List of works - Julian F. Hillyer

A novel lectin with a fibrinogen-like domain and its potential involvement in the innate immune response of Armigeres subalbatus against bacteria.

scientific article

A potential role for phenylalanine hydroxylase in mosquito immune responses.

scientific article published on March 2003

Acceptance of the 2015 Henry Baldwin Ward Medal: My Journey in Parasitology, and with Parasitologists.

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

Aedes aegypti glutamine synthetase: expression and gene structure.

scientific article published on August 2001

Age-associated mortality in immune challenged mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) correlates with a decrease in haemocyte numbers.

scientific article published on January 2005

Anopheles gambiae corazonin: gene structure, expression and effect on mosquito heart physiology.

scientific article published on 9 March 2012

Anopheles gambiae larvae mount stronger immune responses against bacterial infection than adults: evidence of adaptive decoupling in mosquitoes

scientific article

Bursicon-expressing neurons undergo apoptosis after adult ecdysis in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

CCAP and FMRFamide-like peptides accelerate the contraction rate of the antennal accessory pulsatile organs (auxiliary hearts) of mosquitoes.

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Cardioacceleratory function of the neurohormone CCAP in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae ⬇️

scientific article published on February 15, 2013

Comparative structural and functional analysis of the larval and adult dorsal vessel and its role in hemolymph circulation in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article

Complement-like proteins TEP1, TEP3 and TEP4 are positive regulators of periostial hemocyte aggregation in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Contraction of the ventral abdomen potentiates extracardiac retrograde hemolymph propulsion in the mosquito hemocoel

scientific article (publication date: 2010)

Deprivation of both sucrose and water reduces the mosquito heart contraction rate while increasing the expression of nitric oxide synthase.

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

Eater and draper are involved in the periostial haemocyte immune response in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article published on 9 March 2018

Efficiency of salivary gland invasion by malaria sporozoites is controlled by rapid sporozoite destruction in the mosquito haemocoel.

scientific article published on 27 December 2006

FlyNap (Triethylamine) Increases the Heart Rate of Mosquitoes and Eliminates the Cardioacceleratory Effect of the Neuropeptide CCAP ⬇️

scientific article published on July 16, 2013

Functional integration of the circulatory, immune, and respiratory systems in mosquito larvae: pathogen killing in the hemocyte-rich tracheal tufts

scientific article

Gastrointestinal persorption and tissue distribution of differently sized colloidal gold nanoparticles

scientific article (publication date: December 2001)

George V. Hillyer (1943-2015).

scientific article

Hemocyte-mediated phagocytosis and melanization in the mosquito Armigeres subalbatus following immune challenge by bacteria.

scientific article published on 28 June 2003

Hemolymph circulation in insect flight appendages: physiology of the wing heart and circulatory flow in the wings of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Hemolymph circulation in insect sensory appendages: functional mechanics of antennal accessory pulsatile organs (auxiliary hearts) in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article published on 19 June 2014

Infection-induced interaction between the mosquito circulatory and immune systems

scientific article

Insect heart rhythmicity is modulated by evolutionarily conserved neuropeptides and neurotransmitters

scientific article published on 11 June 2018

Insect immunology and hematopoiesis.

scientific article published on 13 December 2015

Integrated Immune and Cardiovascular Function in Pancrustacea: Lessons from the Insects

scientific article

Involvement of the Anopheles gambiae Nimrod gene family in mosquito immune responses

scientific article published on 4 November 2013

Members of the salivary gland surface protein (SGS) family are major immunogenic components of mosquito saliva.

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Molecular and functional characterization of Anopheles gambiae inward rectifier potassium (Kir1) channels: a novel role in egg production

scientific article

Mosquito Hemocytes Associate With Circulatory Structures That Support Intracardiac Retrograde Hemolymph Flow

scientific article published on 28 August 2018

Mosquito aging modulates the heart rate and the proportional directionality of heart contractions.

scientific article published on 24 June 2017

Mosquito hemocyte-mediated immune responses.

scientific article

Mosquito hemocytes preferentially aggregate and phagocytose pathogens in the periostial regions of the heart that experience the most hemolymph flow.

