Osta M, Gannoun-Zaki L, Bonnefoy S, Roy C and Vial H. A 24 bp cis-acting DNA element essential for the transcriptional activity of Plasmodium falciparum CDP-diacylglycerol synthase gene promoter. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2002 Apr 30; 121(1), 87-98.
Christophides GK, Zdobnov E, Barillas-Mury C, Birney E, Blandin S, Blass C, Brey PT, Collins FH, Danielli A, Dimopoulos G, Hetru C, Hoa NT, Hoffmann JA, Kanzok SM, Letunic I, Levashina EA, Loukeris TG, Lycett G, Meister S, Michel K, Moita LF, Muller HM, Osta MA, Paskewitz SM, Reichhart JM, Rzhetsky A, Troxler L, Vernick KD, Vlachou D, Volz J, von Mering C, Xu J, Zheng L, Bork P, Kafatos FC. Immunity-related genes and gene families in Anopheles gambiae.Science. 2002 Oct 4; 298(5591):159-165.
Osta MA, Christophides GK, Kafatos FC. Effects of mosquito genes on Plasmodium development. Science. 2004 Mar 26; 303(5666): 2030-2032.
Osta MA, Christophides GK, Vlachou D, Kafatos FC. Innate immunity in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae : comparative and functional genomics. J Exp Biol. 2004 Jul; 207(pt15): 2551-2563.
Volz J, Osta MA, Kafatos FC, Muller HM. The roles of two clip-domain serine proteases in innate immune responses of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. J Biol Chem. 2005 Dec 2; 280: 40161-40168.
Volz J, Muller HM, Zdanowicz A, Kafatos FC, Osta MA. A genetic module regulates the melanization response of Anopheles to Plasmodium. Cell Microbiol. 2006 Sept; 8(9): 1392-1405.
Cohuet A, Osta MA, Morlais I, Parfait H, Awono-Ambene, Simard F, Christophides GK, Fontenille D, Kafatos FC. Anopheles and Plasmodium: from laboratory models to natural systems in the field. EMBO Rep. 2006 Dec; 7(12): 1285-1289.
Waterhouse RM, Kriventseva EV, Meister S, Xi ZY, Alvarez KS, Bartholomay LC, Barillas-Mury C, Bian G, Blandin S, Christensen BM, Dong Y, Jiang H, Kanost MR, Koutsos AC, Levashina EA, Li J, Ligoxygakis P, MacCallum RM, Mayhew GF, Mendes A, Michel K, Osta MA, Paskewitz S, Shin SW, Vlachou D, Wang L, Wei W, Zheng L, Zou Z, Severson DW, Raikhel AS, Kafatos FC, Dimopoulos G, Zdobnov EM, Christophides GK. Evolutionary dynamics of immune-related genes and pathways in disease vectors. Science. 2007 june 22;316 (5832): 1738-1743.
Schnitger AKD, Kafatos FC and Osta MA. The melanization reaction is not required for the survival of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes after bacterial infections. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jul 27; 282(30): 21884-21888
Notarnicola C, Boizet-Bonhoure B, de Santa Barbara P, Osta MA, Cattan D, Touitou I. Characterization of new mutations in the 5'-flanking region of the familial Mediterranean fever gene. Genes Immun. 2009 Apr; 10(3): 273-9.
Schnitger AKD, Yassine H, Kafatos FC and Osta MA. Two C-type lectins cooperate to defend Anopheles gambiae against Gram-negative bacteria. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 26; 284(26): 17616-24.