An Anopheles aquasalis GATA factor Serpent is required for immunity against Plasmodium and bacteria.

• Main Authors: Ana C Bahia (Author), Marina S Kubota (Author), Jayme A Souza-Neto (Author), Leonardo B Koerich (Author), Ana Beatriz Barletta (Author), Helena R C Araújo (Author), Caroline M Gonçalves (Author), Cláudia M Ríos-Velásquez (Author), Paulo F P Pimenta (Author), Yara M Traub-Csekö (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Innate immunity is an ancient and conserved defense system that provides an early effective response against invaders. Many immune genes of Anopheles mosquitoes have been implicated in defense against a variety of pathogens, including plasmodia. Nevertheless, only recent work identified some immune...