2012
Analysis of lipolysis underlying lactation in the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans
Attardo GM, Benoit JB, Michalkova V, Yang G, Roller L, Bohova J, Takáč P, Aksoy S. Analysis of lipolysis underlying lactation in the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans. Insect Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2012, 42: 360-370. PMID: 22509523, PMCID: PMC3561780, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimultaneous knockdownLipid reservesLarval productionAdipokinetic hormoneEarly larval developmentLate larval instarsTsetse fliesLipid metabolic pathwaysBrummer lipaseLarval nourishmentViviparous reproductionLipid metabolismIndividual knockdownTsetse fecundityKnockdown approachFemale lifespanHormone-receptor systemLarval developmentTranscript levelsAKHRLarval instarsMetabolic pathwaysStarvation experimentsKnockdownOocyte development
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