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Gina B. Pontes

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasORCID 0000-0002-1977-3893Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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José Manuel Latorre-EstivalisiD· 2 shared Romina B. BarrozoiD· 2 shared Agustina CanoiD· 1 shared Alexander Del ToroiD· 1 shared Amanda J. González-Segarra· 1 shared André Luis Costa‐da‐SilvaiD· 1 shared Francisca C. AlmeidaiD· 1 shared Héctor Salas Morales· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedMar 13, 2024

Food recognition in a blood-feeding insect: characterization of the pharyngeal taste organ

Isabel Ortega-Insaurralde, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva…·Romina B. Barrozo

The paper characterizes the pharyngeal taste organ in Rhodnius prolixus, identifying its role in detecting appetitive and aversive stimuli during blood feeding.

6 citations

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 6, 2023

Hunger- and thirst-sensing neurons modulate a neuroendocrine network to coordinate sugar and water ingestion

Amanda J. González-Segarra, Gina B. Pontes, Nicholas Jourjine…·Kristin Scott

The paper identifies a neural circuit in Drosophila that modulates sugar and water ingestion through a network of peptidergic neurons.

1 citation

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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GenomicsGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedAug 10, 2021

Evolution of the insect PPK gene family

José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, Francisca C. Almeida, Gina B. Pontes…·Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo

This study analyzes the evolution of PPK gene family across 26 insect species, identifying 578 genes in 7 subfamilies and revealing lineage-specific expansions and conserved functional features.

40 citations

multiple speciesstatistical model

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