Search Results - "Valente, Vera Lucia da Silva"

A new species of the genus Rhinoleucophenga (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and redescription of five species from Neotropical region by Poppe, Jean Lucas, Valente, Vera Lúcia DA Silva, Dos Santos, João Pedro Junges, Gottschalk, Marco Silva

“…The genus Rhinoleucophenga Hendel comprises 29 nominal species with New World distribution. In the present study five species are redescribed: R. angustifrons…”
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Wolbachia pipientis is associated with different mitochondrial haplotypes in natural populations of Drosophila willistoni by Müller, Mário Josias, von Mühlen, Carine, Valiati, Victor Hugo, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva

“…[Display omitted] ► Drosophila willistoni is a species recently infected with Wolbachia. Wolbachia may effect mitochondrial genetic diversity of host…”
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Evolutionary history and classification of Micropia retroelements in Drosophilidae species by Cordeiro, Juliana, Carvalho, Tuane Letícia, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva, Robe, Lizandra Jaqueline

“…Transposable elements (TEs) have the main role in shaping the evolution of genomes and host species, contributing to the creation of new genes and promoting…”
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First evidence of methylation in the genome of Drosophila willistoni by Garcia, Rosane Nunes, D'Ávila, Marícia Fantinel, Robe, Lizandra Jaqueline, Loreto, Elgion Lúcio da Silva, Panzera, Yanina, de Heredia, Fabiana Oliveira, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva

“…DNA methylation has been studied abundantly in vertebrates and recent evidence confirms that this phenomenon could be disseminated among some invertebrates…”
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High diversity of Drosophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) in the Pampas Biome of South America, with descriptions of new Rhinoleucophenga species by Poppe, Jean Lucas, Schmitz, Hermes José, Grimaldi, David, Da Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia

“…In the last three decades some faunal surveys of Drosophilidae have been done in several environments in the Neotropical region, especially in Brazil. But…”
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Linking epigenetic function to electrostatics: The DNMT2 structural model example by Vieira, Gilberto Cavalheiro, Vieira, Gustavo Fioravanti, Sinigaglia, Marialva, Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia da

“…The amino acid sequence of DNMT2 is very similar to the catalytic domains of bacterial and eukaryotic proteins. However, there is great variability in the…”
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Can sibling species of the Drosophila willistoni subgroup be recognized through combined microscopy techniques? by Zanini, Rebeca, Deprá, Maríndia, da Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia

“…In several arthropod groups, male genitalia is the most important feature for species identification, especially in cryptic species. Cryptic species are very…”
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From visit to emergence: Interactions between mycophagous Drosophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) and macroscopic fungi (Basidiomycota) and their patterns in ecological networks by Lucas Batista Duarte, Felipe Berti Valer, Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni, Eduardo Bernardi, Vera Lúcia da Silva Valente, Marco Silva Gottschalk

“…ABSTRACT Ecological interactions are diverse, variable across space and time and not always well understood. The use of interaction network analysis has become…”
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The hobo transposon and hobo-related elements are expressed as developmental genes in Drosophila by Deprá, Maríndia, da Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia, Margis, Rogério, Loreto, Elgion L.S.

“…Transposable elements comprise a significant part of genomes and are involved in their evolvability. The hobo element is found as an active class II…”
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Embryogenesis of Heliconius erato (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): A contribution to the anatomical development of an evo‐devo model organism by Aymone, Ana Carolina Bahi, Lothhammer, Nívia, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva, Araújo, Aldo Mellender

“…This study reports on the embryogenesis of Heliconius erato phyllis between blastoderm formation and the prehatching larval stage. Syncytial blastoderm…”
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Shifting the known richness of Paramycodrosophila Duda, 1924 (Diptera: Drosophilidae): the description of nineteen new species in the Neotropical region by Marcos Henrique Frech-Telles, Vera Lúcia da Silva Valente-Gaiesky, Marco Silva Gottschalk

