NIAID researchers and their colleagues developed the first detailed "atlas" of the insect's immune cells.

Friday, August 28, 2020 Cell by Cell, a New Map of Mosquito Cellular Immunity to Malaria Parasites Emerges In a study published this week in Science, NIAID researchers and their colleagues describe the first detailed "atlas" of mosquito immune cells. By using single cell sequencing techniques, they were able to detect gene on-and-off signals in 8,500 individual cells, and to identify molecular markers for each cell type. They even discovered new types of mosquito immune cells which play key roles in a mosquito's immune response to the parasite. The researchers say that this discovery could lead to new ways to keep mosquitoes from transmitting malaria parasites to people.   Learn more on the NIAID Now blog: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107