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Mosquito innate immunity: involvement of beta 1,3-glucan recognition protein in melanotic encapsulation immune responses in Armigeres subalbatus.

scientific article published on January 2005

Mosquito phenoloxidase and defensin colocalize in melanization innate immune responses.

scientific article published in June 2005

Mosquito transcriptome profiles and filarial worm susceptibility in Armigeres subalbatus.

scientific article

Myotropic effects of FMRFamide containing peptides on the heart of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article published on 18 April 2014

Nitric oxide produced by periostial hemocytes modulates the bacterial infection induced reduction of the mosquito heart rate

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Presentation of the 2018 ASP Distinguished Service Award to Dennis J. Minchella

scientific article published on 16 July 2018

Rapid phagocytosis and melanization of bacteria and Plasmodium sporozoites by hemocytes of the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

scientific article published in February 2003

Recombinant Drosophila prophenoloxidase 1 is sequentially cleaved by α-chymotrypsin during in vitro activation.

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Silencing Transglutaminase Genes TGase2 and TGase3 Has Infection-Dependent Effects on the Heart Rate of the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

scientific article published in 2022

Spatial and temporal in vivo analysis of circulating and sessile immune cells in mosquitoes: hemocyte mitosis following infection ⬇️

scientific article published on April 30, 2013

Structural and functional characterization of the contractile aorta and associated hemocytes of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article

The antibacterial innate immune response by the mosquito Aedes aegypti is mediated by hemocytes and independent of Gram type and pathogenicity.

scientific article published on April 2004

The immune and circulatory systems are functionally integrated across insect evolution

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

The neurotransmitters serotonin and glutamate accelerate the heart rate of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Thermolysin damages animal life through degradation of plasma proteins enhanced by rapid cleavage of serpins and activation of proteases.

scientific article published on 10 July 2014

Transcription in mosquito hemocytes in response to pathogen exposure

scientific article

Transstadial immune activation in a mosquito: Adults that emerge from infected larvae have stronger antibacterial activity in their hemocoel yet increased susceptibility to malaria infection

scientific article published on 23 April 2019

Transstadial transmission of larval hemocoelic infection negatively affects development and adult female longevity in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Wild Anopheles funestus mosquito genotypes are permissive for infection with the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei

scientific article

List of works by Julian F. Hillyer

A novel lectin with a fibrinogen-like domain and its potential involvement in the innate immune response of Armigeres subalbatus against bacteria.

A potential role for phenylalanine hydroxylase in mosquito immune responses.

Acceptance of the 2015 Henry Baldwin Ward Medal: My Journey in Parasitology, and with Parasitologists.

Aedes aegypti glutamine synthetase: expression and gene structure.

Age-associated mortality in immune challenged mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) correlates with a decrease in haemocyte numbers.

Anopheles gambiae corazonin: gene structure, expression and effect on mosquito heart physiology.

Anopheles gambiae larvae mount stronger immune responses against bacterial infection than adults: evidence of adaptive decoupling in mosquitoes

Bursicon-expressing neurons undergo apoptosis after adult ecdysis in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae ⬇️

CCAP and FMRFamide-like peptides accelerate the contraction rate of the antennal accessory pulsatile organs (auxiliary hearts) of mosquitoes.

Cardioacceleratory function of the neurohormone CCAP in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae ⬇️

Comparative structural and functional analysis of the larval and adult dorsal vessel and its role in hemolymph circulation in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Complement-like proteins TEP1, TEP3 and TEP4 are positive regulators of periostial hemocyte aggregation in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Contraction of the ventral abdomen potentiates extracardiac retrograde hemolymph propulsion in the mosquito hemocoel

Deprivation of both sucrose and water reduces the mosquito heart contraction rate while increasing the expression of nitric oxide synthase.

