Maternal lipid mobilization is essential for embryonic development in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

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Lipid metabolism is an essential component in reproductive physiology. While lipid mobilization has been implicated in the growth of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites in their Anopheles vectors, the role of this process in the reproductive biology of these mosquitoes remains elusive. Here, we show that impairing lipolysis in Anopheles gambiae, the major malaria vector, leads to embryonic lethality. Embryos...

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