Identification and characterization of stage-specific and sex-specific micro-rnas of Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly, vector of African trypanosomiasis

CN Ikunyua - 2022 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
The field of miRNA biology is tremendously growing, moreover, their roles of regulating a
wide array of cell function is extensive. The importance of miRNAs in development has …

The developmentally dynamic microRNA transcriptome of Glossina pallidipes tsetse flies, vectors of animal trypanosomiasis

C Naitore, J Villinger, CK Kibet, S Kalayou… - Bioinformatics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single stranded gene regulators of 18–25 bp in length. They play
a crucial role in regulating several biological processes in insects. However, the functions of …

Comparative characterization of microRNAs of Schistosoma japonicum from SCID mice and BALB/c mice: clues to the regulation of parasite growth and development

R Liu, Q Zhong, H Tang, H Dong - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis, caused by a parasite with a wide range of mammalian hosts, remains one
of the most prevailing parasitic diseases in the world. While numerous studies have reported …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide identification of novel microRNAs and their target genes in the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

M de Souza Gomes, MK Muniyappa, SG Carvalho… - Genomics, 2011 - Elsevier
Mature microRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding regulatory RNAs which can elicit post-
transcriptional repression of mRNA levels of target genes. Here, we report the identification …

In silico analysis of proteins and microRNAs related to human African trypanosomiasis in tsetse fly

Z Yang, M Wang, X Zeng, ATY Wan… - Computational Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, causes millions of
deaths worldwide. HAT is primarily transmitted by the vector tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) …

Insights into the microRNA landscape of Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease

PB Santiago, KL da Silva Bentes, WMC da Silva… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The growing interest in microRNAs (miRNAs) over recent years has led to their
characterization in numerous organisms. However, there is currently a lack of data available …

Expansions of chemosensory gene orthologs among selected tsetse fly species and their expressions in Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse fly

JM Kabaka, BM Wachira, CM Mang'era… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse fly exhibit species-specific olfactory uniqueness potentially underpinned by
differences in their chemosensory protein repertoire. We assessed 1) expansions of …

Identification and characterization of miRNAs in an endoparasitoid wasp, Pteromalus puparum

S Xiao, B Wang, K Li, S Xiong, X Ye… - Archives of Insect …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a form of endogenous small noncoding RNAs that regulate
protein‐coding gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. So far, knowledge of …

Identification of Schistosoma mansoni microRNAs

MC Simões, J Lee, A Djikeng, GC Cerqueira… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a class of single-stranded RNAs which play a
crucial role in regulating development and controlling gene expression by targeting mRNAs …

Identification and Characteristics of microRNAs from Army Worm, Spodoptera frugiperda Cell Line Sf21

PK Kakumani, M Chinnappan, AK Singh, P Malhotra… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
microRNAs play important regulatory role in all intrinsic cellular functions. Amongst
lepidopteran insects, miRNAs from only Bombyx mori have been studied extensively with a …