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2018

Ferreira Flávia Viana, Aguiar Eric Roberto Guimarães Rocha, Olmo Roenick Proveti, de Oliveira Karla Pollyanna Vieira, Silva Emanuele Guimarães, Sant'Anna Maurício Roberto Viana, de Gontijo Nelder Figueiredo, Kroon Erna Geessien, Imler Jean-Luc, Marques João Trindade

The small non-coding RNA response to virus infection in the Leishmania vector Lutzomyia longipalpis Journal Article

In: PLoS Negl Trop Dis, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. e0006569, 2018, ISSN: 1935-2735.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Host-Pathogen Interactions, imler, Insect Vectors, Leishmania, M3i, ncRNA, Psychodidae, RNA, RNA Interference, Small Interfering, Untranslated, Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus, Viral

2006

Shiao Shin-Hong, Whitten Miranda M A, Zachary Daniel, Hoffmann Jules A, Levashina Elena A

Fz2 and cdc42 mediate melanization and actin polymerization but are dispensable for Plasmodium killing in the mosquito midgut Journal Article

In: PLoS Pathog., vol. 2, no. 12, pp. e133, 2006, ISSN: 1553-7374.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Actins, Animals, Anopheles, Carrier Proteins, cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Double-Stranded, Electron, Frizzled Receptors, Gastrointestinal Tract, hoffmann, Host-Parasite Interactions, Immunity, Innate, Insect Vectors, Intestinal Mucosa, M3i, Melanins, Microarray Analysis, Microscopy, Plasmodium berghei, Polymers, Protozoan, RNA, scanning, telomerase

2004

Blandin Stephanie A, Shiao Shin-Hong, Moita Luis F, Janse Chris J, Waters Andrew P, Kafatos Fotis C, Levashina Elena A

Complement-like protein TEP1 is a determinant of vectorial capacity in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Journal Article

In: Cell, vol. 116, no. 5, pp. 661–670, 2004, ISSN: 0092-8674.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Female, Genetic, Humans, Insect Proteins, Insect Vectors, M3i, Malaria, Models, Molecular, Plasmodium berghei, Polymorphism, Protein Structure, RNA, Sequence Alignment, Tertiary

Blandin Stéphanie A, Levashina Elena A

Mosquito immune responses against malaria parasites Journal Article

In: Curr. Opin. Immunol., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 16–20, 2004, ISSN: 0952-7915.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Gene Library, Genes, Hemocytes, Host-Parasite Interactions, Immunity, Innate, Insect, Insect Vectors, M3i, Malaria, Plasmodium

2001

Vizioli J, Bulet Philippe, Hoffmann Jules A, Kafatos Fotis C, Müller H M, Dimopoulos G

Gambicin: a novel immune responsive antimicrobial peptide from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Journal Article

In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 98, no. 22, pp. 12630–12635, 2001, ISSN: 0027-8424.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Anopheles, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Anti-Infective Agents, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Insect Vectors, M3i, Malaria, messenger, RNA

1999

Hoffmann Jules A, Kafatos Fotis C, Janeway Charles A, Ezekowitz Alan R B

Phylogenetic perspectives in innate immunity Journal Article

In: Science, vol. 284, no. 5418, pp. 1313–1318, 1999, ISSN: 0036-8075.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Active, Animals, Culicidae, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Immunological, infection, Innate, Insect Vectors, M3i, Mammals, Models, Phagocytosis, Phylogeny, Proteins

Lowenberger C A, Kamal S, Chiles J, Paskewitz S, Bulet Philippe, Hoffmann Jules A, Christensen B M

Mosquito-Plasmodium interactions in response to immune activation of the vector Journal Article

In: Exp. Parasitol., vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 59–69, 1999, ISSN: 0014-4894.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Aedes, Animals, Anopheles, Culicidae, Defensins, Digestive System, Escherichia coli, Female, Genetic, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Insect Vectors, M3i, messenger, Micrococcus luteus, Plasmodium, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium gallinaceum, Proteins, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Transcription

1998

Shahabuddin M, Fields I, Bulet Philippe, Hoffmann Jules A, Miller L H

Plasmodium gallinaceum: differential killing of some mosquito stages of the parasite by insect defensin Journal Article

In: Exp. Parasitol., vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 103–112, 1998, ISSN: 0014-4894.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Aedes, Animals, Anti-Infective Agents, Blood Proteins, Defensins, Diptera, hoffmann, Insect Vectors, insects, M3i, Plasmodium gallinaceum, Zygote

1997

Hoffmann Jules A

Immune responsiveness in vector insects Journal Article

In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 94, no. 21, pp. 11152–11153, 1997, ISSN: 0027-8424.

BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Anopheles, bacteria, Blood Proteins, Defensins, hoffmann, Humans, Insect Vectors, Life Cycle Stages, M3i, Malaria, Mammals, Plasmodium

1996

Barillas-Mury Carolina, Charlesworth A, Gross I, Richman A, Hoffmann Jules A, Kafatos Fotis C

Immune factor Gambif1, a new rel family member from the human malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae Journal Article

In: EMBO J., vol. 15, no. 17, pp. 4691–4701, 1996, ISSN: 0261-4189.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Amino Acid, Animals, Anopheles, Base Sequence, Biological Transport, Cell Nucleus, Cells, Complementary, Cultured, DNA, DNA-Binding Proteins, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Insect Vectors, M3i, NF-kappa B, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel, Sequence Homology, Trans-Activators, Transcriptional Activation

Richman A M, Bulet Philippe, Hetru Charles, Barillas-Mury Carolina, Hoffmann Jules A, Kafalos Fotis C

Inducible immune factors of the vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae: biochemical purification of a defensin antibacterial peptide and molecular cloning of preprodefensin cDNA Journal Article

In: Insect Mol. Biol., vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 203–210, 1996, ISSN: 0962-1075.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Amino Acid, Animals, Anopheles, Base Sequence, Blood Bactericidal Activity, Blood Proteins, Cloning, Complementary, Defensins, DNA, Escherichia coli, Female, Gene Expression, Genes, hoffmann, Insect, Insect Vectors, Larva, M3i, Micrococcus luteus, Molecular, Sequence Homology

1995

Lowenberger C, Bulet Philippe, Charlet Maurice, Hetru Charles, Hodgeman B, Christensen B M, Hoffmann Jules A

Insect immunity: isolation of three novel inducible antibacterial defensins from the vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti Journal Article

In: Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 867–873, 1995, ISSN: 0965-1748.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Aedes, Amino Acid, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Blood Proteins, Defensins, Escherichia coli, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gram-Positive Bacteria, hoffmann, Immunity, Insect Vectors, M3i, Micrococcus luteus, Sequence Homology, Stereoisomerism