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A new role of the mosquito complement-like cascade in male fertility in Anopheles gambiae [1]

Thioester-containing protein 1 (TEP1) is a key immune factor that determines mosquito resistance to a wide range of pathogens, including malaria parasites. Here we report a new allele-specific function of TEP1 in male fertility.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
22/09/2015
Julien Pompon [3], Elena A. Levashina [4]
PLoS Biology [5]
1-17
Tags:
Malaria [6], Vector Borne Diseases [7], Research [8]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/new-role-mosquito-complement-cascade-male-fertility-anopheles-gambiae
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002255
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/julien-pompon
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elena-levashina
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-biology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research