Blood-feeding and immunogenic Aedes aegypti saliva proteins

Proteomics. 2010 May;10(10):1906-16. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200900626.

Abstract

Mosquito-transmitted pathogens pass through the insect's midgut (MG) and salivary gland (SG). What occurs in these organs in response to a blood meal is poorly understood, but identifying the physiological differences between sugar-fed and blood-fed (BF) mosquitoes could shed light on factors important in pathogens transmission. We compared differential protein expression in the MGs and SGs of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes after a sugar- or blood-based diet. No difference was observed in the MG protein expression levels but certain SG proteins were highly expressed only in BF mosquitoes. In sugar-fed mosquitoes, housekeeping proteins were highly expressed (especially those related to energy metabolism) and actin was up-regulated. The immunofluorescence assay shows that there is no disruption of the SG cytoskeletal after the blood meal. We have generated for the first time the 2-DE profiles of immunogenic Ae. aegypti SG BF-related proteins. These new data could contribute to the understanding of the physiological processes that appear during the blood meal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / chemistry*
  • Aedes / immunology
  • Animal Feed
  • Animals
  • Blood
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Female
  • Insect Proteins / analysis*
  • Insect Proteins / immunology
  • Salivary Glands / chemistry
  • Salivary Glands / immunology
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides / analysis*
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides / immunology

Substances

  • Insect Proteins
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides