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ArticleScientific reports2017

Association of microRNAs with Argonaute proteins in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae after blood ingestion.

Xiaonan Fu, George Dimopoulos, Jinsong Zhu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Molecular Characterization and the Function ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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3 authors.

Xiaonan FuThe Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
George DimopoulosW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jinsong ZhuDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA. zhujin@vt.edu.

Funding

MicroRNA regulation of Anopheles immunity to PlasmodiumR01AI122743 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI DIMOPOULOS, GEORGE, ZHU, JINSONG · 2016 to 2020
$3.3M
Experimental identification of microRNA targets in mosquitoes during Plasmodium iR21AI094229 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI ZHU, JINSONG · 2011 to 2012
$436k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI122743NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI094229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drastic changes in gene expression occur after adult female mosquitoes take a blood meal and use the nutrients for egg maturation. A growing body of evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) contribute to this tightly controlled tissue- and stage-specific gene expression. To investigate the role of miRNAs, we monitored miRNA expression in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae during the 72-h period immediately after blood feeding. We also measured the association of miRNAs with Argonaute 1 (Ago1) and Argonaute 2 (Ago2) to assess the functional status of individual miRNA species. Overall, 173 mature miRNAs were precipitated with Ago1 and Ago2, including 12 new miRNAs, the orthologs of which are found thus far only in other Anopheles species. Ago1 is the predominant carrier of miRNAs in Anopheles gambiae. The abundance and Ago loading of most of the mature miRNAs were relatively stable after blood ingestion. However, miRNAs of the miR-309/286/2944 cluster were considerably upregulated after blood feeding. Injection of the specific antagomir for miR-309 resulted in smaller developing oocytes and ultimately fewer eggs. In addition, the Ago association of some miRNAs was not proportional to their cellular abundance, suggesting that integration of miRNAs into the Ago complexes is regulated by additional mechanisms.

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BloodEatingAnimalsAnophelesArgonaute ProteinsGene Expression RegulationMicroRNAsMosquito VectorsProtein BindingTime FactorsArgonaute ProteinsMicroRNAs

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PMID28747726
PMCPMC5529372

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