Transcriptome of the hindgut of Aedes aegypti wild type females fed on sucrose ad libitum

ABSTRACT: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are efficient vectors of human disease including Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya. After taking a blood meal, proteins from the blood are broken down into amino acids that are essential for egg development and growth. We have discovered a novel role for a neuropeptide receptor in the hindgut that coordinates blood utilization. The hindgut is not a tissue normally implicated in blood digestion, therefore we conducted RNA-seq profiling of the hindgut in wild type females to obtain a transcriptomic profile of these tissues in non-blood fed conditions.

ORGANISM(S): Aedes aegypti

PROVIDER: GSE301574 | GEO | 2025/08/26

REPOSITORIES: GEO