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Dong S and Dimopoulos G (2023) Aedes aegypti Argonaute 2 controls arbovirus infection and host mortality. Nature Communications. Accepted for Publication.

 

Carballar-Lejarazú R, Dong Y, Pham TB, Tushar T, Corder RM, Mondal A, Sánchez C HM, Lee HF, Marshall JM, Dimopoulos G, James AA. (2023) Dual effector population modification gene-drive strains of the African malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 120(29):e2221118120.

 

Belavilas-Trovas A, Tastsoglou S, Dong S, Kefi M, Tavadia M, Mathiopoulos KD, Dimopoulos G. (2023) Long non-coding RNAs regulate Aedes aegypti vector competence for Zika virus and reproduction. PLoS Pathog. 19(6):e1011440.

 

Engdahl CS, Caragata EP, Tavadia M, Dimopoulos G. (2023) Chromobacterium Biopesticide Exposure Does Not Select for Resistance in Aedes Mosquitoes. mBio. 14(2):e0048023.

 

Bui M, Dalla Benetta E, Dong Y, Zhao Y, Yang T, Li M, Antoshechkin IA, Buchman A, Bottino-Rojas V, James AA, Perry MW, Dimopoulos G, Akbari OS. (2023) CRISPR mediated transactivation in the human disease vector Aedes aegypti. PLoS Pathog. 19(1):e1010842.

 

Villegas LEM, Radl J, Dimopoulos G, Short SM. Bacterial communities of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes differ between crop and midgut tissues. (2023) PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17(3):e0011218.

 

Samuel GH, Pohlenz T, Dong Y, Coskun N, Adelman ZN, Dimopoulos G, Myles KM. (2023) RNA interference is essential to modulating the pathogenesis of mosquito-borne viruses in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 120(11):e2213701120.

 

Tikhe CV, Dimopoulos G. (2023) Phage Therapy for Mosquito Larval Control: a Proof-of-Principle Study. mBio. e0301722.

 

Engdahl CS, Tikhe CV, Dimopoulos G. (2022) Discovery of novel natural products for mosquito control. Parasit Vectors. 15(1):481.

 

Carr AL, Rinker DC, Dong Y, Dimopoulos G, Zwiebel LJ. Transcriptome profiles of Anopheles gambiae harboring natural low-level Plasmodium infection reveal adaptive advantages for the mosquito. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 19;11(1):22578. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01842-x. PMID: 34799605; PMCID: PMC8604914.

 

Simões ML, Dong Y, Mlambo G and Dimopoulos G (2022) C-type lectin 4 regulates broad-spectrum melanization-based refractoriness to malaria parasites. PLoS Biology, 20(1):e3001515.

 

Tikhe CV, Cardoso-Jaime V, Dong S, Rutkowski N, Dimopoulos G. (2022) Trypsin-like Inhibitor Domain (TIL)-Harboring Protein Is Essential for Aedes aegypti Reproduction. Int J Mol Sci. 23(14):7736.

 

Dong Y, Dong S, Dizaji NB, Rutkowski N, Pohlenz T, Myles K, Dimopoulos G. (2022) The Aedes aegypti siRNA pathway mediates broad-spectrum defense against human pathogenic viruses and modulates antibacterial and antifungal defenses. PLoS Biol. 20(6):e3001668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001668.

 

Pereira AE, Huynh MP, Paddock KJ, Ramirez JL, Caragata EP, Dimopoulos G, Krishnan HB, Schneider SK, Shelby KS, Hibbard BE. (2022) Chromobacterium Csp_P biopesticide is toxic to larvae of three Diabrotica species including strains resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis. Sci Rep. 12(1):17858.

 

Arora G, Sajid A, Chuang YM, Dong Y, Gupta A, Gambardella K, DePonte K, Almeras L, Dimopoulos G, and Fikrig E (2021) Immunomodulation by mosquito salivary protein AgSAP contributes to early host infection by Plasmodium. mBio, Accepted for publication.

 

Dong S, Ye Z, Tikhe CV, Tu Z, Zwiebel J, Dimopoulos G. (2021) Pleiotropic odorant-binding proteins promote Aedes aegypti reproduction and flavivirus transmission. mBIO, e0253121. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02531-21.

 

Accoti A, Springer Engdahl C, Dimopoulos G (2021) Discovery of novel entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito-borne disease control. Front. Fungal Biol. 2:637234. doi: 10.3389/ffunb.2021.637234.

 

MacLeod HJ, Dimopoulos G, Short SM (2021). Larval Diet Abundance Influences Size and Composition of the Midgut Microbiota of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. Front Microbiol. 12:645362. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.645362. PMID: 34220739; PMCID: PMC8249813.

 

Angleró-Rodríguez YI, Tikhe CV, Kang S, Dimopoulos G (2021). Aedes aegypti Toll pathway is induced through dsRNA sensing in endosomes. Dev Comp Immunol. 122:104138. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104138. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 34022257.

 

Smith DFQ, Camacho E, Thakur R, Barron AJ, Dong Y, Dimopoulos G, Broderick NA, Casadevall A. (2021) Glyphosate inhibits melanization and increases susceptibility to infection in insects. PLoS Biol. 19(5):e3001182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001182. PMID: 33979323; PMCID: PMC8115815.

 

Caragata EP, Otero LM, Tikhe CV, Barrera R, Dimopoulos G (2021) Microbial Diversity of Adult Aedes aegypti and Water Collected from Different Mosquito Aquatic Habitats in Puerto Rico. Microbial Ecol,  doi: 10.1007/s00248-021-01743-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33860847.

 

Wang M, An Y, Dong S, Feng Y, Gao L, Wang P, Dimopoulos G, Tang H, Wang J (2021) Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH. Cell Reports, 35(3):108992. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108992.

 

Kwon H, Simões ML, Reynolds RA, Dimopoulos G, Smith RC. (2021) Additional Feeding Reveals Differences in Immune Recognition and Growth of Plasmodium Parasites in the Mosquito Host. mSphere. 6(2):e00136-21.

 

Dou Z, Madan A, Carlson JS, Chung J, Spoleti T, Dimopoulos G, Cammarato A, Mittal R. (2021) Acoustotactic response of mosquitoes in untethered flight to incidental sound. Sci Rep. 11(1):1884.

