FIGURE 1.

AGAP001476 expression is induced in the A. gambiae midgut after ingestion of a P. berghei-infected blood meal. After receiving a noninfectious (Cb) or Plasmodium-infected (Pb) blood meal, mosquitoes were dissected at 8 and 24 hpi to collect midgut tissues. The mRNA levels of various innexins were assessed by qPCR. The expression levels of genes of interest were normalized against actin level and expressed in levels relative to the control group at 24 hpi. Only AGAP001476 became transiently induced at 8 hpi, but its level was not significantly different from the control group at 24 hpi. n = 15. Kruskal-Wallis test was followed by the Dunn's multiple comparison test. ns, no statistical significance. The data represent the means ± S.E. of the mean compiled from three independent experiments.