“…ABSTRACT Paramycodrosophila Duda, 1924 is a small cosmopolitan genus which encompasses 16 described species. In the Neotropical region there are records of…”
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Evolution of DNMT2 in drosophilids: Evidence for positive and purifying selection and insights into new protein (pathways) interactions by Vieira, Gilberto Cavalheiro, D'Ávila, Marícia Fantinel, Zanini, Rebeca, Deprá, Maríndia, da Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia

“…The DNA methyltransferase 2 (DNMT2) protein is the most conserved member of the DNA methyltransferase family. Nevertheless, its substrate specificity is still…”
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Can insect assemblages tell us something about the urban environment health? by Valente-Gaiesky, Vera Lúcia DA Silva

“…If we consider Drosophilidae, the answer to the question above is yes. Many research groups in Brazil and abroad have been showing that assemblages of flies of…”
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Canavalia ensiformis lectin induced oxidative stress mediate both toxicity and genotoxicity in Drosophila melanogaster by de Oliveira dos Santos, Antônio Marcos, Duarte, Antônia Eliene, Costa, Adrielle Rodrigues, da Silva, Aleson Aparecido, Rohde, Claudia, Silva, Danúbia Guimarães, de Amorim, Érima Maria, da Cruz Santos, Maria Helena, Pereira, Maria Gislaine, Deprá, Maríndia, de Santana, Samuel Lima, da Silva Valente, Vera Lúcia, Teixeira, Claudener Souza

“…Mannose/glucose-binding lectin from Canavalia ensiformis seeds (Concanavalin A - ConA) has several biological applications, such as mitogenic and antitumor…”
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Sex-specific methylation in Drosophila: an investigation of the Sophophora subgenus by D'Ávila, Marícia Fantinel, Garcia, Rosane Nunes, Panzera, Yanina, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva

“…Epigenetic phenomena have been widely characterized in the genomes of vertebrates and DNA methylation is a key mechanism of epigenetic regulation. The DNA…”
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Phylomitogenomics of two Neotropical species of long-legged crickets Endecous Saussure, 1878 (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) by Silva, Anelise Fernandes E, Antoniolli, Henrique da Rocha Moreira, Zefa, Edison, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva, Deprá, Maríndia

“…Mitochondrial genomes have provided significant insights into the evolution of several insects. A typical mitogenome contains 37 genes, and variations in gene…”
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Three new Neotropical species of Hirtodrosophila Duda, 1923 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) by Frech-Telles, Marcos Henrique, Valente-Gaiesky, Vera Lúcia da Silva, Gottschalk, Marco Silva

“…Hirtodrosophila Duda, 1923 is a worldwide genus that encompasses about 170 species. In the Neotropical Region there are records of 38 species. In this paper,…”
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Intra‐specific variability in Rhinoleucophenga punctulata populations (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Neotropical biomes: Combined analyses of morphological and molecular data by Poppe, Jean Lucas, Deprá, Maríndia, Schmitz, Hermes José, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva

“…Despite the fact that Drosophilidae is a very diverse and well‐studied taxon, the New World genus Rhinoleucophenga is yet poorly understood even in regard to…”
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Chromosomal evolution in the Drosophila cardini group (Diptera: Drosophilidae): photomaps and inversion analysis by Cordeiro, Juliana, De Toni, Daniela Cristina, de Souza da Silva, Gisele, da Silva Valente, Vera Lucia

“…Detailed chromosome photomaps are the first step to develop further chromosomal analysis to study the evolution of the genetic architecture in any set of…”
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Combining morphology and molecular data to improve Drosophila paulistorum (Diptera, Drosophilidae) taxonomic status by Zanini, Rebeca, Müller, Mário Josias, Vieira, Gilberto Cavalheiro, Valiati, Victor Hugo, Deprá, Maríndia, Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva

“…The willistoni species subgroup has been the subject of several studies since the latter half of the past century and is considered a Neotropical model for…”
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