Systematic Identification and Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Y Wu, T Cheng, C Liu, D Liu, Q Zhang, R Long, P Zhao… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as important regulators in various biological
processes. However, to date, no systematic characterization of lncRNAs has been reported …

Disease vectors in the era of next generation sequencing

DC Rinker, RJ Pitts, LJ Zwiebel - Genome Biology, 2016 - Springer
Almost 20% of all infectious human diseases are vector borne and, together, are responsible
for over one million deaths per annum. Over the past decade, the decreasing costs of …

Identification of long non-coding RNAs in insects genomes

F Legeai, T Derrien - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Long non-coding RNAs play important roles in the functioning of the cells of
several species.•A few numbers of lncRNAs are experimentally validated in insect genomes …

Genome wide discovery of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and their expression in insecticide resistant strains

K Etebari, MJ Furlong, S Asgari - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in genomic imprinting, cancer,
differentiation and regulation of gene expression. Here, we identified 3844 long intergenic …

Identification of Aedes aegypti Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs and Their Association with Wolbachia and Dengue Virus Infection

K Etebari, S Asad, G Zhang… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are appearing as an important class of
regulatory RNAs with a variety of biological functions. The aim of this study was to identify …

Long non-coding RNA discovery across the genus anopheles reveals conserved secondary structures within and beyond the Gambiae complex

AM Jenkins, RM Waterhouse, MAT Muskavitch - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been defined as mRNA-like
transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that lack significant protein-coding potential, and …

Plasmodium falciparum evades immunity of anopheline mosquitoes by interacting with a Pfs47 midgut receptor

A Molina-Cruz, GE Canepa… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The surface protein Pfs47 allows Plasmodium falciparum parasites to survive and be
transmitted by making them “undetectable” to the mosquito immune system. P. falciparum …

A physiologic overview of the organ-specific transcriptome of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus

L Tirloni, G Braz, RD Nunes, ACP Gandara, LR Vieira… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
To further obtain insights into the Rhipicephalus microplus transcriptome, we used RNA-seq
to carry out a study of expression in (i) embryos;(ii) ovaries from partially and fully engorged …

A de novo transcriptome of the Malpighian tubules in non-blood-fed and blood-fed Asian tiger mosquitoes Aedes albopictus: insights into diuresis, detoxification, and …

CJ Esquivel, BJ Cassone, PM Piermarini - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Background. In adult female mosquitoes, the renal (Malpighian) tubules play an important
role in the post-prandial diuresis, which removes excess ions and water from the …

In-depth transcriptomic analysis of Anopheles gambiae hemocytes uncovers novel genes and the oenocytoid developmental lineage

B Saha, CM McNinch, S Lu, MCW Ho, SS De Carvalho… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Hemocytes are immune cells that patrol the mosquito hemocoel and mediate
critical cellular defense responses against pathogens. However, despite their importance, a …