Marcos Sterkel

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 · 358 citations · Full text

Unique Adaptations, Tandem Expansions, Microbial Pathogens +29

Neuropeptide precursor gene discovery in the Chagas disease vector <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i>

Sheila Ons, Marcos Sterkel, Luis Diambra et al. · Insect Molecular Biology · 2010 · 105 citations

Tyrosine Detoxification Is an Essential Trait in the Life History of Blood-Feeding Arthropods

Marcos Sterkel, Hugo D. Perdomo, Melina Garcia Guizzo et al. · Current Biology · 2016 · 87 citations · Full text

Biology, Terrestrial Arthropod, Blood-feeding Arthropods +5

Identification of a point mutation associated with pyrethroid resistance in the para-type sodium channel of Triatoma infestans, a vector of Chagas’ disease

Jésica Fabro, Marcos Sterkel, Natalia Capriotti et al. · Infection Genetics and Evolution · 2011 · 73 citations

Parasitic Protozoa, Genetics, Entomology +9

Identification of G protein coupled receptors for opsines and neurohormones in Rhodnius prolixus. Genomic and transcriptomic analysis

Sheila Ons, Andrés Lavore, Marcos Sterkel et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2015 · 69 citations · Full text

Neuropeptides, Signal Transduction, Molecular Neuroscience +12