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The smORF-containing gene mille-pattes is required for moulting and Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus
Carina Azevedo Oliveira Silva, Sandy da Silveira Alves, Bruno da Costa Rodrigues…·Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca
This study shows that the smORF-containing gene mlpt is essential for moulting in Rhodnius prolixus and inhibits Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis, impacting Chagas disease transmission.
DOI 10.1101/2020.10.06.324897