The cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory mechanism is a cross-species physiological function in mosquitoes

• Published in: iScience Vol. 25; no. 6; p. 104478
• Main Authors: Liu, Wei-Ting, Chen, Cheng-Chen, Ji, Dar-Der, Tu, Wu-Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 17.06.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological sciences; Developmental biology; Molecular biology; Molecular biology; Developmental biology; Biological sciences

This study's aim was to investigate whether the cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory mechanism is a cross-species physiological function among mosquitoes. BLAST and phylogenetic analysis revealed that three mosquito cecropin Bs, namely Aedes albopictus cecropin B (Aalcec B), Armigeres subalbatu...