An Insight into the Sialomes of Bloodsucking Heteroptera
Joint Authors
Francischetti, Ivo M. B.
Ribeiro, José M. C.
Assumpção, Teresa C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Saliva of bloodsucking arthropods contains dozens or hundreds of proteins that affect their hosts' mechanisms against blood loss (hemostasis) and inflammation.
Because acquisition of the hematophagous habit evolved independently in several arthropod orders and at least twice within the true bugs, there is a convergent evolutionary scenario that creates a different salivary potion for each organism evolving independently to hematophagy.
Additionally, the immune pressure posed by their hosts creates additional evolutionary pressure on the genes coding for salivary proteins, including gene obsolescence, which opens the niche for coopting new genes (exaptation).
In the past 10 years, several salivary transcriptomes from bloodsucking Heteroptera and one from a seed-feeding Pentatomorpha were produced, allowing insight into the salivary potion of these organisms and the evolutionary pathway to the blood-feeding mode.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ribeiro, José M. C.& Assumpção, Teresa C.& Francischetti, Ivo M. B.. 2012. An Insight into the Sialomes of Bloodsucking Heteroptera. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474060
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ribeiro, José M. C.…[et al.]. An Insight into the Sialomes of Bloodsucking Heteroptera. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474060
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ribeiro, José M. C.& Assumpção, Teresa C.& Francischetti, Ivo M. B.. An Insight into the Sialomes of Bloodsucking Heteroptera. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474060
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474060