 

Kormos A, Lanzaro GC, Bier E, Dimopoulos G. Marshall JM, Pinto J, Aguiar Dos Santos A, Bacar A, Sousa Pontes Sacramento Rompão H, James AA. (2020) Application of the Relationship-Based Model to Engagement for Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Malaria Vectors. Am J Trop Med Hyg. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0868.

 

Tripathi AK, Mlambo G, Kanatani S, Sinnis P, Dimopoulos G. Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Culture and Mosquito Infection Through Artificial Membrane Feeding. (2020) J Vis Exp. (161).

Rutkowski N, Dong Y, and Dimopoulos G. (2020) Field-deployable molecular diagnostic platform for arbovirus detection in Aedes aegypti. Parasites & Vectors 13, 489.

 

MacLeod H, Dimopoulos G. (2020) Detailed analyses of Zika virus tropism in Culex quinquefasciatus reveal systemic refractoriness. mBIO, 11, 4 e01765-20 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.

 

Dong Y, Simões ML, and Dimopoulos G (2020) Versatile transgenic multi-stage effector-gene combinations for Plasmodium falciparum suppression in Anopheles. Science Advances 6: eaay5898.

 

Dong S, Fu X, Dong Y, Simões ML, Zhu J, Dimopoulos G (2020) Broad spectrum immunomodulatory effects of Anopheles gambiae microRNAs and their use for transgenic suppression of Plasmodium. PLoS Pathogens 16(4):e1008453.

 

Fu X, Liu P, Dimopoulos G, Zhu J (2020) Dynamic mRNA-mRNA interactions coordinate gene expression in adult Anopheles gambiae PLoS Genet 16(4):e1008765.

Caragata EP, Otero LM, Carlson JS, Dizaji NB, Dimopoulos G (2020) A non-live preparation of Chromobacterium sp. Panama (Csp_P) is a highly effective larval mosquito biopesticide. Applied Environmental Microbiology AEM.00240-20

 

Yang J, Schleicher TR, Dong Y, Park HB, Lan J, Cresswell P, Crawford J, Dimopoulos G*, Fikrig E*. (2020) Disruption of mosGILT in Anopheles gambiae impairs ovarian development and Plasmodium infection. J Exp Med. 217(1). pii: e20190682. *joint corresponding authors

 

Carlson JS., Short, S, Anglero-Rodriguez YI., Dimopoulos G. (2019) Larval exposure to bacteria modulates arbovirus infection and immune gene expression in adult Aedes aegypti. Dev Comp Immunol. 104:103540.

 

Dong S, Kang S, Dimopoulos G. (2019) Identification of anti-flaviviral drugs with mosquitocidal and anti-Zika virus activity in Aedes aegypti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 13(8):e0007681.

 

Barrows NJ, Anglero-Rodriguez Y, Kim B, Jamison SF, Le Sommer C, McGee CE, Pearson JL, Dimopoulos G, Ascano M, Bradrick SS, Garcia-Blanco MA. (2019) Dual roles for the ER membrane protein complex in flavivirus infection: viral entry and protein biogenesis. Sci Rep. 9(1):9711.

 

Chuang YM, Freudzon M, Yang J, Dong Y, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. (2019) Anopheles gambiae Lacking AgTRIO Inefficiently Transmits Plasmodium berghei to Mice. Infect Immun. 87(9).

 

Caicedo PA, Serrato IM, Sim S, Dimopoulos G, Coatsworth H, Lowenberger C, Ocampo CB (2018) Immune response-related genes associated to blocking midgut dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti strains that differ in susceptibility Insect Sci. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12573.

 

Schleicher TR, Yang J, Freudzon M, Rembisz A, Craft S, Hamilton M, Graham M, Mlambo G, Tripathi AK, Li Y, Cresswell P, Sinnis P, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. (2018) A mosquito salivary gland protein partially inhibits Plasmodium sporozoite cell traversal and transmission. Nat Commun. 9(1):2908.

 

Saraiva R, Fang J., Kang S., Anglero-Rodriguez Y., Dong Y., Dimopoulos G. (2018) Aminopeptidase secreted by Chromobacterium sp. Panama inhibits dengue virus infection by degrading the E protein. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 12, e0006443. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006443.

 

Short SM., van Tol S., McLeod HJ., Dimopoulos G. (2018) Hydrogen cyanide produced by the soil bacterium Chromobacterium sp. Panama contributes to mortality in Anopheles gambiae mosquito larvae. Sci Rep. 8(1):8358. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26680-2.

 

Taracena ML., Rojas VB., Talyuli OAC., Walter-Nuno AB., Oliveira JHM., Angleró-Rodriguez YI., Dimopoulos G., Oliveira PL., Paiva-Silva GO. (2017) Regulation of midgut cell proliferation impacts Aedes aegypti susceptibility to dengue virus. PLoS NTD 12(5):e0006498.doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006498.

 

Pike A, Dimopoulos G. (2018) Genetic modification of Anopheles stephensi for resistance to multiple Plasmodium falciparum strains does not influence susceptibility to o’nyong’nyong virus or insecticides, or Wolbachia-mediated resistance to the malaria parasite. PLoS One 13(4):e0195720. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195720.

 

Dragovic SM, Agunbiade TA, Freudzon M, Yang J, Hastings AK, Schleicher T, Zhou X, Craft S, Chuang YM, Gonzalez F, Li Y, Hrebikova G, Tripathi A, Mlambo G, Almeras L, Ploss A, Dimopoulos G, and Fikrig E (2018) TRIO, a protein in Anopheles saliva, elicits immunity against Plasmodium infection in mice. Cell Host & Microbe 23(4):523-535.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.03.008.

 

Short SM, van Tol S, Smith B, Dong Y and Dimopoulos G. (2018) The mosquito adulticidal Chromobacterium sp. Panama causes transgenerational impacts on fitness parameters and elicits xenobiotic gene responses. Parasit Vectors. 11(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2822-8.

 

Saraiva RG, Huitt-Roehl CR, Tripathi A, Cheng Y, Bosch J, Townsend CA, Dimopoulos G. (2018) Chromobacterium spp. mediate their anti-Plasmodium activity through secretion of the histone deacetylase inhibitor romidepsin. Sci Rep. 8, 6176. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24296-0.

