Maira Arruda Cardoso

Embryonic piRNAs target horizontally transferred vertebrate transposons in assassin bugs

The paper shows that piRNAs in assassin bugs target horizontally transferred vertebrate transposons during embryogenesis, using a non-canonical mechanism distinct from typical ping-pong amplification.

A Reaction-Diffusion Network model predicts a dual role of Cactus/IκB to regulate Dorsal/NFκB nuclear translocation in Drosophila

The paper develops a reaction-diffusion model to show Cactus/IκB has a dual role in regulating Dorsal/NFκB nuclear translocation in Drosophila embryos.

Analysis of ovarian transcriptomes reveals thousands of novel genes in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus

The paper improves the genome and transcriptome of Rhodnius prolixus by identifying over 2,000 novel genes and analyzing stage-specific gene expression during oogenesis.

A Novel function for Cactus/IκB inhibitor to promote Toll signals in the Drosophila embryo

The paper shows that Cactus promotes Toll signals in Drosophila embryos by modulating Dorsal nuclear localization, revealing differential behavior of the Dorsal gradient in response to Cactus concentrations.