Publications - Dr. Patricia Pietrantonio Lab

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Henriques-Santos, B. M., Baker, D., Zhou, N., Snavely, T., Sacchettini, J. C., & Pietrantonio, P. V. (2024). Target-based discovery of antagonists of the tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) kinin receptor identifies small molecules that inhibit midgut contractions. Pest management science, 10.1002/ps.8242. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8242

Hernandez, J. R., Xiong, C., & Pietrantonio, P. V. (2024). A fluorescently-tagged tick kinin neuropeptide triggers peristalsis and labels tick midgut muscles. Scientific reports, 14(1), 10863. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61570-w

Henriques-Santos, B. M., Xiong, C., & Pietrantonio, P. V. (2023). Automated analysis of feeding behaviors of females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti using a modified flyPAD system. Scientific reports, 13(1), 20188. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47277-4

Lee, H. J., Shields, M. R., Landeta, A., Saldaña, M. A., Fredregill, C. L., & Pietrantonio, P. V. (2023). Evaluation of field resistance in field-collected mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say through quantification of ULV permethrin/PBO formulation in field bioassays. Pest management science, 79(10), 3934–3949. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7587

Hernandez, J. R., Liu, S., Fredregill, C. L., & Pietrantonio, P. V. (2023). Impact of the V410L kdr mutation and co-occurring genotypes at kdr sites 1016 and 1534 in the VGSC on the probability of survival of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) to Permanone in Harris County, TX, USA. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 17(1), e0011033. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011033Kwon H, Ali Agha M, Smith RC, Nachman RJ, Marion-Poll F, Pietrantonio PV. Leucokinin mimetic elicits aversive behavior in mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) and inhibits the sugar taste neuron. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jun 21;113(25):6880-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1520404113. Epub 2016 Jun 6. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1520404113

Gulia-Nuss M, Nuss AB, Meyer JM, Sonenshine DE, Roe RM, Waterhouse RM, Sattelle DB, de la Fuente J, Ribeiro JM, Megy K, Thimmapuram J, Miller JR, Walenz BP, Koren S, Hostetler JB, Thiagarajan M, Joardar VS, Hannick LI, Bidwell S, Hammond MP, Young S, Zeng Q, Abrudan JL, Almeida FC, Ayllón N, Bhide K, Bissinger BW, Bonzon-Kulichenko E, Buckingham SD, Caffrey DR, Caimano MJ, Croset V, Driscoll T, Gilbert D, Gillespie JJ, Giraldo-Calderón GI, Grabowski JM, Jiang D, Khalil SM, Kim D, Kocan KM, Koči J, Kuhn RJ, Kurtti TJ, Lees K, Lang EG, Kennedy RC, Kwon H, Perera R, Qi Y, Radolf JD, Sakamoto JM, Sánchez-Gracia A, Severo MS, Silverman N, Šimo L, Tojo M, Tornador C, Van Zee JP, Vázquez J, Vieira FG, Villar M, Wespiser AR, Yang Y, Zhu J, Arensburger P, Pietrantonio PV, Barker SC, Shao R, Zdobnov EM, Hauser F, Grimmelikhuijzen CJ, Park Y, Rozas J, Benton R, Pedra JH, Nelson DR, Unger MF, Tubio JM, Tu Z, Robertson HM, Shumway M, Sutton G, Wortman JR, Lawson D, Wikel SK, Nene VM, Fraser CM, Collins FH, Birren B, Nelson KE,Caler E, Hill CA. Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease. Nat Commun. 2016 Feb 9;7:10507. DOI:10.1038/ncomms10507