 

Kefi M, Mavridis K, Simões ML, Dimopoulos G, Siden-Kiamos I, Vontas J. (2018) New rapid one-step PCR diagnostic assay for Plasmodium falciparum infective mosquitoes. Sci Rep. 8(1):1462.

 

Dong Y, Simões ML, Marois E, Dimopoulos G. (2018) CRISPR/Cas9 -mediated gene knockout of Anopheles gambiae FREP1 suppresses malaria parasite infection. PLoS Pathogens 8;14(3).

 

Anglero-Rodriguez YI, Talyuli OAC, Blumberg BJ, Kang S, Demby C, Shields A, Carlson J, Jupatanakul N, Dimopoulos G. (2017) An Aedes aegypti-associated fungus increases susceptibility to dengue virus by modulating gut trypsin activity. eLIFE, 6. pii: e28844. doi: 10.7554/eLife.28844.

 

Anglero-Rodriguez YI, MacLeod HJ, Kang S, Carlson J, Jupatanakul N, Dimopoulos G. (2017) Aedes aegypti molecular responses to Zika virus infection, and modulation of infection by the Toll and Jak/Stat immune pathways and virus host factors. Frontiers Microbiol., 8:2050. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02050.

 

Simoes ML, Mlambo G, Tripathi A, Dong Y, Dimopoulos G. (2017) Immune-regulation of Plasmodium is Anopheles species-specific and infection intensity-dependent. mBIO, 8(5). pii: e01631-17.

 

Pike A, Dong Y, Dizaji NB, Gacita A, Mongodin EF, Dimopoulos G. (2017) Changes in the microbiota cause genetically modified Anopheles to spread in a population. Science 357(6358):1396-1399.

 

Short SM, Mongodin EF, MacLeod HJ, Talyuli OAC, Dimopoulos G. (2017) Amino acid metabolic signaling influences Aedes aegypti midgut microbiome variability. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 11(7):e0005677.

 

Fu X, Dimopoulos G, Zhu J. (2017) Association of microRNAs with Argonaute proteins in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae after blood ingestion. Sci Rep. 7(1):6493.

 

Tangsongcharoen C, Jupatanakul N, Promdonkoy B, Dimopoulos G, Boonserm P. (2017) Molecular analysis of Culex quinquefasciatus larvae responses to Lysinibacillus sphaericus Bin toxin. PLoS One 12(4):e0175473.

 

Jupatanakul N, Sim S, Angleró-Rodríguez YI, Souza-Neto J, Das S, Poti KE, Rossi SL, Bergren N, Vasilakis N and Dimopoulos G (2017) Engineered Aedes aegypti JAK/STAT pathway-mediated immunity to dengue virus. PLOS NTD 11(1):e0005187.

 

Amarante A, Jupatanakul J, de Abreu da Silva IC, Carneiro VC, Vicentino ARR, Dimopolous G, Talyuli OAC, Fantappie MR (2017) The DNA chaperone HMGB1 potentiates the transcriptional activity of Rel1A in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 80:32-41.

 

Ward AM, Calvert ME, Read LR, Kang S, Levitt BE, Dimopoulos G, Bradrick SS, Gunaratne J, Garcia-Blanco MA (2016) Emerging role of lipid droplets in Aedes aegypti immune response against bacteria and Dengue virus. Sci Rep. 6:34379.

 

Falckenhayn C, Carneiro VC, de Mendonça Amarante A, Schmid K, Hanna K, Kang S, Helm M, Dimopoulos G, Fantappié MR, Lyko F (2016) Comprehensive DNA methylation analysis of the Aedes aegypti genome. Sci Rep.;6:36444.

 

Simões ML, Dong Y, Hammond A, Hall A, Crisanti A, Nolan T, Dimopoulos G. (2016) The Anopheles FBN9 immune factor mediates Plasmodium species-specific defense through transgenic fat body expression. Dev Comp Immunol. pii: S0145-305X(16)30290-7.

 

Angleró-Rodríguez YI, Blumberg BJ, Dong Y, Sandiford SL, Pike A, Clayton AM, Dimopoulos G (2016) A natural Anopheles-associated Penicillium chrysogenum enhances mosquito susceptibility to Plasmodium infection. Sci. Rep. 6:34084.

 

Dennison NJ, Saraiva RJ, Cirimotich CM, Mlambo G, Mongodin EF, Dimopoulos G (2016) Functional genomic analyses of Enterobacter, Anopheles and Plasmodium reciprocal interactions that impact vector competence. Malar J. 2016 Aug 22;15(1):425.

 

Barletta AB, Alves LR, Silva MC, Sim S, Dimopoulos G, Liechocki S, Maya-Monteiro CM, Sorgine MH (2016) Emerging role of lipid droplets in Aedes aegypti immune response against bacteria and Dengue virus. Sci Rep. 6:19928.

 

Mesquita RD et al. (2015) Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112(48):14936-14941.

 

Bottino-Rojas V, Talyuli OA, Jupatanakul N, Sim S, Dimopoulos G, Venancio TM, Bahia AC, Sorgine MH, Oliveira PL, Paiva-Silva GO. (2015) Heme Signaling Impacts Global Gene Expression, Immunity and Dengue Virus Infectivity in Aedes aegypti. PLoS One 10(8):e0135985.

 

Zhang G, Niu G, Franca CM, Dong Y, Wang X, Butler NS, Dimopoulos G, Li J. (2015) Anopheles Midgut FREP1 Mediates Plasmodium Invasion. J Biol Chem. 290(27):16490-501.

 

Sandiford SL, Dong Y, Pike A, Blumberg BJ, Bahia AC and Dimopoulos G (2015) 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. PLoS Pathogens, 11(2):e1004631.

 

Dennison NJ, BenMarzouk-Hidalgo, OJ and Dimopoulos G (2015) MicroRNA-regulation of Anopheles gambiae immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection and midgut microbiota. Dev Comp Immunol. 49(1):170-8.

 

Ramirez JL, Short SM, Bahia AC, Saraiva RG, Dongn Y, Kang S, Tripathi T, Mlambo G and Dimopoulos G (2014) Chromobacterium Csp_P reduces malaria and dengue infection in vector mosquitoes and has entomopathogenic and in vitro anti-pathogen activities. PLoS Pathogens 10(10):e1004398.

