2024
Anopheles gambiae lacking AgTRIO probe inefficiently on a mammalian host
Chuang Y, Dong Y, Stone H, Abouneameh S, Tang X, Raduwan H, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. Anopheles gambiae lacking AgTRIO probe inefficiently on a mammalian host. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114600. PMID: 39126653, PMCID: PMC11407849, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVertebrate hostsAnopheles gambiaePlasmodium sporozoitesCRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editingPlasmodium transmissionTransmit malariaMosquito probingMosquito salivaTransmit PlasmodiumBlood resourcesMalariaRepetitive probesBloodPlasmodiumMammalian hostsAbility of mosquitoesBlood mealGenome editingA. gambiaeKnockoutVertebratesGambiaHostMealSaliva
2019
ELF4 facilitates innate host defenses against Plasmodium by activating transcription of Pf4 and Ppbp
Wang D, Zhang Z, Cui S, Zhao Y, Craft S, Fikrig E, You F. ELF4 facilitates innate host defenses against Plasmodium by activating transcription of Pf4 and Ppbp. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 7787-7796. PMID: 30898878, PMCID: PMC6514618, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet factor 4Host defenseComponent of plateletsPro-platelet basic proteinKilling of parasitesFactor 4Innate immune moleculesInnate immune signalingInnate host defenseC chemokinesWT littermatesTranscription factor 4Control animalsImmune moleculesInnate immunityInfected erythrocytesImmune signalingInfectionExpression levelsMiceType IBasic proteinDefense peptidesPlateletsPlasmodium
2012
Enhanced Survival of Plasmodium-Infected Mosquitoes during Starvation
Zhao YO, Kurscheid S, Zhang Y, Liu L, Zhang L, Loeliger K, Fikrig E. Enhanced Survival of Plasmodium-Infected Mosquitoes during Starvation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40556. PMID: 22808193, PMCID: PMC3393683, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival advantageInsulin-like signalingAbility of mosquitoesInsulin-like peptidesInfection altersUninfected mosquitoesOocyst developmentPlasmodium developmentEnhanced expressionInsect vectorsPeriods of starvationFitness costsEnhanced survivalVertebrate hostsMicroarray analysisCarbohydrate catabolismCause malariaPlasmodiumStarvationMosquitoes