Search Results - "Velez, Ana M"

Transcriptome and gene expression analysis of three developmental stages of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei by Noriega, Daniel D., Arias, Paula L., Barbosa, Helena R., Arraes, Fabricio B. M., Ossa, Gustavo A., Villegas, Bernardo, Coelho, Roberta R., Albuquerque, Erika V. S., Togawa, Roberto C., Grynberg, Priscila, Wang, Haichuan, Vélez, Ana M., Arboleda, Jorge W., Grossi-de-Sa, Maria F., Silva, Maria C. M., Valencia-Jiménez, Arnubio

“…Coffee production is a global industry valued at approximately 173 billion US dollars. One of the main challenges facing coffee production is the management of…”
Get full text

Intraguild interactions and behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda and Helicoverpa spp. on maize by Bentivenha, José PF, Montezano, Débora G, Hunt, Thomas E, Baldin, Edson LL, Peterson, Julie A, Victor, Vinícius S, Pannuti, Luiz ER, Vélez, Ana M, Paula‐Moraes, Silvana V

“…BACKGROUND Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the major pests of maize and is in the same feeding guild as the noctuid pests…”
Get full text

Control of western corn rootworm via RNAi traits in maize: lethal and sublethal effects of Sec23 dsRNA by Vélez, Ana M, Fishilevich, Elane, Rangasamy, Murugesan, Khajuria, Chitvan, McCaskill, David G, Pereira, Adriano E, Gandra, Premchand, Frey, Meghan LF, Worden, Sarah E, Whitlock, Shannon L, Lo, Wendy, Schnelle, Karl D, Lutz, Jamie R, Narva, Kenneth E, Siegfried, Blair D

“…Background RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by maize plants expressing RNA hairpins against specific western corn rootworm (WCR) transcripts have proven to be…”
Get full text

RNAi for Western Corn Rootworm Management: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Future Directions by Darlington, Molly, Reinders, Jordan D, Sethi, Amit, Lu, Albert L, Ramaseshadri, Partha, Fischer, Joshua R, Boeckman, Chad J, Petrick, Jay S, Roper, Jason M, Narva, Kenneth E, Vélez, Ana M

“…The western corn rootworm (WCR), LeConte, is considered one of the most economically important pests of maize ( L.) in the United States (U.S.) Corn Belt with…”
Get full text

Use of chromatin remodeling ATPases as RNAi targets for parental control of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) and Neotropical brown stink bug (Euschistus heros) by Fishilevich, Elane, Vélez, Ana M., Khajuria, Chitvan, Frey, Meghan L.F., Hamm, Ronda L., Wang, Haichuan, Schulenberg, Greg A., Bowling, Andrew J., Pence, Heather E., Gandra, Premchand, Arora, Kanika, Storer, Nicholas P., Narva, Kenneth E., Siegfried, Blair D.

“…RNA interference (RNAi) is a gene silencing mechanism that is present in animals and plants and is triggered by double stranded RNA (dsRNA) or small…”
Get full text

Autoantibodies to full body vascular cell junctions colocalize with MYZAP, ARVCF, desmoplakins I and II and p0071 in endemic pemphigus in Colombia, South America by Abreu Velez, Ana M., Yi, Hong, Warfvinge, Gunnar, Howard, Michael S.

“…Background We previously described a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia (El Bagre‐EPF). Methods Here we aimed to investigate…”
Get full text

Sublethal Endpoints in Non-target Organism Testing for Insect-Active GE Crops by Roberts, Andrew, Boeckman, Chad J., Mühl, Marina, Romeis, Jörg, Teem, John L., Valicente, Fernando H., Brown, Judith K., Edwards, Martin G., Levine, Steven L., Melnick, Rachel L., Rodrigues, Thais B., Vélez, Ana M., Zhou, Xuguo, Hellmich, Richard L.

“…Historically, genetically engineered (GE) plants that have incorporated genes conferring insect protection have primarily used Cry proteins derived from…”
Get full text

Double-Stranded RNA Technology to Control Insect Pests: Current Status and Challenges by Christiaens, Olivier, Whyard, Steve, Vélez, Ana M, Smagghe, Guy

“…Exploiting the RNA interference (RNAi) gene mechanism to silence essential genes in pest insects, leading to toxic effects, has surfaced as a promising new…”
Get full text

The mysteries of insect RNAi: A focus on dsRNA uptake and transport by Vélez, Ana M., Fishilevich, Elane

“…RNA interference (RNAi) is becoming a practical tool to control insect pests. Many mysteries of how double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is transported into, within,…”
Get full text

