MAPK ERK signaling regulates the TGF-beta1-dependent mosquito response to Plasmodium falciparum.

Malaria is caused by infection with intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Although a variety of anti-parasite effector genes have been identified in anopheline mosquitoes, little is known about the signaling pathways that regulate these resp...

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Main Authors: Win Surachetpong, Naresh Singh, Kong Wai Cheung, Shirley Luckhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2658807?pdf=render