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
2010
Molecular characterization of two novel milk proteins in the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans)
Yang G, Attardo GM, Lohs C, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of two novel milk proteins in the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans). Insect Molecular Biology 2010, 19: 253-262. PMID: 20136662, PMCID: PMC2862765, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00987.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViviparous reproductionKnockdown fliesRNA interferenceMilk protein genesTranscriptional regulation mechanismPotential phosphorylation sitesIntrauterine larval developmentRNA interference treatmentSpecific gene expressionTissue-specific expressionNovel milk proteinsSpecific expression profilesTsetse fliesHydrophobic amino acidsMajor milk proteinsNorthern blot analysisIntrauterine larvaeNovel genesPhosphorylation sitesProtein functionRT-PCR analysisTranscript abundanceProtein geneCDNA libraryGland proteins