An Anopheles aquasalis GATA factor Serpent is required for immunity against Plasmodium and bacteria.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Ana C Bahia, Marina S Kubota, Jayme A Souza-Neto, Leonardo B Koerich, Ana Beatriz Barletta, Helena R C Araújo, Caroline M Gonçalves, Cláudia M Ríos-Velásquez, Paulo F P Pimenta, Yara M Traub-Csekö
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Gata
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006785; https://doaj.org/article/fde3e0a5a6414f00850c80f2570ae602

Innate immunity is an ancient and conserved defense system that provides an early effective response against invaders. Many immune genes of Anopheles mosquitoes have been implicated in defense against a variety of pathogens, including plasmodia. Nevertheless, only recent work identified some immune...