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Silencing Transglutaminase Genes TGase2 and TGase3 Has Infection-Dependent Effects on the Heart Rate of the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The immune and circulatory systems of insects are functionally integrated. An infection induces the migration of immune cells called hemocytes to the surface of the heart, where they kill pathogens around valves called ostia. In mosquitoes, a transglutaminase inhibits the infection-i...

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Autores principales: Ramakrishnan, Abinaya, Hillyer, Julián F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9315499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886758
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13070582