Developmental BiologyCurrent Research in Insect SciencePeer-reviewed
Rp-vasa: a bona fide Primordial Germ Cell marker that drives embryonic expression in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus
G. Martins, Mateus Berni, Tainan C. Guedes-Silva…·Helena Marcolla Araujo
The paper identifies Rp-vasa as a primordial germ cell marker in Rhodnius prolixus and demonstrates its utility for gene expression in transgenic approaches.
DOI 10.1016/j.cris.2026.100130