List of works - Maria-Dolors Piulachs

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A synthase from Blattella germanica. Cloning, expression, developmental pattern and tissue expression

scientific article

Allatostatic neuropeptides from the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae). Identification, immunolocalization and activity

scientific article published on 01 October 1994

Allatostatin gene expression in brain and midgut, and activity of synthetic allatostatins on feeding-related processes in the cockroach Blattella germanica.

scientific article

An experimental test of the role of environmental temperature variability on ectotherm molecular, physiological and life-history traits: implications for global warming.

scientific article

Biogeographic origin and thermal acclimation interact to determine survival and hsp90 expression in Drosophila species submitted to thermal stress.

scientific article

Brownie, a gene involved in building complex respiratory devices in insect eggshells

scientific article

Chorion formation in panoistic ovaries requires windei and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 9.

scientific article published on 18 July 2013

Citrus, a key insect eggshell protein ⬇️

scientific article published on November 13, 2010

Cloning and expression pattern of the ecdysone receptor and retinoid X receptor from the centipede Lithobius peregrinus (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha).

scientific article published on 19 August 2011

Comparative analysis of miRNA expression during the development of insects of different metamorphosis modes and germ-band types

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Conservation of fruitless' role as master regulator of male courtship behaviour from cockroaches to flies

scientific article published on 22 February 2011

Conserved association of Argonaute 1 and 2 proteins with miRNA and siRNA pathways throughout insect evolution, from cockroaches to flies

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Coordinated expression and activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase and reductase in the fat body of Blattella germanica (L.) during vitellogenesis.

scientific article

Crosstalk of EGFR signalling with Notch and Hippo pathways to regulate cell specification, migration and proliferation in cockroach panoistic ovaries

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

Deep sequencing of organ- and stage-specific microRNAs in the evolutionarily basal insect Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

scientific article

Dicer-1 is a key enzyme in the regulation of oogenesis in panoistic ovaries

scientific article

Different Bla-g T cell antigens dominate responses in asthma versus rhinitis subjects

scientific article

Diversity of piRNA expression patterns during the ontogeny of the German cockroach

article

Ecdysone signalling and ovarian development in insects: from stem cells to ovarian follicle formation.

scientific article

Effects of hypocholesterolaemic agents on the expression and activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase in the fat body of the German cockroach

scientific article

Expansions of key protein families in the German cockroach highlight the molecular basis of its remarkable success as a global indoor pest

article

Expression analysis of putative vitellogenin and lipophorin receptors in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and workers

scientific article published on 19 June 2008

Fast induction of vitellogenin gene expression by juvenile hormone III in the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

scientific article

Feeding and activation of corpora allata in the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae)

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Identification and characterization of a fatty acyl reductase from a Spodoptera littoralis female gland involved in pheromone biosynthesis.

scientific article published on 7 October 2014

Identification and functional characterization of an ovarian aquaporin from the cockroach Blattella germanica L. (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

scientific article

Induction of choriogenesis by 20-hydroxyecdysone in the German cockroach.

scientific article

Inhibition of vitellogenin production by allatostatin in the German cockroach

scientific article published in August 1996

Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase lower fecundity in the German cockroach: correlation between the effects on fecundity in vivo with the inhibition of enzymatic activity in embryo cells.

scientific article published in October 2003

Ketomethylene and methyleneamino pseudopeptide analogues of insect allatostatins inhibit juvenile hormone and vitellogenin production in the cockroach Blattella germanica.

scientific article

Key roles of the Broad-Complex gene in insect embryogenesis

scientific article published on 18 April 2010

MicroRNA signatures characterizing caste-independent ovarian activity in queen and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.).

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Mitochondrial targeting of farnesyl diphosphate synthase is a widespread phenomenon in eukaryotes.

scientific article

Ovarian 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase in Blattella germanica (L.): pattern of expression and critical role in embryogenesis.

scientific article published in July 2002

Quantity does matter. Juvenile hormone and the onset of vitellogenesis in the German cockroach ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2003

RNAi of ace1 and ace2 in Blattella germanica reveals their differential contribution to acetylcholinesterase activity and sensitivity to insecticides.

scientific article published on 10 November 2009

RNAi reveals the key role of Nervana 1 in cockroach oogenesis and embryo development.

scientific article published on 20 December 2012

SPARC preserves follicular epithelium integrity in insect ovaries

scientific article published on 12 January 2017

Screening of antifeedant activity in brain extracts led to the identification of sulfakinin as a satiety promoter in the German cockroach. Are arthropod sulfakinins homologous to vertebrate gastrins-cholecystokinins?

scientific article

Stimulatory activity of cysteamine on juvenile hormone release in adult females of the cockroach, Blattella germanica

scientific article published in January 1989

Systemic RNAi of the cockroach vitellogenin receptor results in a phenotype similar to that of the Drosophila yolkless mutant

scientific article published in January 2006

The Notch pathway regulates both the proliferation and differentiation of follicular cells in the panoistic ovary of Blattella germanica.

scientific article published on January 2016

The cockroach Blattella germanica obtains nitrogen from uric acid through a metabolic pathway shared with its bacterial endosymbiont.

scientific article published on July 2014

The evolutionary transition from subsocial to eusocial behaviour in Dictyoptera: phylogenetic evidence for modification of the "shift-in-dependent-care" hypothesis with a new subsocial cockroach

scientific article

The microRNA toolkit of insects

scientific article

The vitellogenin of the honey bee, Apis mellifera: structural analysis of the cDNA and expression studies.

scientific article

Unlike in Drosophila Meroistic Ovaries, hippo represses notch in Blattella germanica Panoistic ovaries, triggering the mitosis-endocycle switch in the follicular cells

scientific article

Vitellogenin expression in queen ovaries and in larvae of both sexes of Apis mellifera.

scientific article published in August 2005

List of works by Maria-Dolors Piulachs

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A synthase from Blattella germanica. Cloning, expression, developmental pattern and tissue expression

Allatostatic neuropeptides from the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae). Identification, immunolocalization and activity

Allatostatin gene expression in brain and midgut, and activity of synthetic allatostatins on feeding-related processes in the cockroach Blattella germanica.