 

Sanders, N, Sullivan D, Mlambo G, Dimopoulos G, Tripathi A (2014) Gametocytocidal screen identifies novel chemical classes with Plasmodium falciparum transmission blocking activity. PLoS One, 9(8):e105817.

 

Kang S, Shields AR, Jupatanakul N and Dimopoulos G (2014) Suppressing dengue-2 infection by chemical inhibition of Aedes aegypti host factors. PLoS NTD, 7;8(8):e3084.

 

Pike A, Vadlamani A, Sandiford SL, Gacita A, Dimopoulos G (2014) Characterization of the Rel2-regulated transcriptome and proteome of Anopheles stephensi identifies new anti-Plasmodium factors. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 52C:82-93.

 

Bahia AC, Dong Y, Blumberg BJ, Mlambo G, Tripathi A, BenMarzouk-Hidalgo OJ, Chandra R, and Dimopoulos G (2014) Exploring Anopheles gut bacteria for Plasmodium blocking activity. Environmental Microbiology 16(9):2980-94.

 

Jupatanakul N, Sim S, and Dimopoulos G (2014) Aedes aegypti ML and Niemann-Pick type C family members are agonists of dengue virus infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 43(1):1-9.

 

Blumberg JB, Trop S, Das S, Dimopoulos G (2013) Bacteria- and IMD pathway-independent immune defenses against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae. PLoS One, 10.1371/journal.pone.0072130.

 

Sim S, Jupatanakul N, Ramirez JL, Kang, S, Romero-Vivas CM, Mohammed H and Dimopoulos G (2013) Transcriptomic profiling of diverse Aedes aegypti strains reveals increased basal-level immune activation in dengue virus-refractory populations and identifies novel virus-vector molecular interactions. PLoS NTD, 7(7):e2295.

 

Bian G, Joshi D, Dong Y, Lu P, Zhou G, Pan X, Xu Y, Dimopoulos G, Xi Z (2013) Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection. Science, 340(6133):748-751.

 

Clayton AM, Cirimotich C, Dong, Y and Dimopoulos G (2013) Caudal is a negative regulator of the Anopheles Imd pathway that controls resistance to Plasmodium falciparum infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 39(4):323-332.

 

Dong Y, Cirimotich C, Pike A, Chandra R and Dimopoulos G (2012) Anopheles NF-?B -regulated splicing factors direct pathogen-specific repertoires of the hypervariable pattern recognition receptor AgDscam. Cell Host & Microbe 12, 521–530.

 

Chen Y, Dong Y, Sandiford S and Dimopoulos G Transcriptional mediators Kto and Skd are involved in the regulation of the IMD pathway and anti-Plasmodium defense in Anopheles gambiae. (2012) PLoS ONE;7(9):e45580.

 

Garver LS, Bahia AN, Das S, Souza-Neto J, Shiao J, Dong Y and Dimopoulos G (2012) Anopheles Imd pathway factors and effectors in infection intensity-dependent anti-Plasmodium action. PLoS Pathogens. PLoS Pathogens 8(6): e1002737.

 

Sim S, Ramirez JL and Dimopoulos G (2012) Reciprocal interactions between the dengue virus and Aedes aegypti salivary gland and chemosensory apparatus influences vector competence. PLoS Pathogens. 8(3):e1002631.

 

Ramirez LJ, Souza-Neto J, Cosme RT, Rovira J, Ortiz A, Pascale JM and Dimopoulos G (2012) Reciprocal Tripartite Interactions between the Aedes aegypti Midgut Microbiota, Innate Immune System and Dengue Virus Influences Vector Competence. PLoS Neglected Trop Dis. 6(3):e1561.

 

Gomulski L, Dimopoulos G, Xi Z, Gabrieli P, Scolari P, Siciliano P, Malacrida AR, Gasperi G (2012) Changes in gene expression related to maturation and mating in male and female medfly, Ceratitis capitata. PLoS One. 7(1):e30857.

 

Dong Y, Morton JC Jr, Ramirez JL, Souza-Neto J and Dimopoulos G (2012) The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana activate Toll and JAK-STAT pathway controlled effector genes and anti-dengue activity in Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochem. & Mol. Biol. 42(2):126-32.

 

Dong Y, Das S, Cirimotich CM, Souza-Neto J, McLean K and Dimopoulos G (2011) Engineered Anopheles immunity to Plasmodium infection. PLoS Pathogens 7(12): e1002458.

 

Zou Z, Souza-Neto JA, Xi Z, Kokoza V, Shin SW, Dimopoulos G, and Raikhel AS (2011) Transcriptome analysis of Aedes aegypti transgenic mosquitoes with altered immunity. PLoS Pathogens. 7(11):e1002394.

 

Cirimotich CM, Dong Y, Clayton AM, Sandiford SL, Souza-Neto JA, Mulenga M, and Dimopoulos G (2011) Natural microbe-mediated refractoriness to Plasmodium infection in Anopheles gambiae. Science 332: 855-858.

 

Das S., Radtke A., Choi YJ., Mendes A., Valenzuela J. and Dimopoulos G (2010) The salivary gland transcriptome of Anopheles gambiae and its implication in blood feeding. BMC Genomics 11:566.

 

Bartholomay LC, Waterhouse RM, Mayhew GF, Campbell CL, Michel K, Zou Z, Ramirez JL, Das S, Alvarez K, Arensburger P, Bryant P, Chapman SB, Dong Y, Erickson SM, Karunaratne SHPP, Kokoza V, Kodira CD, Pignatelli P, Shin SW, Vanlandingham DL, Atkinson PW, Birren B, Christophides GK, Clem RJ, Hemingway J, Higgs S, Megy K, Ranson H, Zdobnov EM, Raikhel AS, Christensen BM, Dimopoulos G, and Muskavitch MAT (2010) Pathogenomics of Culex quinquefasciatus and meta-analysis of infection responses to diverse Pathogens. Science 330: 88-90.

