Mosquito-borne diseases having the greatest impact on human health are typically
prevalent in the tropical belt of the world. However, these diseases are conquering …

In mosquitoes, the interaction between the gut microbiota, the immune system, and the
pathogens that these insects transmit to humans and animals is regarded as a key …

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus and a major cause
of human viral encephalitis in Asia. We provide an overview of the knowledge on vector …

More than 25% of human infectious diseases are vector-borne diseases (VBDs). These
diseases, caused by pathogens shared between animals and humans, are a growing threat …

Fungal diseases are widespread among insects and play a crucial role in naturally
regulating insect populations. Mosquitoes, known as vectors for numerous infectious …

Glutaminyl cyclase (QC) modifies N-terminal glutamine or glutamic acid residues of target
proteins into cyclic pyroglutamic acid (pGlu). Here, we report the biochemical and functional …

Lack of an adaptive strategy to combat infection creates opportunities for the innate immune
system to guide invertebrate defense mechanisms. The innate immunity signaling cascades …

Highlights•The mosquito microbiota plays a modulatory role in arbovirus transmission.•
Mosquito–microbiota–virus interactions are diverse and poorly characterized.•Elucidating …

ABSTRACT RNA viruses include respiratory viruses, such as coronaviruses and influenza
viruses, as well as vector-borne viruses, like dengue and West Nile virus. RNA viruses like …

Simple Summary Immune responses of Lepidopteran pests to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) or
Bt toxins, including pattern recognition proteins, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their …