[HTML][HTML] Towards a method for cryopreservation of mosquito vectors of human pathogens

EN Gallichotte, KM Dobos, GD Ebel, M Hagedorn… - Cryobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for millions of human deaths every year, posing a
massive burden on global public health. Mosquitoes transmit a variety of bacteria, parasites …

[HTML][HTML] Research Progress on the Regulation of Autophagy and Apoptosis in Insects by Sterol Hormone 20-Hydroxyecdysone

L Lin, H Li, Q Zheng, J Hu, W Wu - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insects rely on a sterol hormone known as 20-Hydroxyecdysone to
regulate vital cellular activities. This study delves deep into the biosynthesis of this hormone …

Manipulation of pantothenate kinase in Anopheles stephensi suppresses pantothenate levels with minimal impacts on mosquito fitness

N Thakre, RMS Gurge, J Isoe, H Kivi… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pantothenate (Pan) is an essential nutrient required by both the mosquito vector and malaria
parasite. We previously demonstrated that increasing pantothenate kinase (PanK) activity …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding the language of transmission among vector-pathogen-host

M Hajkazemian - 2023 - diva-portal.org
Vector-borne diseases account for over 17 percent of all infectious diseases and lead to
more than 700,000 mortalities annually. Importantly, there is a complex interaction between …

[HTML][HTML] Aquatic Exposure to Abscisic Acid Transstadially Enhances Anopheles stephensi Resistance to Malaria Parasite Infection

DM Taylor, RS Haney, S Luckhart - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ancient stress signaling molecule abscisic acid (ABA) is ubiquitous in animals and
plants but is perhaps most well-known from its early discovery as a plant hormone. ABA can …