OrthoDB v11: annotation of orthologs in the widest sampling of organismal diversity

D Kuznetsov, F Tegenfeldt, M Manni… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OrthoDB provides evolutionary and functional annotations of genes in a diverse sampling of
eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses. Genomics continues to accelerate our exploration of …

A transcriptomic atlas of Aedes aegypti reveals detailed functional organization of major body parts and gut regional specializations in sugar-fed and blood-fed adult …

B Hixson, XL Bing, X Yang, A Bonfini, P Nagy… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mosquitoes transmit numerous pathogens, but large gaps remain in our understanding of
their physiology. To facilitate explorations of mosquito biology, we have created Aegypti …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve homology-based repair outcomes following CRISPR-based gene editing in mosquitoes: lessons in how to keep any repair disruptions …

M Finney, J Romanowski, ZN Adelman - Virology Journal, 2022 - Springer
Programmable gene editing systems such as CRISPR-Cas have made mosquito genome
engineering more practical and accessible, catalyzing the development of cutting-edge …

[HTML][HTML] Nondestructive methods of Pathogen Detection: importance of Mosquito Integrity in studies of Disease Transmission and Control

ACA Meireles, FGF Rios, LHM Feitoza, LR da Silva… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes are vectors of many pathogens, including viruses, protozoans, and helminths,
spreading these pathogens to humans as well as to wild and domestic animals. As the …

[HTML][HTML] The transcriptional response in mosquitoes distinguishes between fungi and bacteria but not Gram types

B Hixson, L Huot, B Morejon, X Yang, P Nagy, K Michel… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Mosquitoes are prolific vectors of human pathogens, therefore a clear and accurate
understanding of the organization of their antimicrobial defenses is crucial for informing the …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics of Plasmodium vivax in Colombia reveals evidence of local bottle-necking and inter-country connectivity in the Americas

E Sutanto, Z Pava, DF Echeverry, TM Lopera-Mesa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Colombia aims to eliminate malaria by 2030 but remains one of the highest burden
countries in the Americas. Plasmodium vivax contributes half of all malaria cases, with its …

[PDF][PDF] Strong Positive Selection in Aedes aegypti and the Rapid Evolution of Insecticide Resistance

RR Love, JR Sikder, RJ Vivero… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aedes aegypti vectors the pathogens that cause dengue, yellow fever, Zika virus, and
chikungunya and is a serious threat to public health in tropical regions. Decades of work has …

[HTML][HTML] UniProt and Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics—A 2-Way Working Relationship

EH Bowler-Barnett, J Fan, J Luo, M Magrane… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2023 - ASBMB
The human proteome comprises of all of the proteins produced by the sequences translated
from the human genome with additional modifications in both sequence and function caused …

[HTML][HTML] Aedes aegypti Malpighian tubules are immunologically activated following systemic Toll activation

SD Sneed, SB Dwivedi, C DiGate, S Denecke… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Canine heartworm is a widespread and potentially fatal mosquito-borne
disease caused by infections with the parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis. We have …

[HTML][HTML] TriTrypDB: An integrated functional genomics resource for kinetoplastida

A Shanmugasundram, D Starns, U Böhme… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Parasitic diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites are a burden to public health
throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb. org) is a …