 

Arensburger P, Megy K, Waterhouse R, Abrudan J, Amedeo P, Antelo B, Bartholomay L, Bidwell S, Caler E, Camara F, Campbell CL, Campbell KS, Casola C, Castro MT, Chandramouliswaran I, Chapman SB, Christley S, Costas J, Eisenstadt E, Feschotte C, Fraser-Liggett C, Guigo R, Haas B, Hammond M, Hansson BS, Hemingway J, Hill SR, Howarth C, Ignell R, Kennedy RC, Kodira CD, Lobo NF, Mao C, Mayhew G, Michel K, Mori A, Liu N, Naveira H, Nene V, Nguyen N, Pearson MD, Pritham EJ, Puiu D, Qi Y, Ranson H, Ribeiro JMC, Robertson HM, Severson DW, Shumway M, Stanke M, Strausberg MR, Sun C, Sutton G, Tu Z, Tubio JMC, Unger MF, Vanlandingham VL, Vilella AJ, White O, White JR, Wondji CS, Wortman J, Zdobnov EM, Birren B, Christensen BM, Collins FH, Cornel A, Dimopoulos G, Hannick LI, Higgs S, Lanzaro G, Lee N, Muskavitch MAT, Raikhel A, Atkinson P (2010) Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus establishes a platform for  mosquito comparative genomics. Science 330: 86-88.

 

Aguilar R, Simard F, Kamdem C, Shields T, Glass GE, Garver LS, and Dimopoulos G (2010) Genome-wide analysis of transcriptomic divergence between laboratory colony and field Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes of the M and S molecular forms. Insect Mol Biol. 19(5):695-705.

 

Sim S and Dimopoulso G (2010) Dengue Virus Inhibits Immune Responses in Aedes aegypti Cells. PLoS One, 18;5(5):e10678.

 

Ramirez JL and Dimopoulos G (2010) The Toll immune signaling pathway control conserved anti-dengue defenses across diverse Ae. aegypti strains and against multiple dengue virus serotypes. Dev Comp Immunol. 34: 625-629.

 

Mair GR, Lasonder E, Garver LS, Franke-Fayard B, Carret CK, Wiegant J, Dirks R, Dimopoulos G., Janse CJ, Waters AP. (2010) An evolutionarily ancient P body controls zygote development in the protozoan parasite Plasmodium. PLoS Pathogens 12;6: e1000767.

 

Souza-Neto JA, Sim S, and Dimopoulos G (2009) Evolutionary conserved function of the JAK-STAT pathway in anti-dengue defense. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 106:17841- 6.

 

Dong Y., Manfredini F. and Dimopoulos G (2009) Implication of the Mosquito Midgut  Microbiota in the Defense Against Malaria Parasites. PLoS Pathogens, 5(5), e1000423.

 

Erickson SA, Xi Z, Mayhew GF, Ramirez JL, Aliota MT, Christensen BM, Dimopoulos G (2009) Mosquito Infection Responses to Developing Filarial Worms. PLoS Trop. Negl. Dis. 3(10):e529.

 

Baton LA, Robertson A, Warr E, Strand MR, and Dimopoulos G (2009) Genome-wide transcriptomic profiling of Anopheles gambiae hemocytes reveals pathogen-specific signatures upon bacterial challenge and Plasmodium berghei infection. BMC Genomics, 10(1):257.

 

Sessions OM,  Barrows N,  Souza-Neto JA, Robinson TJ, Hershey CL, Rodgers MA, Ramirez JL, Dimopoulos G,  Yang PL,  Pearson JL,  and Garcia-Blanco MA. (2009) Discovery of Dengue Virus Host Factors in Insects and Humans. Nature, 458(7241):1047-1050.

 

Dong, Y. and Dimopoulos, G (2009) Anopheles fibrinogen –related proteins provide expanded pattern recognition capacity against bacteria and malaria parasites. Biol Chem. 284(15): 9835–9844.

 

Garver LS., Dong Y., and Dimopoulos G (2009) Caspar control resistant to Plasmodium falciparum in diverse Anopheline species. PLoS Pathogens, Mar;5(3):e1000335.

 

Das S., and Dimopoulos G (2008) Molecular analysis of photic inhibition of blood-feeding in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Physiology 16;8(1):23.

 

Abrantes A., Dimopoulos G., Grosso AR., do Rosário VE. and Silveira H. (2008) Chloroquine mediated modulation of Anopheles gambiae gene expression. PLoS ONE 2;3(7).

 

Xi Z., Ramirez JL., Dimopoulos G (2008) The Aedes aegypti Toll pathway controls dengue virus infection. PLoS Pathog.4(7).

 

Gomulski LM., Dimopoulos G., Xi Z., Soares MB., Bonaldo MF., Malacrida AR., Gasperi G. (2008) Gene discovery in an invasive tephritid model pest species, the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. BMC Genomics 2008, 9:248.

 

Warr, E., Das, S., Dong, Y., and Dimopoulos, G (2008) The Gram-Negative Bacteria-Binding Protein gene family: Its role in the innate immune system of Anopheles gambiae and in anti-Plasmodium defense. Insect Mol. Biol., 17:39-51.

 

Garver, LS, Xi, Z and Dimopoulos, G (2008) Immunoglobulin superfamily members play an important role in the mosquito immune system, Dev. & Comp. Immunol. 32:519-31.

 

Aguilar, R., Das, S., Dong, Y. and Dimopoulos, G (2007) Continuous exposure to Plasmodium results in decreased susceptibility and transcriptomic divergence of the Anopheles gambiae immune system. BMC Genomics, 8:451.

 

Waterhouse, RM, Kriventseva, EV, Meister, S, Xi, Z, Alvarez, KV, Bartholomay, LC, Barillas-Mury, C, Bian, G, Blandin, S, Christensen, BM, Dong, Y, Jiang, H, Kanost, MR, Koutsos, AC, Levashina, EA, Li, J, Ligoxygakis, P, MacCallum, RM, Mayhew, GF, Mendes, A, Michel, K, Osta, MA, Paskewitz, S, Shin SW, Vlachou, D, Wang, L, Wei, W, Zheng, L, Zou, Z, Severson, DW, Raikhel, AS, Kafatos, FC, Dimopoulos, G, Zdobnov, EM, Christophides, GK (2007) Evolutionary dynamics of immune-related genes and pathways in disease vector mosquitoes. Science, 316:1738-1743.

