2022
Cellular diversity and gene expression profiles in the male and female brain of Aedes aegypti
Cui Y, Behura SK, Franz AWE. Cellular diversity and gene expression profiles in the male and female brain of Aedes aegypti. BMC Genomics 2022, 23: 119. PMID: 35144549, PMCID: PMC8832747, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08327-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale brainMedulla neuronsCell clustersDimorphic behaviorsCell typesBrain cell typesSingle-nucleus RNA sequencingMonoaminergic neuronsProjection neuronsMosquito brainMale brainNeuronsKenyon cellsBrainYellow feverCell atlasCellular compositionGene expression profilesFemale mosquitoesGliaMosquito vectorsType compositionType proportionsRNA sequencingAdult males
2020
Analysis of blood-induced Anopheles gambiae midgut proteins and sexual stage Plasmodium falciparum interaction reveals mosquito genes important for malaria transmission
Cui Y, Niu G, Li VL, Wang X, Li J. Analysis of blood-induced Anopheles gambiae midgut proteins and sexual stage Plasmodium falciparum interaction reveals mosquito genes important for malaria transmission. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 14316. PMID: 32868841, PMCID: PMC7459308, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71186-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidgut proteinsCandidate genesStage parasitesGene expression profilesMosquito genesUnique genesMalaria transmissionInsect cellsMosquito proteinsSexual stage parasitesGene productsAsexual stage parasitesKnockdown assaysP. falciparum invasionProtein sequencesPlasmodium invasionAnopheles gambiaeSecretory proteinsExpression profilesMosquito midgutParasite invasionGenesCell lysatesMosquito susceptibilityProtein