Rhodnius prolixus
- Model organisms5
Interventions
1Vitellogenin knockdown
downegg viability1
1 study
Vitellogenin knockdown
downegg viability1
Vitellogenin knockdown decreases egg viability in R. prolixus.
“Despite regular oviposition rates, most of these eggs were inviable”
Model organismsRNAi-mediated knockdown in adult femalesfemales
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
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Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Functional characterization of vitellogenin unveils novel roles in RHBP uptake and lifespan regulation in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus
Experiments in model organismsMechanisms
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Knockdown of Sec16 causes early lethality and defective deposition of the protein Rp30 in the eggshell of the vector Rhodnius prolixus
Experiments in model organismsMechanisms
Frontiers in Physiology
Deficiency of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Impairs Digestion, Lipid Synthesis, and Reproduction in the Kissing Bug Rhodnius prolixus
Experiments in model organismsMechanisms
Frontiers in Insect Science
Silencing of Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein A Subunit (HADHA) Increases Lipid Stores, and Reduces Oviposition and Flight Capacity in the Vector Insect Rhodnius prolixus
Experiments in model organismsMitochondrion
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2 knockdown leads to decreased fatty acid oxidation in fat body and reduced reproductive capacity in the insect Rhodnius prolixus
Experiments in model organismsFatty acid β-oxidation