Targeting sex determination to suppress mosquito populations

M Li, NP Kandul, R Sun, T Yang, ED Benetta… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Each year, hundreds of millions of people are infected with arboviruses such as dengue,
yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika, which are all primarily spread by the notorious …

A perspective on the expansion of the genetic technologies to support the control of neglected vector-borne diseases and conservation

R Raban, WAC Gendron, OS Akbari - Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genetic-based technologies are emerging as promising tools to support vector population
control. Vectors of human malaria and dengue have been the main focus of these …

Efficient DIPA‐CRISPR‐mediated knockout of an eye pigment gene in the white‐backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera

MQ Zhang, LL Gong, YQ Zhao, YF Ma, GJ Long… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although CRISPR/Cas9 has been widely used in insect gene editing, the need for the
microinjection of preblastoderm embryos can preclude the technique being used in insect …

Genetic toolbox approaches in mosquitoes

O Riabinina, M Quinn… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2022 - cshprotocols.cshlp.org
Mosquitoes are fascinating and diverse study organisms that are rapidly becoming
genetically tractable. Here, we review the latest and most commonly used approaches to …

Engineered antiviral sensor targets infected mosquitoes

E Dalla Benetta, AJ López-Denman, HH Li… - The CRISPR …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Escalating vector disease burdens pose significant global health risks, as such innovative
tools for targeting mosquitoes are critical. CRISPR-Cas technologies have played a crucial …

CRISPR/Cas-9 mediated knock-in by homology dependent repair in the West Nile Virus vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say

DK Purusothaman, L Shackleford, MAE Anderson… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Culex quinquefasciatus Say is a mosquito distributed in both tropical and subtropical
regions of the world. It is a night-active, opportunistic blood-feeder and vectors many animal …

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O Akbari, M Li, N Kandul, R Sun, T Yang… - Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Each year, hundreds of millions of people are infected with arboviruses such as dengue,
yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika, which are all primarily spread by the notorious …

Transgenic line for characterizing GABA-receptor expression to study the neural basis of olfaction in the yellow-fever mosquito

A Rouyar, AA Patil, M Leon-Noreña, M Li… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is an important vector of diseases including dengue, Zika,
chikungunya, and yellow fever. Olfaction is a critical modality for mosquitoes enabling them …

Nano‐injection method for micro‐insects without sedation using the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

CL Raffin, BE Price, SH Yun… - Journal of applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐injection techniques are invaluable in entomological research as they allow for direct
delivery of biological compounds into the hemocoel of specimens at controlled volumes …

CRISPR-Mediated Genome Engineering in Aedes aegypti

R Sun, M Li, CJ McMeniman, OS Akbari - piRNA: Methods and Protocols, 2022 - Springer
CRISPR-mediated genome engineering technologies have been adapted to a wide variety
of organisms with high efficiency and specificity. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti …