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Chelsea T. Smartt
Researcher at University of Florida
Publications - 58
Citations - 1417
Chelsea T. Smartt is an academic researcher from University of Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aedes aegypti & Gene. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 56 publications receiving 1243 citations. Previous affiliations of Chelsea T. Smartt include University of California, Irvine & University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The salivary gland-specific apyrase of the mosquito Aedes aegypti is a member of the 5'-nucleotidase family.
TL;DR: The apparent conversion of a gene encoding an enzyme involved in a common metabolic event at the cellular level to a gene involved in the antihemostatic response of mosquitoes illustrates one way this particular insect has adapted to the challenges of bloodfeeding.
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Insect immunity: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of cDNAs and genomic DNA encoding three isoforms of insect defensin in Aedes aegypti
Carl Lowenberger,Chelsea T. Smartt,Philippe Bulet,Michael T. Ferdig,David W. Severson,Jules A. Hoffmann,Bruce M. Christensen +6 more
TL;DR: Sequence comparison indicates that there is significant inter–and intra–isoform variability in the signal peptide and prodefensin sequences of defensin genes.
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Cloning and characterization of a chitin synthase cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
TL;DR: In situ hybridization studies of midgut samples revealed that CS mRNA increases following a bloodmeal and is localized to the periphery of the epithelial cells facing the midGut lumen, suggesting that CS is a single copy gene.
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Construction and characterization of an Azotobacter vinelandii strain with mutations in the genes encoding flavodoxin and ferredoxin I.
TL;DR: The construction of a double mutant which does not synthesize either flavodoxin or ferredoxin I is reported, which suggests that a third as yet unidentified protein also serves as an electron donor to nitrogenase in A. vinelandii.
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The Apyrase gene of the vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is expressed specifically in the adult female salivary glands.
TL;DR: The temporal, sex- and tissue-specific expression of the Apy gene is consistent with its role as encoding a platelet anti-aggregation factor that functions to facilitate hematophagy and decrease probing time.