miR‐2940‐1 is involved in the circadian regulation of oviposition in Aedes albopictus

X Xiao, L Kong, Z Xie, H Liu, L Cai, S Zhao… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The vast majority of all global species have circadian rhythm cycles that allow them to adapt
to natural environments. These regular rhythms are regulated by core clock genes and …

Effects of light and temperature on daily activity and clock gene expression in two mosquito disease vectors

GBS Rivas, R Teles-de-Freitas… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Most organisms feature an endogenous circadian clock capable of synchronization with
their environment. The most well-known synchronizing agents are light and temperature …

The Summer Is Coming: nocte and timeless Genes Are Influenced by Temperature Cycles and May Affect Aedes aegypti Locomotor Activity

R Teles-de-Freitas, GBS Rivas, AA Peixoto… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mosquitoes exhibit activity rhythms, crucial for the transmission of pathogens, under the
control of a circadian clock. Aedes aegypti is one of the world's leading vectors. For …

Circadian Expression of Clock Genes in Two Mosquito Disease Vectors: cry2 Is Different

C Gentile, GBS Rivas… - Journal of biological …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Different mosquito species show a full range of activity patterns, including diurnal,
crepuscular, and nocturnal behaviors. Although activity and blood-feeding rhythms are …

Light and dark cycles modify the expression of clock genes in the ovaries of Aedes aegypti in a noncircadian manner

LNPD Cruz, R Teles-de-Freitas, MEB Resck… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Circadian oscillators (ie, circadian clocks) are essential to producing the circadian rhythms
observed in virtually all multicellular organisms. In arthropods, many rhythmic behaviors are …

Impact of disabled circadian clock on yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti fitness and behaviors

V Shetty, JI Meyers, Y Zhang, C Merlin, MA Slotman - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Like other insects, Aedes aegypti displays strong daily patterns in host seeking and mating.
Much of these behaviors are believed to be under the control of a circadian clock, an …

Circadian and daily rhythms of disease vector mosquitoes

GE Duffield - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Mosquitoes express a rich repertoire of daily 24-hour rhythms in behavior,
physiology and biochemistry.•Monitoring locomotor activity rhythm in mosquitoes is a …

Off with their heads: analysis of the circadian clock genes expression in the body of Aedes aegypti

R Teles-de-Freitas, L Barboza… - Chronobiology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The circadian clock of mosquitoes can influence physiological and behavioral processes
linked to disease transmission. Currently, we know how clock genes are expressed in the …

Clock genes regulate mating activity rhythms in the vector mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus

S Liu, J Zhou, L Kong, Y Cai, H Liu, Z Xie… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Endogenous circadian rhythms result from genetically-encoded molecular
clocks, whose components and downstream output factors cooperate to generate cyclic …

MicroRNAs are differentially abundant during Aedes albopictus diapause maintenance but not diapause induction

ZA Batz, AC Goff, PA Armbruster - Insect molecular biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diapause is a programmed dormancy that allows organisms to tolerate predictable periods
of unfavourable conditions by temporarily halting development and reducing metabolism …