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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Aedes Aegypti
SUBMITTER: Zhen Zou
PROVIDER: PXD064277 | iProX | Fri May 23 00:00:00 BST 2025
REPOSITORIES: iProX
Li Shan S Wang Xueli X Lu Haoran H Raikhel Alexander S AS Zou Zhen Z
Communications biology 20250702 1
The regulation of mosquito reproduction at the transcriptional level is well understood, but the translational mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we find that lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KARS) is essential for translational regulation and governs mosquito fecundity in a hormone-dependent manner. RNA interference silencing of KARS severely inhibits ovarian maturation and impairs mosquito fecundity. Polysome profiling shows enhanced translation initiation in KARS-deficient mosquitoes, as supported by inc ...[more]