Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Article Title: Thioester-containing protein TEP15 promotes malaria parasite development in mosquitoes through negative regulation of melanization
doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06772-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: AsTEP15’s role in promoting Plasmodium development in mosquitoes. a Detection of RNA interference efficiency of AsTEP15. AsTEP15 mRNA levels in P. yoelii -parasite-infected mosquitoes ( n = 15) determined using real-time PCR after AsTEP15 knockdown. b–c Number of salivary gland and hemolymph sporozoites in mosquitoes after AsTEP15 knockdown. The average number of salivary gland sporozoites ( n = 15) b and hemolymph sporozoites ( n = 20) ( c ) in mosquitoes infected with P. yoelii were compared after AsTEP15 knockdown. d Percentage of melanized oocysts in P. yoelii -parasite-infected mosquitoes ( n = 22) at the indicated time points were compared after AsTEP15 knockdown. e Representative image of melanized oocysts in mosquitoes under a light microscope on day 12 post-blood feeding after AsTEP15 knockdown; scale bar 50 μm. Three individual experiments were performed
Article Snippet: The dsRNA products of all silencing genes, including TEP15, TEP1, and Rel2, were generated using a cDNA template from A. stephensi and the MEGAscript TM RNAi Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific), as previously described [ ].
Techniques: Infection, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Knockdown, Light Microscopy