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Association mapping of segregating sites in the early trypsin gene and susceptibility to dengue-2 virus in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2005
Gorrochotegui-Escalante Norma, Lozano-Fuentes Saul, Bennett Kristine E, Molina-Cruz Alvaro, Beaty Barry J, Blackiv William C
Abstract excerpt
Evidence suggests that midgut trypsins in Aedes aegypti condition the mosquito's ability to become infected with the dengue-2 flavivirus (DEN2). The activity of early trypsin protein peaks approximately 3 h after blood feeding and then drops within a few hours. We use association mapping to test the hypothesis that segregating sites in early trypsin condition midgut susceptibility to DEN2 virus. A total of 1642...
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