Host plant association and genetic differentiation of corn and rice strains of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Colombia by Saldamando, Clara I(Univ Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Ciencias Depto de Biociencias), Vélez-Arango, Ana M(Univ Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Ciencias Depto de Biociencias,Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas Lab de Biotecnología Vegetal)

“…Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) is a polifagous insect of major economic impact in the western hemisphere and exhibits two strains (i.e., corn and rice) that are…”
Get full text

RNAi as a management tool for the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera by Fishilevich, Elane, Vélez, Ana M, Storer, Nicholas P, Li, Huarong, Bowling, Andrew J, Rangasamy, Murugesan, Worden, Sarah E, Narva, Kenneth E, Siegfried, Blair D

“…The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is the most important pest of corn in the US Corn Belt. Economic estimates indicate that costs…”
Get full text

The lack of a nitrogen source and/or the C/N ratio affects the molecular weight of alginate and its productivity in submerged cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii by Zapata-Vélez, Ana M., Trujillo-Roldán, Mauricio A.

“…The effect of a nitrogen (N) source on growth of the N-fixing bacteria Azotobacter vinelandii was evaluated in terms of the production of alginate and its…”
Get full text

Clathrin-dependent endocytosis is associated with RNAi response in the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte by Pinheiro, Daniele H, Vélez, Ana M, Fishilevich, Elane, Wang, Haichuan, Carneiro, Newton P, Valencia-Jiménez, Arnubio, Valicente, Fernando H, Narva, Kenneth E, Siegfried, Blair D

“…The cellular uptake of dsRNA after dietary exposure is critical for RNAi efficiency; however, the mechanism of its uptake in many insects remains to be…”
Get full text

Trauma center transfer of elderly patients with mild Traumatic Brain Injury improves outcomes by Velez, Ana M., Frangos, Spiros G., DiMaggio, Charles J., Berry, Cherisse D., Avraham, Jacob B., Bukur, Marko

“…Elderly patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are frequently transferred to designated Trauma Centers (TC). We hypothesized that TC transfer is associated…”
Get full text

Broad histopathologic patterns of non-glabrous skin and glabrous skin from patients with a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus-part 1 by Howard, Michael S., Yepes, Maria M., Maldonado-Estrada, Juan G., Villa-Robles, Edinson, Jaramillo, Andrés, Botero, Jorge H., Patiño, Pablo J., Hashimoto, Takashi, Abreu-Velez, Ana M.

“…A prospective, controlled epidemiologic survey performed in El Bagre, Colombia revealed a new variant of endemic pemphigus disease, occurring in a gold mining…”
Get full text

Cardenolide, Potassium, and Pyrethroid Insecticide Combinations Reduce Growth and Survival of Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Krueger, Annie J, Robinson, Emily A, Weissling, Thomas J, Vélez, Ana M, Anderson, Troy D

“…The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L., has evolved to be insensitive to milkweed cardenolides via genetic modifications of Na+/K+-ATPase. There is concern…”
Get full text

Parental RNA interference of genes involved in embryonic development of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte by Khajuria, Chitvan, Vélez, Ana M., Rangasamy, Murugesan, Wang, Haichuan, Fishilevich, Elane, Frey, Meghan L.F., Carneiro, Newton Portilho, Gandra, Premchand, Narva, Kenneth E., Siegfried, Blair D.

“…RNA interference (RNAi) is being developed as a potential tool for insect pest management and one of the most likely target pest species for transgenic plants…”
Get full text

Data on litterfall production and meteorology at an old-growth tropical dry forest in northwestern Mexico by Velez-Ruiz, Ana M., Nevescanin-Moreno, Lucia, Vargas-Terminel, Martha L., Flores-Espinoza, Ana R., Álvarez-Yépiz, Juan C., Yépez, Enrico A.

“…Chronological measurements of litterfall production can be used for understanding ecosystem dynamics such as net primary production and carbon cycling in…”
Get full text

Characterization of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to foliar insecticides in northeast Nebraska by Dang, Timothy B., Vélez, Ana M., Valencia-Jiménez, Arnubio, Reinders, Jordan D., Stricklin, Emily E., Carroll, Matthew W., Pilcher, Clinton D., Krumm, Jeffrey T., Head, Graham P., Meinke, Lance J.

“…Foliar-applied insecticides are commonly used for adult western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae),…”
Get full text

Pyrethroid Exposure Reduces Growth and Development of Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Caterpillars by Krueger, Annie J, Hanford, Kathryn, Weissling, Thomas J, Vélez, Ana M, Anderson, Troy D

“…Insecticide exposure has been identified as a contributing stressor to the decline in the North American monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera:…”
Get full text