MAPK ERK signaling regulates the TGF-beta1-dependent mosquito response to Plasmodium falciparum.
Malaria is caused by infection with intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Although a variety of anti-parasite effector genes have been identified in anopheline mosquitoes, little is known about the signaling pathways that regulate these resp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2658807?pdf=render |