Transglutaminase 3 negatively regulates immune responses on the heart of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

Abstract The immune and circulatory systems of insects are functionally integrated. Following infection, immune cells called hemocytes aggregate around the ostia (valves) of the heart. An earlier RNA sequencing project in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, revealed that the heart-assoc...

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Main Authors: Yan Yan, Abinaya Ramakrishnan, Tania Y. Estévez-Lao, Julián F. Hillyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10766-z