 

Nene, V, Wortman, JR, Lawson, D, Haas, B, Kodira, C, Tu, ZJ, Loftus, B, Xi, Z, Megy, K, Grabherr, M, Ren, Q, Zdobnov, EM, Lobo, NF, Campbell, KS, Brown, SE, Bonaldo, MF, Zhu, J, Sinkins, SP, Hogenkamp, DG, Amedo, P, Arsenburger, P, Atkinson, PW, Bidwell, S, Biedler, J, Birney, E, Bruggner, RV, Costas, J, Coy, MR, Crabtree, J, Crawford, M, Debruyn, B, Decaprio, D, Eiglmeier, K, Eisenstadt, E, El-Dorry, H, Gelbart, WM, Gomes, SL, Hammond, M, Hannick, LI, Hogan, JR, Holmes, MH, Jaffe, D, Johnston, SJ, Kennedy, RC, Koo H, Kravitz, S, Kriventseva, EV, Kulp, D, Labutti, K, Lee, E, Li S, Lovin, DD, Mao, C, Mauceli, E, Menck, CF, Miller, JR, Montgomery, P, Mori, A, Nascimento, AL, Naveira, HF, Nusbaum, C, O'leary, SB, Orvis, J, Pertea, M, Quesneville, H, Reidenbach, KR, Rogers, YH, Roth, CW, Schneider, JR, Schatz, M, Shumway, M, Stanke, M, Stinson, EO, Tubio, JM, Vanzee, JP, Verjovski-Almeida, S, Werner, D, White, O, Wyder, S, Zeng, Q, Zhao, Q, Zhao, Y, Hill, CA, Raikhel, AS, Soares, MB, Knudson, DL, Lee ,NH, Galagan, J, Salzberg, SL, Paulsen, IT, Dimopoulos, G, Collins, FH, Bruce, B, Fraser-Liggett, CM, Severson, DW. (2007) Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector. Science, 316:1718-1723.

 

Warr, E, Aguilar, R, Dong, Y. and Dimopoulos, G (2007) Transcriptome and proteome dissection of the Anopheles gambiae midgut. BMC Genomics, 8:37.

 

Warr, E, Lambrechts, L, Bourgouin C, Koella, J, and Dimopoulos, G (2006) Melanization of Sephadex Beads in Anopheles gambiae is controlled by anti-Plasmodium immune factors. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 36:769-778

 

Mair G, Braks J.A.M, Garver L, Wiegant J.K.A.G, Hall Dirks, R.W, Khan S.M, Dimopoulos, G, Janse C.J, Waters A.P. (2006) Regulation of sexual development of Plasmodium by translational repression. Science, 313(5787):667-669.

 

Dong Y, Taylor H.E, and Dimopoulos, G (2006) AgDscam, a hyper variable immunoglobulin domain containing receptor of the Anopheles gambiae innate immune system. PLoS Biology 4: e229.

 

Dong Y, Aguilar R, Xi Z, Warr E, Mongin E, and Dimopoulos, G (2006) Anopheles gambiae immune responses to human and rodent Plasmodium parasite species. PLoS Pathogens 6: 1-13.

 

Heard NA, Holmes CC, Stephens DA, Hand DJ and Dimopoulos, G (2005) Bayesian Co-clustering of Anopheles Gene Expression Time Series: A Study of Immune Defense Response To Multiple Experimental Challenges. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:16939-16944.

 

Xu, XJ, Dong, Y, Abraham, EG, Kocan, A, Srinivasan, P, Sinden,  RE, Ribeiro, JMC, Jacobs-Lorena, M, Kafatos, FC, and Dimopoulos, G. (2005) Transcriptome analysis of Anopheles stephensi-Plasmodium berghei interactions. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 142:76-87.

 

Both, M, Eckert, SE, Csukai, M, Dimopoulos, G, Spanu PD. (2005) Transcript profiles of Blumeria graminis development during infection reveal a cluster of genes that are potential virulence determinants. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 18(2):125-133.

 

Aguilar, R, Jedlicka, AE, Mintz, M, Mahairaki, V, Scott AL, and Dimopoulos, G (2005) Global gene expression analysis of Anopheles gambiae responses to microbial challenge. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. ;35:709-719.

 

Abraham EG, Islam S, Srinivasan P, Ghosh AK, Valenzuela JG, Ribeiro LMC, Kafatos FC, Dimopoulos, G and Jacobs-Lorena M. (2004) Analysis of the Plasmodium and Anopheles transcriptional repertoire during ookinete development and midgut invasion.  J Biol Chem. 279: 5573-5580.

 

Srinivasan P, Abraham EG, Ghosh AK, Valenzuela J, Ribeiro JMC, Dimopoulos, G, Kafatos FC, Adams JH, Fujioka J and Jacobs-Lorena M. (2004) Analysis of The Plasmodium and Anopheles transcriptomes during oocyst differentiation. J Biol Chem. 279: 5581-5587.

 

Wu MH, Dimopoulos, G, Mantalaris A, Varley J. (2003) The effect of hyperosmotic pressure on the antibody production and gene expression of GS-NS0 cell line. Biotechnol Appl Biochem. Nov 13.

 

Kumar S, Christophides GK, Cantera R, Charles B, Soon HY, Meister P, Dimopoulos, G, Kafatos FC, Barillas-Mury C. (2003) The role of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) on Plasmodium melanotic encapsulation in Anophele gambiae.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 100: 14139- 14144.

 

Dessens, JT, Sidén-Kiamos, I, Jmendoza, J, Mahairaki, V, Khater, E, Vlachou, D, Xu, JX, Kafatos, FC, Louis, C, Dimopoulos, G. and Sinden, RE. (2003) SOAP, a novel malaria ookinete protein involved in mosquito midgut invasion and oocyst development. Mol Microbiol. 49:319-329.

 

Christophides GK, Zdobnov E, Barillas-Mury C, Birney E, Blandin S, Blass C, Brey PT, Collins FH, Danielli A, Dimopoulos, G, et al, (2002) Immunity-related genes and gene families in Anopheles gambiae. Science 298:159-165.

 

Zdobnov EM, von Mering C, Letunic I, Torrents D, Suyama M, Copley RR, Christophides GK, Thomasova D, Holt RA, Subramanian GM, Mueller HM, Dimopoulos, G, etal, (2002) Comparative genome and proteome analysis of Anopheles gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster. Science 298: 149-159.

