Samara Santos-Araújo

Silencing of the 20S proteasomal subunit-α6 triggers full oogenesis arrest and increased mRNA levels of the selective autophagy adaptor protein p62/SQSTM1 in the ovary of the vector Rhodnius prolixus

K. Gondim, D. Majerowicz, I. Ramos, 2023, PLoS neglected tropical diseases.

Silencing of Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein A Subunit (HADHA) Increases Lipid Stores, and Reduces Oviposition and Flight Capacity in the Vector Insect Rhodnius prolixus

K. Gondim, I. F. De Paula, Daniel Aredes, 2022, Frontiers in Insect Science.

ATP synthase affects lipid metabolism in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus beyond its role in energy metabolism.

J. Meyer-Fernandes, K. Gondim, D. Majerowicz, 2023, Insect biochemistry and molecular biology.

Silencing of ATG6 and ATG8 promotes increased levels of triacylglycerol (TAG) in the fat body during prolonged starvation periods in the Chagas Disease vector Rhodnius prolixus.

L. Araripe, R. Bruno, K. Gondim, 2020, Insect biochemistry and molecular biology.

Gene identification and RNAi-silencing of p62/SQSTM1 in the vector Rhodnius prolixus reveals a high degree of sequence conservation but no apparent deficiency-related phenotypes in vitellogenic females

A. Pane, K. Gondim, D. Majerowicz, 2023, PloS one.

Knockdown of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT1) reduces fat body lipid mobilization and resistance to starvation in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus

K. Gondim, D. Majerowicz, I. Ramos, 2023, Frontiers in physiology.

In the fed state, autophagy plays a crucial role in assisting the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus mobilize TAG reserves under forced flight activity

L. F. Carvalho-Kelly, Samara Santos-Araújo, J. Meyer‐Fernandes, 2024, Frontiers in physiology.