Mosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis
Pang X, Xiao X, Liu Y, Zhang R, Liu J, Liu Q, Wang P, Cheng G. Mosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis. Nature Microbiology 2016, 1: 16023. PMID: 27170846, PMCID: PMC4861079, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-type lectinMammalian host immune systemHost immune systemAntimicrobial peptidesMajor mosquito vectorsCommensal bacteriaEvolutionary interactionsMultiple bacterial strainsSymbiotic bacteriaGut microbiomeGut microbial floraGut microbiome homeostasisFacilitate colonizationImmune systemGut commensal bacteriaMicrobial floraBacterial surfaceMicrobiome homeostasisAntagonistic relationshipBacterial strainsHomeostasisA. aegyptiMicrobiomeHost immune responseMosquito vectorsMosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis.
Pang X, Xiao X, Liu Y, Zhang R, Liu J, Liu Q, Wang P, Cheng G. Mosquito C-type lectins maintain gut microbiome homeostasis. Nature Microbiology 2016, 1: 16023. PMID: 27572642, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type lectinMammalian host immune systemHost immune systemAntimicrobial peptidesMajor mosquito vectorsCommensal bacteriaEvolutionary interactionsMultiple bacterial strainsSymbiotic bacteriaGut microbiomeGut microbial floraGut microbiome homeostasisFacilitate colonizationImmune systemGut commensal bacteriaMicrobial floraBacterial surfaceMicrobiome homeostasisAntagonistic relationshipBacterial strainsHomeostasisA. aegyptiMicrobiomeHost immune responseMosquito vectors