Apolipophorin-III mediates antiplasmodial epithelial responses in Anopheles gambiae (G3) mosquitoes.

Apolipophorin-III (ApoLp-III) is known to play an important role in lipid transport and innate immunity in lepidopteran insects. However, there is no evidence of involvement of ApoLp-IIIs in the immune responses of dipteran insects such as Drosophila and mosquitoes.We report the molecular and functi...

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Main Authors: Lalita Gupta, Ju Young Noh, Yong Hun Jo, Seung Han Oh, Sanjeev Kumar, Mi Young Noh, Yong Seok Lee, Sung-Jae Cha, Sook Jae Seo, Iksoo Kim, Yeon Soo Han, Carolina Barillas-Mury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2970580?pdf=render