Protein localization of aquaporins in the adult female disease vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti.

ABSTRACT: The female Aedes aegypti mosquito is a vector for several arboviral diseases, due to their blood feeding behavior and their association with urban communities. While ion transport in Ae. aegypti has been studied, much less is known about mechanisms of water transport. Rapid water and ion excretion occurs in the adult female mosquito post blood meal and involves a set of organs including the midgut, Malpighian tubules (MTs), and hindgut. The MTs are responsible for the formation of primary urine and are considered the most important site for active transport of ions. Within the cells of the MTs, along with various ion transporters, there are aquaporin water channels that aid in the transport of water across the tubule cell membrane. Six aquaporin genes have been molecularly id

SUBMITTER: Picinic B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11064791 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature