Recurrent Horizontal Transfers of Chapaev Transposons in Diverse Invertebrate and Vertebrate Animals

HH Zhang, C Feschotte, MJ Han… - Genome biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Horizontal transfer (HT) of a transposable element (TE) into a new genome is regarded as
an important force to drive genome variation and biological innovation. In addition, HT also …

RNA-Seq Comparison of Larval and Adult Malpighian Tubules of the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti Reveals Life Stage-Specific Changes in Renal Function

Y Li, PM Piermarini, CJ Esquivel, HE Drumm… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The life history of Aedes aegypti presents diverse challenges to its diuretic
system. During the larval and pupal life stages mosquitoes are aquatic. With the emergence …

Genome-wide comparative analysis of chemosensory gene families in five tsetse fly species

R Macharia, P Mireji, E Murungi, G Murilla… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
For decades, odour-baited traps have been used for control of tsetse flies (Diptera;
Glossinidae), vectors of African trypanosomes. However, differential responses to known …

RNASeq Analysis of Aedes albopictus Mosquito Midguts after Chikungunya Virus Infection

RK Vedururu, MJ Neave, M Tachedjian, MJ Klein… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging pathogen around the world and causes
significant morbidity in patients. A single amino acid mutation in the envelope protein of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dengue-2 virus infection on protein expression in the salivary glands of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

DM Chisenhall, BL Londono… - The American journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dengue virus (DENV) is the most important mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that is transmitted
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The primary mosquito vector of …

A proteogenomic analysis of Anopheles gambiae using high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry

R Chaerkady, DS Kelkar, B Muthusamy… - Genome …, 2011 - genome.cshlp.org
Anopheles gambiae is a major mosquito vector responsible for malaria transmission, whose
genome sequence was reported in 2002. Genome annotation is a continuing effort, and …

Rhythms and synchronization patterns in gene expression in the Aedes aegypti mosquito

AA Ptitsyn, G Reyes-Solis, K Saavedra-Rodriguez… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is arguably the most studied of all mosquito species in the
laboratory and is the primary vector of both Dengue and Yellow Fever flaviviruses in the …

Exome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Aedes aegypti Identifies a Locus That Confers Resistance to Brugia malayi and Alters the Immune Response

P Juneja, CV Ariani, YS Ho, J Akorli, WJ Palmer… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Many mosquito species are naturally polymorphic for their abilities to transmit parasites, a
feature which is of great interest for controlling vector-borne disease. Aedes aegypti, the …

Fucosylation enhances colonization of ticks by Anaplasma phagocytophilum

JHF Pedra, S Narasimhan, D Rendić… - Cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Fucosylated structures participate in a wide range of pathological processes in eukaryotes
and prokaryotes. The impact of fucose on microbial pathogenesis, however, has been less …

Genome mapping and characterization of the Anopheles gambiae heterochromatin

MV Sharakhova, P George, IV Brusentsova, SC Leman… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Heterochromatin plays an important role in chromosome function and gene
regulation. Despite the availability of polytene chromosomes and genome sequence, the …