Jacopo Vizioli

Ectopic Expression of a Cecropin Transgene in the Human Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Effects on Susceptibility to Plasmodium (2004)

Won Kim, Hyeyoung Koo, Adam M. Richman, Douglas Seeley, Jacopo Vizioli, Andrew D. Klocko, ...

Genetically altering the disease vector status of insects using recombinant DNA technologies is being considered as an alternative to eradication efforts. Manipulating the endogenous immune response...

Gambicin: A novel immune responsive antimicrobial peptide from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

Vizioli, Jacopo, Bulet, Philippe, Hoffmann, Jules A., Kafatos, Fotis C., Müller, Hans-Michael, Dimopoulos, George

A novel mosquito antimicrobial peptide, gambicin, and the corresponding gene were isolated in parallel through differential display-PCR, an expressed sequence tag (EST) project, and characterization...

Gambicin: A novel immune responsive antimicrobial peptide from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

Vizioli, Jacopo, Bulet, Philippe, Hoffmann, Jules A., Kafatos, Fotis C., Müller, Hans-Michael, Dimopoulos, George

A novel mosquito antimicrobial peptide, gambicin, and the corresponding gene were isolated in parallel through differential display-PCR, an expressed sequence tag (EST) project, and characterization...