FIGURE 13.
Schematic representation of iron and heme related genes identified in the Rhodnius prolixus genome: Ferritin (Fer), Iron Regulatory Protein (IRP), Transferrin (Tsf), Melanotransferrin (mTsf) Malvolio (MLV1/2), Mitoferrin (Mfrn), Aminolevulinic Acid Synthase (ALAS), Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (ALAD), Porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD), Uroporphyrinogen III Synthase (UROS), Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase (UROD), Coproporphyrinogen III Oxidase (CPOX), Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX), Ferrochelatase (FECH), Heme oxygenase (HO) and Feline Leukemia Virus C Receptor (FLVCR). ZIP proteins were ommited.