Eater and draper are involved in the periostial haemocyte immune response in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Efficiency of salivary gland invasion by malaria sporozoites is controlled by rapid sporozoite destruction in the mosquito haemocoel.

FlyNap (Triethylamine) Increases the Heart Rate of Mosquitoes and Eliminates the Cardioacceleratory Effect of the Neuropeptide CCAP ⬇️

Functional integration of the circulatory, immune, and respiratory systems in mosquito larvae: pathogen killing in the hemocyte-rich tracheal tufts

Gastrointestinal persorption and tissue distribution of differently sized colloidal gold nanoparticles

George V. Hillyer (1943-2015).

Hemocyte-mediated phagocytosis and melanization in the mosquito Armigeres subalbatus following immune challenge by bacteria.

Hemolymph circulation in insect flight appendages: physiology of the wing heart and circulatory flow in the wings of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Hemolymph circulation in insect sensory appendages: functional mechanics of antennal accessory pulsatile organs (auxiliary hearts) in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Infection-induced interaction between the mosquito circulatory and immune systems

Insect heart rhythmicity is modulated by evolutionarily conserved neuropeptides and neurotransmitters

Insect immunology and hematopoiesis.

Integrated Immune and Cardiovascular Function in Pancrustacea: Lessons from the Insects

Involvement of the Anopheles gambiae Nimrod gene family in mosquito immune responses

Members of the salivary gland surface protein (SGS) family are major immunogenic components of mosquito saliva.

Molecular and functional characterization of Anopheles gambiae inward rectifier potassium (Kir1) channels: a novel role in egg production

Mosquito Hemocytes Associate With Circulatory Structures That Support Intracardiac Retrograde Hemolymph Flow

Mosquito aging modulates the heart rate and the proportional directionality of heart contractions.

Mosquito hemocyte-mediated immune responses.

Mosquito hemocytes preferentially aggregate and phagocytose pathogens in the periostial regions of the heart that experience the most hemolymph flow.

Mosquito innate immunity: involvement of beta 1,3-glucan recognition protein in melanotic encapsulation immune responses in Armigeres subalbatus.

Mosquito phenoloxidase and defensin colocalize in melanization innate immune responses.

Mosquito transcriptome profiles and filarial worm susceptibility in Armigeres subalbatus.

Myotropic effects of FMRFamide containing peptides on the heart of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Nitric oxide produced by periostial hemocytes modulates the bacterial infection induced reduction of the mosquito heart rate

Presentation of the 2018 ASP Distinguished Service Award to Dennis J. Minchella

Rapid phagocytosis and melanization of bacteria and Plasmodium sporozoites by hemocytes of the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

Recombinant Drosophila prophenoloxidase 1 is sequentially cleaved by α-chymotrypsin during in vitro activation.

Silencing Transglutaminase Genes TGase2 and TGase3 Has Infection-Dependent Effects on the Heart Rate of the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Spatial and temporal in vivo analysis of circulating and sessile immune cells in mosquitoes: hemocyte mitosis following infection ⬇️

Structural and functional characterization of the contractile aorta and associated hemocytes of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

The antibacterial innate immune response by the mosquito Aedes aegypti is mediated by hemocytes and independent of Gram type and pathogenicity.

The immune and circulatory systems are functionally integrated across insect evolution

The neurotransmitters serotonin and glutamate accelerate the heart rate of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Thermolysin damages animal life through degradation of plasma proteins enhanced by rapid cleavage of serpins and activation of proteases.

Transcription in mosquito hemocytes in response to pathogen exposure

Transstadial immune activation in a mosquito: Adults that emerge from infected larvae have stronger antibacterial activity in their hemocoel yet increased susceptibility to malaria infection

Transstadial transmission of larval hemocoelic infection negatively affects development and adult female longevity in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Wild Anopheles funestus mosquito genotypes are permissive for infection with the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei