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15894184

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
Anautogeny is a successful reproductive strategy utilized by many mosquito species and other disease-transmitting arthropod vectors. Developing an understanding of the mechanisms underlying anautogeny in mosquitoes is very important because this reproductive strategy is the driving force behind the transmission of disease to millions of people. Information gained from mosquito studies may also be applicable to other blood feeding insect vectors. The conversion of protein from blood into yolk protein precursors for the developing oocytes is an essential part of the reproductive cycle, and understanding how this process is regulated could lead to safe, specific, and effective ways to block reproduction in blood feeding insects. Great gains have been made in elucidating the mechanisms that regulate vitellogenesis in mosquitoes, especially Ae. aegypti. However, a number of questions remain to be answered to make the picture more complete. In this review, we summarize what is currently known about the nutritional regulation of vitellogenesis in mosquitoes and the questions that remain to be answered about this important biological phenomenon.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0965-1748
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
661-75
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Nutritional regulation of vitellogenesis in mosquitoes: implications for anautogeny.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Entomology and Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review