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Juvenile hormone regulates Aedes aegypti Krüppel homolog 1 through a conserved E box motif
Cui Y, Sui Y, Xu J, Zhu F, Palli SR. Juvenile hormone regulates Aedes aegypti Krüppel homolog 1 through a conserved E box motif. Insect Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2014, 52: 23-32. PMID: 24931431, PMCID: PMC4143451, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-box motifAaKr-h1Aag-2Juvenile hormoneJH inductionBox motifCanonical E-box motifKrüppel homolog 1 geneMolecular mechanismsBasic helix-loop-helix domainJH response elementLoop-helix domainHelix-loop-helix domainKrüppel homolog 1JH IIICDNA ends (RACE) methodHomolog 1 geneJH actionJH regulationHelix domainRNAi studiesRapid amplificationPhysiological processesReporter assaysCritical nucleotides
2023
Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis
Cui Y, Matias J, Tang X, Cibichakravarthy B, DePonte K, Wu M, Fikrig E. Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2023, 15: 102279. PMID: 37972499, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuinea pigsHydroxyphenyllactic acidMetabolome of serumGroups of miceTyrosine metabolic pathwayTick biteImmune responseControl animalsIxodes scapularisTick salivaI. scapularisMiceInduction of componentsMetabolomic changesMortalityNitisinoneMolecular mechanismsAnimalsMetabolism pathwaysTyrosine degradationPigsTyrosine metabolism pathwayMetabolic pathwaysScapularisMetabolome