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. 2022 Apr 25;12:6715. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10766-z

Figure 4.

Figure 4

RNAi-based knockdown of transglutaminase genes does not alter the accumulation of GFP-E. coli in the periostial regions. (A–H) Fluorescence images show a single abdominal segment with phagocytosed bacteria (green) surrounding the ostia (asterisks) in mosquitoes that had been infected with GFP-E. coli for 4 (AD) or 24 h (EH). Prior to treatment, mosquitoes had been injected with dsbla(ApR) (A, E), dsTGase1 (B, F), dsTGase2 (C, G) or dsTGase3 (D, H). A, anterior; P, posterior; L, lateral. (I) Graph shows the average area of GFP-E. coli in dsbla(ApR)-, dsTGase1-, dsTGase2- and dsTGase3-injected mosquitoes that had been infected with GFP-E. coli for 4 or 24 h. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA, using dsbla(ApR) mosquitoes as the reference. Column heights mark the means, and whiskers show the S.E.M.