The kynurenine pathway (KP) of L-tryptophan metabolism produces several neuroactive
metabolites with an amino acid structure. These metabolites may play an important role in …

Kynurenine pathway is gaining attention due to the many metabolic processes in which it
has been involved. The tryptophan conversion into several other metabolites through this …

A Cas9/guide RNA-based gene drive strain, AgNosCd-1, was developed to deliver
antiparasite effector molecules to the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. The …

The mosquito microbiota can influence host physiology and vector competence, but a
detailed understanding of these processes is lacking. Here we found that the gut microbiota …

Many insect pigments are localized in subcellular pigment granules, and transport of
pigment precursors from the cytoplasm is accomplished by ABC proteins. Drosophila …

Some organisms have evolved a survival strategy to withstand severe dehydration in an
ametabolic state, called anhydrobiosis. The only known example of anhydrobiosis among …

Aims L‐tryptophan is an essential aromatic amino acid for the growth and development of
animals. Studies about enteric L‐tryptophan‐producing bacteria are scarce. In this report …

Insect ommochrome biosynthesis pathways metabolize tryptophan to generate eye-color
pigments and wild-type alleles of pathway genes are useful phenotypic markers in …

Studies on the formation of ommochrome pigment granules are very few, despite their
generalized occurrence as screening pigments in insect eyes. This is particularly true for …

The increasing resistance to currently available insecticides in the malaria vector,
Anopheles mosquitoes, hampers their use as an effective vector control strategy for the …