Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect physiology,
but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that affects approximately seven …

Motivation: Tandemly organized repetitive sequences (satellite DNA) are widespread in
complex eukaryotic genomes. In plants, satellite repeats often represent a substantial part of …

Using an integrated approach of epigenomic scanning and gene expression profiling, we
found aberrant methylation and epigenetic silencing of a small neighborhood of contiguous …

… Additional studies using CA homogenates of M. sexta larvae suggested that oxidation of
farnesol was catalyzed by a metal- or flavin-alcohol oxidase rather than a dehydrogenase (12, …

… Mosquitoes were cold-anesthetized and the CA complexes were dissected and incubated
at 32 C for 4 h in 150 μL of the M-199 tissue culture medium (Gibco) containing 2% Ficoll, 25 …

Juvenile hormone (JH) is a key regulator of metamorphosis and ovarian development in
mosquitoes. Adult female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes show developmental and dynamically …

The rigorous balance of endocrine signals that control insect reproductive physiology is
crucial for the success of egg production. Rhodnius prolixus, a blood-feeding insect and main …

The effect of male accessory gland substances on female reproductive physiology has been
previously described as “activating” egg development. However, no mechanism has been …

To gain insights into how juvenile hormone (JH) came to regulate insect metamorphosis, we
studied its function in the ametabolous firebrat, Thermobia domestica. Highest levels of JH …

Juvenile hormone (JH) regulates reproductive maturation in insects; therefore interruption of
JH biosynthesis has been considered as a strategy for the development of target-specific …