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Rafael Dias Mesquita

Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroORCID 0000-0002-2882-3362Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Pedro Lagerblad de OliveiraiD· 2 shared Ana Beatriz Walter‐NunoiD· 1 shared Daniela V. Santos· 1 shared David MajerowicziD· 1 shared Felipe A. DiasiD· 1 shared Gabriela O. Paiva‐SilvaiD· 1 shared Glória Regina Cardoso Braz· 1 shared Grasielle Caldas D’Ávila PessoaiD· 1 shared

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Small Heat Shock Proteins have a Paramount Role inTrypanosoma cruzi Infection Impacting Intestinal Homeostasis of an Insect Vector of Chagas Disease

Tainan C. Guedes-Silva, Ana Beatriz Walter‐Nuno, Jessica Pereira, Marianna R. Franca, Felipe A. Dias, Hugo Diego Perdomo, Isabela Ramos, Gabriela O. Paiva‐Silva, Rafael Dias Mesquita, Pedro Luna Araújo Oliveira

This study shows that small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) in Rhodnius prolixus are critical for gut homeostasis and parasite control during Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Analysis of the testicles transcriptome of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus.

Jovino C. Cardoso, José M. C. Ribeiro, Daniela V. Santos, Marcos Horácio Pereira, Ricardo N. Araújo, Nelder F. Gontijo, Grasielle Caldas D’Ávila Pessoa, Maurı́cio Roberto Viana Sant'Anna, Marcos Henrique Ferreira Sorgine, David Majerowicz, Marcelo Neves de Medeiros, Glória Regina Cardoso Braz, Rafael Dias Mesquita, Pedro Lagerblad de Oliveira, Leonardo Barbosa Koerich

This paper analyzes the testicles transcriptome of Rhodnius prolixus to identify genes involved in male reproduction and highlights the lack of functional annotations for many transcripts.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2020 · PreprintGenomics