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ArticleCurrent opinion in insect science2014

Mosquito immune responses to arbovirus infections.

Carol D Blair, Ken E Olson

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Article in Current opinion in insect science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Intrinsic factors driving mosquito vector competence and viral evolution: a review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  9. Elucidating the role of dsRNA sensing and Toll6 in antiviral responses ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  20. Insect immunology and hematopoiesis.Developmental and comparative immunology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carol D BlairArthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University.
Ken E OlsonArthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University.
Florida State Collection of Arthropods · US

Funding

BLOCKING DENGUE TRANSMISSION BY TRANSGENIC AEDES AEGYPTIR01AI048740 · NIAID · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-FORT COLLINS · PI OLSON, KENNETH E · 2001 to 2005
$2.5M
INTERFERENCE TO DENGUE VIRUS REPLICATION IN MOSQUITOESR01AI034014 · NIAID · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-FORT COLLINS · PI BLAIR, CAROL D · 1993 to 2006
$1.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI034014NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI048740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The principal mosquito innate immune response to virus infections, RNA interference (RNAi), differs substantially from the immune response to bacterial and fungal infections. The exo-siRNA pathway constitutes the major anti-arboviral RNAi response and its essential genetic components have been identified. Recent research has also implicated the Piwi-interacting RNA pathway in mosquito anti-arboviral immunity, but Piwi gene-family components involved are not well-defined. Arboviruses must evade or suppress RNAi without causing pathogenesis in the vector to maintain their transmission cycle, but little is known about mechanisms of arbovirus modulation of RNAi. Genetic manipulation of mosquitoes to enhance their RNAi response can limit arbovirus infection and replication and could be used in novel strategies for interruption of arbovirus transmission and greatly reduce disease.

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arbovirusinnate immunityRNAiRNA interferencetransgenic mosquito

Identifiers

PMID25401084
PMCPMC4228475
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