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| NUÑEZ,MARCO T; GARATE,MARCO A; ARREDONDO,MIGUEL; TAPlA,VICTORIA; MUÑOZ,PATRICIA. |
| Cells tightly regulate iron levels through the activity of iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) that bind to RNA motifs called iron responsive elements (IREs). When cells become iron-depleted, IRPs bind to IREs present in the mRNAs of ferritin and the transferrin receptor, resulting in diminished translation of the ferritin mRNA and increased translation of the transferrin receptor mRNA. Similarly, body iron homeostasis is maintained through the control of intestinal iron absorption. Intestinal epithelia cells sense body iron through the basolateral endocytosis of plasma transferrin. Transterrin endocytosis results in enterocytes whose iron content will depend on the iron saturation of plasma transferrin. Cell iron levels, in turn, inversely correlate with... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Metal ions; Intestinal absorption; Ferritin; Transferrin; Homeostasis. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602000000200013 |
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| Vezilier, Julien; Nicot, Antoine; De Lorgeril, Julien; Gandon, Sylvain; Rivero, Ana. |
| Because of their role as vectors of diseases, the evolution of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes has been intensively investigated. Insecticide resistance is associated to a wide range of pleiotropic effects on several key life-history traits of mosquitoes such as longevity and behavior. However, despite its potential implications in pathogen transmission, the effects of insecticide resistance on mosquito immunity have received little, if any, attention. Here, we investigate the impact of insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens, an epidemiologically important vector of a wide array of pathogens. Using both isogenic laboratory strains and field-caught mosquitoes, we investigate the impact of two main insecticide resistance mechanisms (metabolic... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Acetylcholinesterase; Anopheles; Antimicrobial peptide; Carboxylesterases; Nitric oxide; Transferrin. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00136/24773/22845.pdf |
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