2011
Lipophorin acts as a shuttle of lipids to the milk gland during tsetse fly pregnancy
Benoit JB, Yang G, Krause TB, Patrick KR, Aksoy S, Attardo GM. Lipophorin acts as a shuttle of lipids to the milk gland during tsetse fly pregnancy. Journal Of Insect Physiology 2011, 57: 1553-1561. PMID: 21875592, PMCID: PMC3209505, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemolymph lipid levelsLipid levelsMilk glandRole of LpSecond gonotrophic cycleFat bodyGonotrophic cycleCarrier lipoproteinsFirst gonotrophic cycleFemale reproductive cycleTsetse reproductionMother's uterusPregnant femalesLipid mobilizationUterine fluidGlandSingle gene sequencesViviparous tsetse flyPregnancyLarval gut contentsUterusAdult fat bodyOvariesLipid transport proteinsOocyte development
2002
Functional characterization and immunolocalization of the transporter encoded by the life-extending gene Indy
Knauf F, Rogina B, Jiang Z, Aronson PS, Helfand SL. Functional characterization and immunolocalization of the transporter encoded by the life-extending gene Indy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 14315-14319. PMID: 12391301, PMCID: PMC137881, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.222531899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneLife-extending mutationsNew longevity genesIntermediary metabolismAdult fat bodyIndy expressionCitric acid cycleLife-extending effectsMetabolite transportersVariety of speciesLongevity genesFunctional characterizationLife spanMidgut cellsFat bodyAcid cycleFunctional studiesXenopus oocytesTransport functionIndyBasolateral regionSodium-independent mechanismProminent expressionAverage life spanTransporters
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