Figure 5. AgAQP3 silencing and mosquito survival at 39°C.
(A) AgAQP3 mRNA levels reduced in gene-silenced mosquitoes to as low as 8% of controls (day 3 post-injection). Black bars represent normalised AgAQP3 mRNA of RNAi mosquitoes (AgAQP3); white bars represent control mosquitoes (GFP). Data are represented as mean ± SD. (B) Mosquito survival at 39°C in three independent experiments. Triangles represent percentages of living mosquitoes in control group (GFP) and circles represent AgAQP3 RNAi mosquitoes. *P ≤ 0.05 by log-rank test.