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. 2014 Dec 12;9(7):1496–1507. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.236

Table 1. Effects of various intrinsic and extrinsic factors on trypanosome development within the tsetse fly vector.

Factors Produced by Effect References
Attacin Tsetse fly Trypanocidal activity Hao et al., 2001; Hu and Aksoy, 2006
Diptericin Tsetse fly Trypanocidal activity Hao et al., 2001; Hu and Aksoy, 2006
Glutamin/proline-rich (EP) protein Tsetse fly Inhibits trypanosome establishment Haines et al., 2010
Reactive oxygen species Tsetse fly Inhibits trypanosome establishment Hao et al., 2001; Lehane et al., 2003; Hu and Aksoy, 2006; Nayduch and Aksoy, 2007; MacLeod et al., 2007a
Nitrogen monoxide (NO) Tsetse fly Promotes trypanosome migration to salivary glands and maturation MacLeod et al., 2007b
L-Cysteine Tsetse fly Promotes trypanosome migration to salivary glands and maturation MacLeod et al., 2007b
Purines Tsetse fly Promotes trypanosome survival Henriques et al., 2003
Heat-shock protein 70 Heat-shock protein 83 Trypanosome Reaction against stress in fly midgut Simo et al., 2010
Starvation Tsetse fly Increases establishment and/or maturation of trypanosome in tsetse fly and offspring Kubi et al., 2006