2017
A Mesh–Duox pathway regulates homeostasis in the insect gut
Xiao X, Yang L, Pang X, Zhang R, Zhu Y, Wang P, Gao G, Cheng G. A Mesh–Duox pathway regulates homeostasis in the insect gut. Nature Microbiology 2017, 2: 17020. PMID: 28248301, PMCID: PMC5332881, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect gutERK phosphorylation cascadeCentral homeostatic mechanismDrosophila melanogasterMetazoan gutComplex communitiesPhosphorylation cascadeBacterial microbiomeDual oxidaseDuox expressionGut bacteriaGut bacterial microbiomeBlood mealHomeostasisBacterial microorganismsAedes aegyptiPathwayHomeostatic mechanismsMicroorganismsPhysiological changesGutExpressionMelanogasterImportant roleDynamic changes
2016
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: 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