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FBN30 in wild Anopheles gambiae functions as a pathogen recognition molecule against clinically circulating Plasmodium falciparum in malaria endemic areas in Kenya.
Scientific reports - 17 Aug 2017
Niu Guodong, Zhang Genwei, Franca Caio, Cui Yingjun, Munga Stephen, Afrane Yaw, Li Jun
Abstract excerpt
Malaria is a worldwide health problem that affects two-thirds of the world population. Plasmodium invasion of anopheline mosquitoes is an obligatory step for malaria transmission. However, mosquito-malaria molecular interactions in nature are not clear. A genetic variation within mosquito fibrinogen related-protein 30 (FBN30) was previously identified to be associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection in...
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