Mosquito Ferritin: A Haem-Binding Iron Store Required for Egg Development and Targetable for Malaria Control
Chiging Tupe, Rahul Pasupureddy, Shruti Bhatt, Bharti Goyal, Ankit Kumar, Aashima Gupta, Amit lalwani, Rudra Nayan Das, Sujatha Sunil, Shailja Singh, Kailash Chand Pandey, Soumyananda Chakraborti
This study identifies mosquito ferritin as a critical iron-storage protein essential for egg development and highlights its potential as a target for malaria control through iron chelation.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry