Cytoplasmic Actin Is an Extracellular Insect Immune Factor which Is Secreted upon Immune Challenge and Mediates Phagocytosis and Direct Killing of Bacteria, and Is a Plasmodium Antagonist

Title
Cytoplasmic Actin Is an Extracellular Insect Immune Factor which Is Secreted upon Immune Challenge and Mediates Phagocytosis and Direct Killing of Bacteria, and Is a Plasmodium Antagonist
Authors
Keywords
Actins, Mosquitoes, Staphylococcus aureus, Phagocytosis, Plasmodium, Recombinant proteins, Antibacterials, Insects
Journal
PLoS Pathogens
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages e1004631
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2015-02-07
DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1004631

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