Effects of specific antisera targeting peritrophic matrix-associated proteins in the sand fly vector Phlebotomus papatasi
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- 作者：Juliana Maltaa ; Gustavo Ferreira Martinsa ; Ju-Lin Wengb ; Kenner Morais Fernandesa ; Maximiliano Luis Munfordc ; Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigã ; ob ; 1 ; mrortigao@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Chitinase ; Peritrophins ; Peritrophic matrix ; Sand flies ; PM-associated proteins
- 刊名：Acta Tropica
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：159
- 期：Complete
- 页码：161-169
- 全文大小：2384 K
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Phlebotomus papatasi peritrophic matrix (PM) was investigated.
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Sand flies were fed antisera targeting midgut chitinase PpChit1 or peritrophin PpPer2.
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PM formation was investigated using different microscopy techniques.
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Feeding antisera affected the kinetics of PM degradation in sand flies.