High-Resolution Proteomics Unveils Salivary Gland Disruption and Saliva-Hemolymph Protein Exchange in Plasmodium-Infected Mosquitoes
Thiago Luiz Alves e Silva, Sachie Kanatani, Ana Beatriz F. Barletta, Cindi L. Schwartz, Benjamin Liffner, Octávio A. C. Talyuli, Janet J. Olivas, Bianca M. Nagata, Zarna Rajeshkumar Pala, Tales Vicari Pascini, Derron A. Alves, Ming Zhao, Motoshi Suzuki, Lilian Patrick Dorner, Friedrich Frischknecht, , Joel Vega-Rodríguez
This study uses high-resolution proteomics to show that Plasmodium infection disrupts mosquito salivary glands, causing exchange of proteins between hemolymph and saliva.
Nature Communications · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology