Clocks do not tick in unison: isolation of Clock and vrille shed new light on the clockwork model of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis

Clocks do not tick in unison: isolation of Clock and vrille shed new light on the clockwork model of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis

Abstract Background Behavior rhythms of insect vectors directly interfere with the dynamics of pathogen transmission to humans. The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in America and concentrates its activity around dusk. Despite the accumulation of behavioral...

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Main Authors: João Silveira Moledo Gesto, Gustavo Bueno da Silva Rivas, Marcio Galvão Pavan, Antonio Carlos Alves Meireles-Filho, Paulo Roberto de Amoretty, Nataly Araújo de Souza, Rafaela Vieira Bruno, Alexandre Afranio Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Circadian clocks
Clock
vrille
PAS domain
bZIP domain
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1117-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1117-6

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