Deficiency of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Impairs Digestion, Lipid Synthesis, and Reproduction in the Kissing Bug Rhodnius prolixus

Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect, vector of Chagas disease. After feeding, as blood is slowly digested, amino acids are used as substrates to fuel lipid synthesis, and adult females accumulate lipids in the fat body and produce eggs. In order to evaluate the importance of de novo fatty ac...

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Autores principales: Moraes, Bruno, Braz, Valdir, Santos-Araujo, Samara, Oliveira, Isadora A., Bomfim, Larissa, Ramos, Isabela, Gondim, Katia C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Physiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9353303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.934667

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9353303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.934667

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