Introduction of double stranded RNA into invertebrate cells often results in posttranscriptional
silencing of target genes through a mechanism termed RNA interference (RNAi). Double-…

… we report on the use of lepidopteran insect cells for expressing three A. gambiae ORs, OR1,
2 … Using lepidopteran insect cells as an expression platform, efficient expression of mosquito …

… The completion of the sequencing of the Anopheles genome provides a wealth of information
on … Anopheles gambiae and attempt a comparative analysis of insect immune systems. …

… viruses can infect cultured insect cells, specifically those ofA. gambiae, the major vector of
… In addition, it should be possible to adapt them for transformation of other insects that are …

… is essential for studies in insect cellular immunity. Hemocyte … other insects including
numerous species of economic importance. Key challenges include the small size of many insects …

… A new insect member of the STAT family of transcription factors (Ag‐STAT) has been
cloned from the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. The domain involved in DNA …

… To accompany the docking lines, we describe a kit of insect transgenesis plasmids allowing
efficient multiple-insert cloning and harboring either of seven possible transgenesis reporter …

… gambiae-derived cell lines have been established in our laboratory, which display features
characteristic of insect hemocytes, including phagocytosis of bacteria (HMM, unpublished …

… female response to mating in insects have so far been mainly … In the only other insect analyzed
to date, the honey bee Apis … gambiae, we conducted an initial whole-genome microarray …

… larval CCL-125 cells, we evaluated the effects of iron exposure in a second mosquito cell
line, Anopheles gambiae Giles [(Diptera: Culicidae), African malaria mosquito] 4a3b cells. This …