Splice-inhibiting MOs were obtained from Gene Tools, maintained in nuclease-free water at a final concentration of 1 mM, and stored at −80 °C.
Baseline and historical net migration estimates were obtained from databases maintained by the UN (e.g. Preston et al. 2001).
Fourth instar specimens of Triatoma brasiliensis (Brazil), T. infestans (Bolivia) and Rhodnius prolixus (Honduras) were obtained from colonies maintained at 28°C and 65% relative humidity.
The sequences were obtained from databases maintained by the NCBI (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).nih.gov
Tissue samples were obtained from mice maintained on RC or HFD for 3 months.
Zebra finches were obtained from aviaries maintained at the University of Illinois.
HUVECs were obtained from Lonza, maintained in EGM2 (Lonza) and used for experiments between passage 3 and passage 6.
Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies (Saudi Arabia strain) were obtained from colonies maintained at Walter Reed Army Institute for Research WRAIRR) and at NIAID-NIH.
Nodal explants of D. longicornu were obtained from plants maintained in the net house of the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
HEK293T, HeLa and all pancreatic cancer cell lines were obtained from ATCC, maintained under recommended culture conditions and transfected as previously described.
