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Vector biology: A mosquito's deadly kiss on the LIPS
Andrew S Paige1, Laura B Duvall1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|August 23, 2022
Abstract:
A new study identifies a mosquito salivary protein that directly binds to a cuticular partner during biting to reshape the mosquito mouthparts, stimulate salivation and probing, and enhance blood-feeding efficiency. By affecting mosquito-host interactions, this phenomenon could influence pathogen transmission.

