A New Role of the Mosquito Complement-like Cascade in Male Fertility in Anopheles gambiae.
Thioester-containing protein 1 (TEP1) is a key immune factor that determines mosquito resistance to a wide range of pathogens, including malaria parasites. Here we report a new allele-specific function of TEP1 in male fertility. We demonstrate that during spermatogenesis TEP1 binds to and removes da...
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| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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| coleção: | PLoS Biology |
| Acesso em linha: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4579081?pdf=render |