Transmission-Blocking Antibodies against Mosquito C-Type Lectins for Dengue Prevention
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Transmission-Blocking Antibodies against Mosquito C-Type Lectins for Dengue Prevention
C-type lectins are a family of proteins with carbohydrate-binding activity. Several C-type lectins in mammals or arthropods are employed as receptors or attachment factors to facilitate flavivirus invasion. We previously identified a C-type lectin in Aedes aegypti, designated as mosquito galactose specific C-type lectin-1 (mosGCTL-1), facilitating the attachment of West Nile virus (WNV) on the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Pathogens
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1553-7374
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003931