Saglin is a protein produced by the salivary glands of

mosquitoes Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small Diptera, flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish ...

. It is thought that this protein allows the malarial sporozoite to bind to the salivary glands, allowing invasion.Okulate ''et al.'' 2007 ''Identification and molecular characterization of a novel protein Saglin as a target of monoclonal antibodies affecting salivary gland infectivity of Plasmodium sporozoites'' It is currently under investigation as a potential drug target to help control transmission of the disease by controlling transmission in the

vector Vector most often refers to: *Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction *Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to: Mathematic ...

.The Saglin Project http://bioquest.org/oakwood2008/2008/08/this-is-the-saglin-project/

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