Late-phase immune responses limiting oocyst survival are independent of TEP1 function yet display strain specific differences in Anopheles gambiae

Late-phase immune responses limiting oocyst survival are independent of TEP1 function yet display strain specific differences in Anopheles gambiae

Abstract Background There is emerging evidence that mosquito anti-Plasmodium immunity is multimodal with distinct mechanisms for killing malaria parasites at either the ookinete or oocyst stages. Early-phase responses targeting the ookinete require complement-like components circulating in the mosqu...

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Main Authors: Hyeogsun Kwon, Benjamin R. Arends, Ryan C. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles gambiae
Innate immunity
Hemocytes
Plasmodium berghei
Late-phase immunity
TEP1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2308-0

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