Fz2 and Cdc42 Mediate Melanization and Actin Polymerization but Are Dispensable for Plasmodium Killing in the Mosquito Midgut

The midgut epithelium of the mosquito malaria vector Anopheles is a hostile environment for Plasmodium, with most parasites succumbing to host defenses. This study addresses morphological and ultrastructural features associated with Plasmodium berghei ookinete invasion in Anopheles gambiae midguts t...

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Main Authors: Shiao, Shin-Hong, Whitten, Miranda M. A, Zachary, Daniel, Hoffmann, Jules A, Levashina, Elena A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2006
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1757202/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17196037
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020133
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