Ana Beatriz Walter‐Nuno

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

Silencing of Maternal Heme-binding Protein Causes Embryonic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impairs Embryogenesis in the Blood Sucking Insect Rhodnius prolixus

Ana Beatriz Walter‐Nuno, Matheus Oliveira, Marcus F. Oliveira et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2013 · 40 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Entomology +17

Silencing of Iron and Heme-Related Genes Revealed a Paramount Role of Iron in the Physiology of the Hematophagous Vector Rhodnius prolixus

Ana Beatriz Walter‐Nuno, Mabel L. Taracena, Rafael D. Mesquita et al. · Frontiers in Genetics · 2018 · 26 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Physiology +16

Heme crystallization in a Chagas disease vector acts as a redox-protective mechanism to allow insect reproduction and parasite infection

Caroline M. Ferreira, Renata Stiebler, Francis Monique de Souza Saraiva et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018 · 16 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +17