Cell biological analysis of mosquito midgut invasion: The defensive role of the actin-based ookinete hood

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 480-492

  Schlegelmilch, Timm ^a   Vlachou, Dina ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Host parasite interactions; Malaria; Mosquito midgut invasion; Ookinete hood; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; F ACTIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MELANIN; PHALLOIDIN; PROTEIN P28; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GENE SILENCING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALARIA; MICROVILLUS; MIDGUT; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PLASMODIUM (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); RNA INTERFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYGOTE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE,; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALARIA,; MOSQUITO MIDGUT INVASION,; OOKINETE HOOD,; PLASMODIUM,;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLASMODIUM; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

EID: 84892748330     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047772413Z.000000000180     Document Type: Article

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