 

Dimopoulos, G, Christophides GK, Meister S, Schultz J, White KP, Barillas-Mury C.and Kafatos FC. (2002) Genome expression analysis of Anopheles gambiae: Responses to injury, bacterial challenge and malaria infection. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99:8814-8819.

 

 

 

REVIEW ARTICLES

 

Arora G, Chuang YM, Sinnis P, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. (2023) Malaria: influence of Anopheles mosquito saliva on Plasmodium infection. Trends Immunol. 2023 Apr;44(4):256-265.

 

Cardoso-Jaime V, Tikhe CV, Dong S, Dimopoulos G. The Role of Mosquito Hemocytes in Viral Infections. Viruses. 2022 Sep 20;14(10):2088. doi: 10.3390/v14102088. PMID: 36298644; PMCID: PMC9608948.

Dong S, Dong Y, Simões ML, Dimopoulos G (2021) Mosquito transgenesis for malaria control. Trend in Parasitology, 38(1):54-66.

 

Tikhe CV, Dimopoulos G. (2021) Mosquito antiviral immune pathways. Dev Comp Immunol. 116:103964.

 

Dong S, Dimopoulos G. (2021) Antiviral Compounds for Blocking Arboviral Transmission in Mosquitoes. Viruses. 13(1):108. doi: 10.3390/v13010108. PMID: 33466915; PMCID: PMC7830659.

 

Caragata E, Dong S, Dong Y, Simões ML, Tikhe CV,  Dimopoulos G. (2020) Prospects and Pitfalls: Next-Generation Tools to Control Mosquito-transmitted Disease. Annual Review of Microbiology. Accepted for publication.

 

Dimopoulos G. (2019) Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression. Trends Parasitol. 35(9):671-673.

 

Saraiva RG, Dimopoulos G. (2019) Bacterial natural products in the fight against mosquito-transmitted tropical diseases. Nat Prod Rep. doi: 10.1039/c9np00042a.

 

Caragata EP, Tikhe CV, Dimopoulos G. (2019) Curious entanglements: interactions between mosquitoes, their microbiota, and arboviruses. Curr Opin Virol.37:26-36.

 

Simões ML, Caragata EP, Dimopoulos G. (2018) Diverse Host and Restriction Factors Regulate Mosquito-Pathogen Interactions. Trends Parasitol. 34(7):603-616.

 

Saraiva RG, Kang S, Simões ML, Angleró-Rodríguez YI, Dimopoulos G (2016) Mosquito gut antiparasitic and antiviral immunity. Dev Comp Immunol. 64:53-64.

 

Simoes ML, and Dimopoulos G. (2015) A mosquito mediator of parasite-induced immune priming. Trends Parasitol. pii: S1471-4922(15)00168-3.

 

Jupatanakul N, Sim S, Dimopoulos G. (2014) The insect microbiome modulates vector competence for arboviruses. Viruses, 6(11):4479-504.

 

Sim S., Jupatanakul N., Dimopoulos G. (2014) Mosquito Immunity against Arboviruses. Viruses, 6(11):4479-504.

 

Dennison NJ, Jupatanakul N, Dimopoulos G. (2014) The mosquito microbiota influences vector competence for human pathogens. Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 3, 6–13.

 

Clayton AM, Dong Y and Dimopoulos G (2014) The Anopheles innate immune system in the defense against malaria infection. J Innate Immunity. 6(2):169-81.

 

Cirimotich CM, Ramirez JL and Dimopoulos G (2011) Native microbiota shape insect vector competence for human pathogens. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(4):307-10.

 

Cirimotich CM, Dong Y, Garver LS, Sim S, Dimopoulos G. (2009) Mosquito immune defenses against Plasmodium infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 34(4):387-95.

 

Sim S, Ramirez JL, and Dimopoulos G. (2009) Molecular discrimination of mosquito vectors and their pathogens. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 9(7):757-65.

 

Ramirez JL., Garver L., and Dimopoulos G. (2008) Challenges and Approaches for Mosquito Targeted Malaria Control. Curr. Mol. Medicine. 9(2):116-30.

 

Baton L, Garver L, Xi Z and Dimopoulos G. (2008) Functional genomics studies on the innate immunity of disease vectors. Insect Science, 15:15-27.

 

Dimopoulos G. (2007) Building a better mosquito: identifying the genes enabling malaria and dengue fever resistance in A. gambiae and A. aegypti mosquitoes. J Vis Exp. (5):233.

 

Baton, L, Garver, L.S, Xi, Z, and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Functional genomics studies on the innate immunity of disease vectors. Insect Science. 15:15-27.

 

Baton, L, Dong, Y, Li, J. and Dimopoulos, G. (2006) Variation in mosquito immunity to Plasmodium. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Parasitology.

 

Aguilar R, Dong Y, Warr E and Dimopoulos, G. (2005) Anopheles infection responses: laboratory models versus field malaria transmission systems. Acta Tropica 95(3):285-291.

 

Dimopoulos, G. (2003) Insect immunity and its implication in mosquito-malaria interactions.

Microreview Cell Microbiol.5: 3-14.

 

 

BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Arthropod vector: Controller of Disease Transmission (2017) Editors: Stephen K. Wikel, Serap Aksoy, George Dimopoulos. Elsevier.

 

Blumberg BJ, Short SM, Dimopoulos G. Employing the mosquito microflora for disease control. In: Adelman ZN, editor. Genetic control of malaria and dengue. San Diego, CA: Elsevier, 2015.

 

Sim S, Cirimotich CM, Ramirez JL, Souza-Neto JA, Dimopoulos G (2012) Dengue Virus-Mosquito Interactions and Molecular Methods of Vector Control. In Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. 2nd Edition. Edited by Duane J Gubler, Jeremy Farrar, Eng Ooi and Subhash Vasudevan. CABI. Under editorial processing.

 

Pike AD, Cirimotich CM and Dimopoulos G (2012) Mosquito Fitness Impact of Transgenic Immune Deployment. In Ecology of Vector Borne Disease Control, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sander Koenraadt and Willem Takken. Wageningen Academic Publishers.

 

Baton, L., Warr, E., Hoffman S. and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Programmed cell death during malaria parasite infection of the vertebrate host and mosquito vector. In Programmed Cell Death in Protozoa. Edited by José Manuel Pérez Martin. Landes Bioscience, Springer.

