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[17] ●  Rios, T., Bomfim, L., Pereira, J., Miranda, K., Majerowicz, D., Pane, A., Ramos, I. Knockdown of Sec16 causes early lethality and defective deposition of the protein Rp30 in the eggshell of the vector Rhodnius prolixus. (2024) Front. Cell Dev. Biol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1332894

 

[16] ●  Santos-Araujo, S., Gomes, F., Meyer-Fernandes, J.R., Gondim, K.C., Ramos, I.. In the fed state, autophagy plays a crucial role in assisting the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus mobilize TAG reserves under forced flight activity. (2024) Front. Physiol. 15, 1352766.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1352766

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[15] ●  Faria-Reis, A., Santos-Araújo, S., Pereira, J., Rios, T., Majerowicz, D., Gondim, K.C., Ramos, I. Silencing of the 20S proteasomal subunit-α6 triggers full oogenesis arrest and increased mRNA levels of the selective autophagy adaptor protein p62/SQSTM1 in the ovary of the vector Rhodnius prolixus. (2023) PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 17, e0011380.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011380

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[14] ●  E. de Almeida, U. Dittz, J. Pereira, A.B. Walter-Nuno, G.O. Paiva-Silva, M.A. Lacerda-Abreu, J.R. Meyer-Fernandes, I. Ramos, Functional characterization of maternally accumulated hydrolases in the mature oocytes of the vector Rhodnius prolixus reveals a new protein phosphatase essential for the activation of the yolk mobilization and embryo development, Front. Physiol. 14 (2023). https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1142433.

 

[13] ●  J. Pereira, S. Santos-Araujo, L. Bomfim, K.C. Gondim, D. Majerowicz, A. Pane, I. Ramos, Gene identification and RNAi-silencing of p62/SQSTM1 in the vector Rhodnius prolixus reveals a high degree of sequence conservation but no apparent deficiency-related phenotypes in vitellogenic females, PLoS One. 18 (2023) e0287488. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287488.

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[12] ●  J. Pereira, R. Dias, I. Ramos, Knockdown of E1- and E2-ubiquitin enzymes triggers defective chorion biogenesis and modulation of autophagy-related genes in the follicle cells of the vector Rhodnius prolixus, J. Cell. Physiol. 1 (2022) 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.30806

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.30860

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[11]●  Ramos I, Machado E, Masuda H, Gomes F. Open questions on the functional biology of the yolk granules during embryo development. 2022; 1–9. doi:10.1002/mrd.23555. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.23555

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[10]    Ramirez JL, Ramos I, Gomes FM. Editorial: Systemic Coordination of Invertebrate Homeostasis. Front Physiol. 2021;12: 10–12. doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.736185 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.736185

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[9]●   Rios T, Bomfim L, Ramos I. The transition from vitellogenesis to choriogenesis triggers the downregulation of the UPR sensors IRE1 and PERK and alterations in the ER architecture in the follicle cells of the vector Rhodnius prolixus. Cell Tissue Res. 2021. doi:10.1007/s00441-021-03547-z https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-021-03547-z

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[8]●   Vieira PH, Benjamim CF, Atella GC, Ramos I. VPS38/UVRAG and ATG14, the variant regulatory subunits of the ATG6/Beclin1-PI3K complexes, are crucial for the biogenesis of the yolk organelles and are transcriptionally regulated in the oocytes of the vector Rhodnius prolixus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;1: 1. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009760

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[7]●   A. Santos, I. Ramos, ATG3 Is Important for the Chorion Ultrastructure During Oogenesis in the Insect Vector Rhodnius prolixus, Front. Physiol. 12 (2021) 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.638026.

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[6]●   L. Bomfim, I. Ramos, Deficiency of ULK1/ATG1 in the follicle cells disturbs ER homeostasis and causes defective chorion deposition in the vector Rhodnius prolixus., FASEB J.  Off. Publ. Fed. Am. Soc.  Exp. Biol. 34 (2020) 13561–13572. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202001396R.

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[5]●   J. Pereira, C. Diogo, A. Fonseca, L. Bomfim, P. Cardoso, A. Santos, U. Dittz, K. Miranda, W. de Souza, A. Gioda, E.R.D. Calderon, L. Araripe, R. Bruno, I. Ramos, Silencing of RpATG8 impairs the biogenesis of maternal autophagosomes in vitellogenic oocytes, but does not interrupt follicular atresia in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus, PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 14 (2020) e0008012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008012.

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[4]●   S. Santos-Araujo, L. Bomfim, L.O. Araripe, R. Bruno, I. Ramos*, K.C. Gondim*, Silencing of ATG6 and ATG8 promotes increased levels of triacylglycerol (TAG) in the  fat body during prolonged starvation periods in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus., Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 127 (2020) 103484. *Co-corresponding authors https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103484.

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[3]      I. Ramos, Yolk accumulation in an insect oocyte, Mol. Reprod. Dev. 30 (2018) 80–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.22997.

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[2]●   P.H. Vieira, L. Bomfim, G.C. Atella, H. Masuda, I. Ramos, Silencing of RpATG6 impaired the yolk accumulation and the biogenesis of the yolk organelles in the insect vector R. prolixus, PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 12 (2018) 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006507.

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[1]●     L. Bomfim, P. Vieira, A. Fonseca, I. Ramos, Eggshell ultrastructure and delivery of pharmacological inhibitors to the early embryo of R. prolixus by ethanol permeabilization of the extraembryonic layers, PLoS One. 12 (2017) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185770