Involvement of cecropin B in the formation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito cuticle

In this study, we found a mosquito antimicrobial peptide (AMP), Aedes aegypti cecropin B (Aacec B), was expressed constitutively in pupae. Knockdown in the pupae of Aacec B using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) resulted in high mortality, the emergence of deformed adults and an impairment of pharate adu...

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Autores principales: Liu, Wei-Ting, Tu, Wu-Chun, Lin, Chao-Hsiung, Yang, Ueng-Cheng, Chen, Cheng-Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29180688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16625-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29180688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16625-6

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