An experimental test of the role of environmental temperature variability on ectotherm molecular, physiological and life-history traits: implications for global warming.

Biogeographic origin and thermal acclimation interact to determine survival and hsp90 expression in Drosophila species submitted to thermal stress.

Brownie, a gene involved in building complex respiratory devices in insect eggshells

Chorion formation in panoistic ovaries requires windei and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 9.

Citrus, a key insect eggshell protein ⬇️

Cloning and expression pattern of the ecdysone receptor and retinoid X receptor from the centipede Lithobius peregrinus (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha).

Comparative analysis of miRNA expression during the development of insects of different metamorphosis modes and germ-band types

Conservation of fruitless' role as master regulator of male courtship behaviour from cockroaches to flies

Conserved association of Argonaute 1 and 2 proteins with miRNA and siRNA pathways throughout insect evolution, from cockroaches to flies

Coordinated expression and activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase and reductase in the fat body of Blattella germanica (L.) during vitellogenesis.

Crosstalk of EGFR signalling with Notch and Hippo pathways to regulate cell specification, migration and proliferation in cockroach panoistic ovaries

Deep sequencing of organ- and stage-specific microRNAs in the evolutionarily basal insect Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

Dicer-1 is a key enzyme in the regulation of oogenesis in panoistic ovaries

Different Bla-g T cell antigens dominate responses in asthma versus rhinitis subjects

Diversity of piRNA expression patterns during the ontogeny of the German cockroach

Ecdysone signalling and ovarian development in insects: from stem cells to ovarian follicle formation.

Effects of hypocholesterolaemic agents on the expression and activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase in the fat body of the German cockroach

Expansions of key protein families in the German cockroach highlight the molecular basis of its remarkable success as a global indoor pest

Expression analysis of putative vitellogenin and lipophorin receptors in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and workers

Fast induction of vitellogenin gene expression by juvenile hormone III in the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

Feeding and activation of corpora allata in the cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae)

Identification and characterization of a fatty acyl reductase from a Spodoptera littoralis female gland involved in pheromone biosynthesis.

Identification and functional characterization of an ovarian aquaporin from the cockroach Blattella germanica L. (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae).

Induction of choriogenesis by 20-hydroxyecdysone in the German cockroach.

Inhibition of vitellogenin production by allatostatin in the German cockroach

Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase lower fecundity in the German cockroach: correlation between the effects on fecundity in vivo with the inhibition of enzymatic activity in embryo cells.

Ketomethylene and methyleneamino pseudopeptide analogues of insect allatostatins inhibit juvenile hormone and vitellogenin production in the cockroach Blattella germanica.

Key roles of the Broad-Complex gene in insect embryogenesis

MicroRNA signatures characterizing caste-independent ovarian activity in queen and worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.).

Mitochondrial targeting of farnesyl diphosphate synthase is a widespread phenomenon in eukaryotes.

Ovarian 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase in Blattella germanica (L.): pattern of expression and critical role in embryogenesis.

Quantity does matter. Juvenile hormone and the onset of vitellogenesis in the German cockroach ⬇️

RNAi of ace1 and ace2 in Blattella germanica reveals their differential contribution to acetylcholinesterase activity and sensitivity to insecticides.

RNAi reveals the key role of Nervana 1 in cockroach oogenesis and embryo development.

SPARC preserves follicular epithelium integrity in insect ovaries

Screening of antifeedant activity in brain extracts led to the identification of sulfakinin as a satiety promoter in the German cockroach. Are arthropod sulfakinins homologous to vertebrate gastrins-cholecystokinins?

Stimulatory activity of cysteamine on juvenile hormone release in adult females of the cockroach, Blattella germanica

Systemic RNAi of the cockroach vitellogenin receptor results in a phenotype similar to that of the Drosophila yolkless mutant

The Notch pathway regulates both the proliferation and differentiation of follicular cells in the panoistic ovary of Blattella germanica.

The cockroach Blattella germanica obtains nitrogen from uric acid through a metabolic pathway shared with its bacterial endosymbiont.

The evolutionary transition from subsocial to eusocial behaviour in Dictyoptera: phylogenetic evidence for modification of the "shift-in-dependent-care" hypothesis with a new subsocial cockroach

The microRNA toolkit of insects

The vitellogenin of the honey bee, Apis mellifera: structural analysis of the cDNA and expression studies.

Unlike in Drosophila Meroistic Ovaries, hippo represses notch in Blattella germanica Panoistic ovaries, triggering the mitosis-endocycle switch in the follicular cells

Vitellogenin expression in queen ovaries and in larvae of both sexes of Apis mellifera.