A mating-induced reproductive gene promotes Anopheles tolerance to Plasmodium falciparum infection
P. Marcenac, W. R. Shaw, E. G. Kakani, S. N. Mitchell, A. South, K. Werling, E. Marrogi, D. G. Abernathy, R. S. Yerbanga, R. K. Dabire, A. Diabate, T. Lefevre, F. Catteruccia
The paper shows that mating-induced gene MISO in Anopheles mosquitoes protects females from fecundity costs of Plasmodium falciparum infection without affecting parasite development.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2020Microbiology