Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-189

  Sirot, Laura K ^a   Poulson, Rebecca L ^a   Caitlin McKenna, M ^a   Girnary, Hussein ^a   Wolfner, Mariana F ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory gland proteins; Gene expression; Mass spectrometry; Reproduction; Sequence comparisons

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; IRON; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BLOOD CLOTTING; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEOMICS; SALIVARY GLAND; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CULICIDAE; DENGUE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON; MALE; OVIPARITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEOMICS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS GROUP;

EID: 38149024831     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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