Punita Sharma

This paper characterizes a transferrin homolog in Anopheles culicifacies, showing its role in iron transport and reproductive physiology through expression analysis and RNAi experiments.

This paper shows that genetic changes in Plasmodium vivax help it survive in Anopheles stephensi by manipulating mosquito tissue-specific immune responses through RNAseq analysis.

The paper investigates how Plasmodium vivax affects gut microbiota and immunity in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, finding that the parasite suppresses bacterial populations to evade immune responses.

The paper identifies and characterizes Ac-qtc, a gene in Anopheles culicifacies, and shows its sex-specific expression and role in mating and blood feeding behaviors.

The paper identifies plant-like transcripts in mosquito salivary glands and suggests their potential functional role in mosquito-plant-microbe interactions.