 

Dimopoulos G (2008) Paperless Joy: Paperless Business & Lifestyle Design with Information & Communication Technology. 1st Edition, Digital Life Artist Inc.

 

Garver, L.S., Baton, L., and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Mosquito Immunity to the Malaria Parasite. In Insect Immunology. Edited by Nancy Beckage. Elsevier.

 

Dimopoulos, G, Kafatos F.C, Waters A.P, Sinden R.E. (2002) Malaria Parasites and the Anopheles Mosquito. In Chemical Immunology Vol. 80 “Malaria Immunology“ 2nd ,pp. 27-49.

 

 

 

REVIEW ARTICLES

 

Caragata E, Dong S, Dong Y, Simões ML, Tikhe CV,  Dimopoulos G. (2020) Prospects and Pitfalls: Next-Generation Tools to Control Mosquito-transmitted Disease. Annual Review of Microbiology. Accepted for publication.

 

Dimopoulos G. (2019) Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression. Trends Parasitol. 35(9):671-673.

 

Saraiva RG, Dimopoulos G. (2019) Bacterial natural products in the fight against mosquito-transmitted tropical diseases. Nat Prod Rep. doi: 10.1039/c9np00042a.

 

Caragata EP, Tikhe CV, Dimopoulos G. (2019) Curious entanglements: interactions between mosquitoes, their microbiota, and arboviruses. Curr Opin Virol.37:26-36.

 

Simões ML, Caragata EP, Dimopoulos G. (2018) Diverse Host and Restriction Factors Regulate Mosquito-Pathogen Interactions. Trends Parasitol. 34(7):603-616.

 

Saraiva RG, Kang S, Simões ML, Angleró-Rodríguez YI, Dimopoulos G (2016) Mosquito gut antiparasitic and antiviral immunity. Dev Comp Immunol. 64:53-64.

 

Simoes ML, and Dimopoulos G. (2015) A mosquito mediator of parasite-induced immune priming. Trends Parasitol. pii: S1471-4922(15)00168-3.

 

Jupatanakul N, Sim S, Dimopoulos G. (2014) The insect microbiome modulates vector competence for arboviruses. Viruses, 6(11):4479-504.

 

Sim S., Jupatanakul N., Dimopoulos G. (2014) Mosquito Immunity against Arboviruses. Viruses, 6(11):4479-504.

 

Dennison NJ, Jupatanakul N, Dimopoulos G. (2014) The mosquito microbiota influences vector competence for human pathogens. Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 3, 6–13.

 

Clayton AM, Dong Y and Dimopoulos G (2014) The Anopheles innate immune system in the defense against malaria infection. J Innate Immunity. 6(2):169-81.

 

Cirimotich CM, Ramirez JL and Dimopoulos G (2011) Native microbiota shape insect vector competence for human pathogens. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(4):307-10.

 

Cirimotich CM, Dong Y, Garver LS, Sim S, Dimopoulos G. (2009) Mosquito immune defenses against Plasmodium infection. Dev Comp Immunol. 34(4):387-95.

 

Sim S, Ramirez JL, and Dimopoulos G. (2009) Molecular discrimination of mosquito vectors and their pathogens. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 9(7):757-65.

 

Ramirez JL., Garver L., and Dimopoulos G. (2008) Challenges and Approaches for Mosquito Targeted Malaria Control. Curr. Mol. Medicine. 9(2):116-30.

 

Baton L, Garver L, Xi Z and Dimopoulos G. (2008) Functional genomics studies on the innate immunity of disease vectors. Insect Science, 15:15-27.

 

Dimopoulos G. (2007) Building a better mosquito: identifying the genes enabling malaria and dengue fever resistance in A. gambiae and A. aegypti mosquitoes. J Vis Exp. (5):233.

 

Baton, L, Garver, L.S, Xi, Z, and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Functional genomics studies on the innate immunity of disease vectors. Insect Science. 15:15-27.

 

Baton, L, Dong, Y, Li, J. and Dimopoulos, G. (2006) Variation in mosquito immunity to Plasmodium. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Parasitology.

 

Aguilar R, Dong Y, Warr E and Dimopoulos, G. (2005) Anopheles infection responses: laboratory models versus field malaria transmission systems. Acta Tropica 95(3):285-291.

 

Dimopoulos, G. (2003) Insect immunity and its implication in mosquito-malaria interactions.

Microreview Cell Microbiol.5: 3-14.

 

 

BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Arthropod vector: Controller of Disease Transmission (2017) Editors: Stephen K. Wikel, Serap Aksoy, George Dimopoulos. Elsevier.

 

Blumberg BJ, Short SM, Dimopoulos G. Employing the mosquito microflora for disease control. In: Adelman ZN, editor. Genetic control of malaria and dengue. San Diego, CA: Elsevier, 2015.

 

Sim S, Cirimotich CM, Ramirez JL, Souza-Neto JA, Dimopoulos G (2012) Dengue Virus-Mosquito Interactions and Molecular Methods of Vector Control. In Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. 2nd Edition. Edited by Duane J Gubler, Jeremy Farrar, Eng Ooi and Subhash Vasudevan. CABI. Under editorial processing.

 

Pike AD, Cirimotich CM and Dimopoulos G (2012) Mosquito Fitness Impact of Transgenic Immune Deployment. In Ecology of Vector Borne Disease Control, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sander Koenraadt and Willem Takken. Wageningen Academic Publishers.

 

Baton, L., Warr, E., Hoffman S. and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Programmed cell death during malaria parasite infection of the vertebrate host and mosquito vector. In Programmed Cell Death in Protozoa. Edited by José Manuel Pérez Martin. Landes Bioscience, Springer.

 

Dimopoulos G (2008) Paperless Joy: Paperless Business & Lifestyle Design with Information & Communication Technology. 1st Edition, Digital Life Artist Inc.

 

Garver, L.S., Baton, L., and Dimopoulos, G. (2007) Mosquito Immunity to the Malaria Parasite. In Insect Immunology. Edited by Nancy Beckage. Elsevier.

 

Dimopoulos, G, Kafatos F.C, Waters A.P, Sinden R.E. (2002) Malaria Parasites and the Anopheles Mosquito. In Chemical Immunology Vol. 80 “Malaria Immunology“ 2nd ,pp. 27-49.

 

 


 
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