood meal, has been cloned and sequenced from the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The 938 base sequence codes for a 268…”
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