ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channels reveal functional linkage between salivary gland function and blood feeding in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti
The salivary gland of Aedes aegypti is needed for efficient blood feeding, and disruption of ATP-gated Kir channels prevents salivation and blood feeding in A. aegypti as well as horizontal transmission and acquisition of Dengue virus2.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03222-1 |