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    The midgut transcriptome of Aedes aegypti fed with saline or protein meals containing chikungunya virus reveals genes potentially involved in viral midgut escape

    The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector for medically important arthropod-borne viruses, including chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Following oral acquisition, an arbovirus has to persistently infect several o...

    Shengzhang Dong, Susanta K. Behura, Alexander W. E. Franz in BMC Genomics (2017)

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    Bursicon as a Potential Target for Insect Control

    Bursicon is an insect heterodimeric neuropeptide hormone which binds to a specific G protein-coupled receptor, Drosophila leucine-rich repeats-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 2 (DLGR2) and regulates various...

    Shengzhang Dong, Qisheng Song in Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests (2013)