Is Saglin a mosquito salivary gland receptor for Plasmodium falciparum?

Saglin, a 100 kDa protein composed of two 50 kDa homodimers, is present in the salivary glands of Anopheles gambiae and has been considered an essential receptor for sporozoites (SPZ) of Plasmodium berghei and Pl...

Source: Malaria Journal - January 3, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David A. O ’Brochta, Robert Alford, Robert Harrell, Channa Aluvihare, Abraham G. Eappen, Tao Li, Sumana Chakravarty, B. Kim Lee Sim, Stephen L. Hoffman and Peter F. Billingsley Tags: Research Source Type: research