2016
Mammalian African trypanosome VSG coat enhances tsetse’s vector competence
Aksoy E, Vigneron A, Bing X, Zhao X, O'Neill M, Wu YN, Bangs JD, Weiss BL, Aksoy S. Mammalian African trypanosome VSG coat enhances tsetse’s vector competence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 6961-6966. PMID: 27185908, PMCID: PMC4922192, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600304113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariant surface glycoproteinPeritrophic matrixMammalian hostsVector competenceTranscription factor familyMidgut homeostasisTsetse midgutTrypanosome biologyFactor familyPM barrierCoat proteinNovel functionAfrican trypanosomesTsetse vectorInfection processParasite developmentAnimal trypanosomiasesAntigenic variationVSG moleculesVSG coatBiological vectorsMidgutProtozoan parasiteDisease transmissionTsetse flies
2007
Refractoriness in Tsetse Flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) May be a Matter of Timing
Nayduch D, Aksoy S. Refractoriness in Tsetse Flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) May be a Matter of Timing. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2007, 51 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[660:ritfdg]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttacin expressionTsetse fliesReverse geneticsRNA interferenceFly speciesGene expressionAttacinCertain speciesSusceptible speciesBlood feedingSpeciesVector competenceFliesImmune challengeEfficient vectorDevastating diseaseExpressionRefractory speciesTsetseG. pallidipesAfrican trypanosomiasisHumoral immune responseSalivary glandsRepressionDisease transmission
2002
Tsetse Vector Based Strategies for Control of African Try Panosomiasis
Aksoy S. Tsetse Vector Based Strategies for Control of African Try Panosomiasis. 2002, 1: 39-49. DOI: 10.1007/0-306-46894-8_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular genetic approachesBacterial symbiontsRecombinant DNA technologySymbiotic bacteriaCytoplasmic incompatibilityWolbachia symbiontsPotential genesGenetic approachesParasite biologyForeign genesSusceptible counterpartsDNA technologySymbiontsGenesSame tissueInsectsDisease transmissionOrganismsBiologyTrypanosomesBacteriaExpressionNew strategyTsetse