M. Povelones

Establishment and comparative genomics of a high-quality collection of mosquito-associated bacterial isolates -- MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection)

The paper establishes a high-quality bacterial isolate collection (MosAIC) from mosquitoes, providing genomic data and phylogenomic analysis to study mosquito-associated bacteria.

Adhesion of Crithidia fasciculata promotes a rapid change in developmental fate driven by cAMP signaling

This study investigates how adhesion triggers differentiation in Crithidia fasciculata, showing cAMP signaling is critical for attachment and involves reorganization of signaling components along the flagellum.

Aedes aegypti Malpighian tubules are immunologically activated following systemic Toll activation

This study shows that Aedes aegypti Malpighian tubules directly respond to systemic Toll activation by upregulating Toll pathway target genes and overlapping with hemolymph proteomic changes, suggesting a role in mosquito humoral immunity.

The CLIP-domain serine protease CLIPC9 regulates melanization downstream of SPCLIP1, CLIPA8, and CLIPA28 in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

This paper identifies CLIPC9 as a key serine protease required for melanization in Anopheles gambiae, showing its regulation by CLIP-SPHs and SRPN2.

A novel assay to isolate and quantify third-stage filarial larvae emerging from individual mosquitoes

The paper develops a novel assay to quantify third-stage filarial larvae emerging from mosquitoes and reports infection rates and timing for two filarial species.

C-type lectins CTL4 and CTLMA2: conserved heterodimeric structure and glycan specificity in Anopheles mosquitoes

This study characterizes the structure and glycan specificity of CTL4 and CTLMA2 in Anopheles mosquitoes, showing their role in modulating Plasmodium infection through disulfide bonding and sugar binding.