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GLOBAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN THE BRAIN OF STARVED IMMATURE RHODNIUS PROLIXUS
Vector of Chagas disease
Brain processes control
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Bioinformatics Plataform. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Bioinformatics Plataform. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Bioinformatics Plataform. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Bioinformatics Plataform. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. René Rachou Institute. Vector Behaviour and Pathogen Interaction Group. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Resumen en ingles
Background: Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas disease and has become a model organism to study physiology, behavior, and pathogen interaction. The publication of its genome allowed initiating a process of comparative characterization of the gene expression profiles of diverse organs exposed to varying conditions. Brain processes control the expression of behavior and, as such, mediate immediate adjustment to a changing environment, allowing organisms to maximize their chances to survive and reproduce. The expression of fundamental behavioral processes like feeding requires fine control in triatomines because they obtain their blood meals from potential predators. Therefore, the characterization of gene expression profiles of key components modulating behavior in brain processes, like those of neuropeptide precursors and their receptors, seems fundamental. Here we study global gene expression profiles in the brain of starved R. prolixus fifth instar nymphs by means of RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Results: The expression of neuromodulatory genes such as those of precursors of neuropeptides, neurohormones, and their receptors; as well as the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and processing of neuropeptides and biogenic amines were fully characterized. Other important gene targets such as neurotransmitter receptors, nuclear receptors, clock genes, sensory receptors, and takeouts genes were identified and their gene expression analyzed. Conclusion: We propose that the set of neuromodulatory-related genes highly expressed in the brain of starved R. prolixus nymphs deserves functional characterization to allow the subsequent development of tools targeting them for bug control. As the brain is a complex structure that presents functionally specialized areas, future studies should focus on characterizing gene expression profiles in target areas, e.g. mushroom bodies, to complement our current knowledge.
Palabras clave en ingles
Rhodnius prolixusVector of Chagas disease
Brain processes control
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)
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