Towards a semen proteome of the dengue vector mosquito: protein identification and potential functions.

• Main Authors: Laura K Sirot (Author), Melissa C Hardstone (Author), Michelle E H Helinski (Author), José M C Ribeiro (Author), Mari Kimura (Author), Prasit Deewatthanawong (Author), Mariana F Wolfner (Author), Laura C Harrington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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No commercially licensed vaccine or treatment is available for dengue fever, a potentially lethal infection that impacts millions of lives annually. New tools that target mosquito control may reduce vector populations and break the cycle of dengue transmission. Male mosquito seminal fluid proteins (...