Mabel L. Taracena

Genome of <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i> , an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rafael D. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Carl Lowenberger et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 363 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +17

Regulation of midgut cell proliferation impacts Aedes aegypti susceptibility to dengue virus

Mabel L. Taracena, Vanessa Bottino-Rojas, Octávio A. C. Talyuli et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018 · 110 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Infectious Diseases +17

Genetically Modifying the Insect Gut Microbiota to Control Chagas Disease Vectors through Systemic RNAi

Mabel L. Taracena, Pedro L. Oliveira, Olivia Almendares et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015 · 107 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Entomology +12

The use of a chemically defined artificial diet as a tool to study Aedes aegypti physiology

Octávio A. C. Talyuli, Vanessa Bottino-Rojas, Mabel L. Taracena et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 2015 · 52 citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Physiology +17

Midgut Epithelial Dynamics Are Central to Mosquitoes’ Physiology and Fitness, and to the Transmission of Vector-Borne Disease

Bretta Hixson, Mabel L. Taracena, Nicolas Buchon · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · 2021 · 49 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Entomology +15