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Fig. 7

From: The midgut transcriptome of Aedes aegypti fed with saline or protein meals containing chikungunya virus reveals genes potentially involved in viral midgut escape

Fig. 7

Effects of SM feeding on midgut collagen IV abundance and generic MMP activity. a Western blot showing abundance of midgut collagen IV at different time points post-SM feeding using polyclonal antibodies generated against human collagen IV. β-actin was detected as a loading control. Molecular masses in kDa are indicated. b Generic MMP activity of midgut lysates prepared from mosquitoes that had received a BM, PM, or SM at 1 and 2 dpf (sugar, control). Mean values with standard deviations (SD) from three independent experiments are shown. Different letters indicate significant differences based on one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test (* at p ≤ 0.01). BM, blood meal (from sheep); SM, saline meal (PBS); PM, protein meal (BSA)

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BMC Genomics

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