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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz

Title:		Genetic basis of triatomine behavior: lessons from available insect genomes
Author(s):		Latorre-Estivalis JM; Lazzari CR; Guarneri AA; Mota T; Omondi BA; Lorenzo MG;
Address:		"Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Fiocruz, Brasil, Belo HorizonteMG, Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou-Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours, France, ToursIndre et Loire, Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours, Tours, Indre et Loire, France. Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofisica, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil, Belo HorizonteMG, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofisica, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. Chemical Ecology Unit, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, Alnarp, Chemical Ecology Unit, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden"
Journal Title:		Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Year:		2013
Volume:		108 Suppl 1
Issue:		Suppl 1
Page Number:		63 - 73
DOI:		10.1590/0074-0276130454
ISSN/ISBN:		1678-8060 (Electronic) 0074-0276 (Print) 0074-0276 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Triatomines have been important model organisms for behavioural research. Diverse reports about triatomine host search, pheromone communication in the sexual, shelter and alarm contexts, daily cycles of activity, refuge choice and behavioural plasticity have been published in the last two decades. In recent times, a variety of molecular genetics techniques has allowed researchers to investigate elaborate and complex questions about the genetic bases of the physiology of insects. This, together with the current characterisation of the genome sequence of Rhodnius prolixus allows the resurgence of this excellent insect physiology model in the omics era. In the present revision, we suggest that studying the molecular basis of behaviour and sensory ecology in triatomines will promote a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of insect and, particularly, vector biology. This will allow uncovering unknown features of essential insect physiology questions for a hemimetabolous model organism, promoting more robust comparative studies of insect sensory function and cognition"
Keywords:		"Animals Behavior, Animal/*physiology Circadian Clocks/genetics Circadian Rhythm/genetics Genome, Insect/*genetics Insect Vectors/*genetics Locomotion Pheromones/genetics Rhodnius/genetics Spatial Navigation Triatominae/*genetics;"
Notes:		"MedlineLatorre-Estivalis, Jose Manuel Lazzari, Claudio Ricardo Guarneri, Alessandra Aparecida Mota, Theo Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Lorenzo, Marcelo Gustavo eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Brazil 2014/01/30 Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013; 108 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):63-73. doi: 10.1590/0074-0276130454"