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SUBMITTER: Salgueiro P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5034674 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Salgueiro Patrícia P Lopes Ana Sofia AS Mendes Cristina C Charlwood Jacques Derek JD Arez Ana Paula AP Pinto João J Silveira Henrique H
Parasites & vectors 20160923 1
<h4>Background</h4>Clarifying the role of the innate immune system of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae is a potential way to block the development of the Plasmodium parasites. Pathogen recognition is the first step of innate immune response, where pattern recognition proteins like GNBPs play a central role.<h4>Results</h4>We analysed 70 sequences of the protein coding gene GNBPB2 from two species, Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and An. coluzzii, collected in six African countries. We detected 135 ...[more]