Publications by authors named "N Baker Justin"

Article Synopsis
  • Urbanization and varying microclimates in cities affect mosquito behavior and malaria transmission, particularly in urban slums.
  • This study analyses how different household roof types (thatched, asbestos, tiled) impact the survival of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes and the development of Plasmodium vivax.
  • Findings reveal that thatched roofs promote higher parasite development and mosquito survival compared to asbestos and tiled roofs, highlighting the significance of environmental factors in malaria control strategies.
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Background: Histone ubiquitination modification is emerging as a critical epigenetic mechanism involved in a range of biological processes. In vitro reconstitution of ubiquitinated nucleosomes is pivotal for elucidating the influence of histone ubiquitination on chromatin dynamics.

Results: In this study, we introduce a Non-Denatured Histone Octamer Ubiquitylation (NDHOU) approach for generating ubiquitin or ubiquitin-like modified histone octamers.

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In an urban setting, it is a difficult task to collect adult Anopheles stephensi, unlike the immature stages, due to various reasons. A longitudinal study was undertaken from January 2016 to April 2017, with CDC light traps to collect adult Anopheles stephensi and other mosquito species in houses located in a few slums of Chennai, India. A total of 203 trap collections were made indoors from human dwellings having different roof types, as well as outdoors.

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The study was an attempt to capture Anopheles stephensi from cattle sheds during dawn to understand the realistic density of the resting mosquitoes. A 2-year longitudinal study was carried out in cattle sheds in close proximity to the human dwellings to collect the resting vector mosquitoes. The man-hour density of An.

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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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