Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 31931885
Parasit Vectors 2020 Jan;13(1):18
The recent reference genome assembly and annotation of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi detected only one gene encoding the leucine-rich repeat immune factor APL1, while in the Anopheles gambiae and sibling Anopheles coluzzii, APL1 factors are encoded by a family of three paralogs. The phylogeny and biological function of the unique APL1 gene in An. stephensi have not yet been specifically examined.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31931885