Rhodnius prolixus
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Description
- Rhodnius prolixus is the second most important triatomine vector of the Chagas parasite due to both its sylvatic and domestic populations in northern South America as well as to its exclusively domestic populations in Central America. It has a wide range of ecotopes, mainly savanna and foothills with an altitude of between 500 meters to 1,500 meters above sea level and temperatures of 16 °C to 28 °C. It is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness caused by Trypanosoma cruzi which affects approximately 7 million people worldwide[1][2].
- Common Name: Kissing bug
- NCBI Taxonomy
Different Experimental Conditions
Internal Control Genes
| Gene Symbol | Gene Name | Application Scope | Accession Number | Primers (5'-3') [Forward/Reverse] |
Size [bp] | Tm [℃] | Detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18S[1] | 18S ribosomal RNA |
|
AJ421962 |
|
105 | 60 | SYBR |
| GAPDH[1] | Glyceralde hyde-3- phosphate dehydrogen ase |
|
ACPB02038754 |
|
111 | 60 | SYBR |
| TUB[1] | α-tubulin |
|
ACPB02030650 |
|
129 | 60 | SYBR |
| ACT[1] | β-actin |
|
EU233794 |
|
151 | 60 | SYBR |
Molecular Types
- mRNA
Evaluation Methods
- geNorm method && Related Reference
- NormFinder method && Related Reference
- BestKeeper method && Related Reference
Contact
- Name: N Araújo
- Email: rnaraujo@icb.ufmg.br
- Institution: Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Bloco I4, Sala 177, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Pampulha, CEP 30270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Citation Statistics
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Paim R M, Pereira M H, Di Ponzio R, et al. Validation of reference genes for expression analysis in the salivary gland and the intestine of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) under different experimental conditions by quantitative real-time PCR[J]. BMC Research Notes, 2012, 5(1): 128.
- ↑ Mesquita R D, Vionette-Amaral R J, Lowenberger C, et al. Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection[J]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015, 112(48): 14936-14941.
