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ArticleParasites & vectors2018

Functional analysis of the promoter of an early zygotic gene KLC2 in Aedes aegypti.

Wanqi Hu, Zhijian Jake Tu

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wanqi HuDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 303 Fralin, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Zhijian Jake TuDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 303 Fralin, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. jaketu@vt.edu.
Virginia Tech · US

Funding

Mechanism and application of male determination in aedine mosquitoesR01AI123338 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI TU, ZHIJIAN JAKE · 2016 to 2020
$2.9M
Maternal-effect selfish element as gene drive for Anopheles mosquitoesR01AI077680 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI TU, ZHIJIAN JAKE · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Function of a novel male-specific gene in Aedes aegyptiR21AI113643 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI TU, ZHIJIAN JAKE · 2014 to 2015
$440k
Maternal-effect selfish element as gene drive for Anopheles mosquitoesR56AI077680 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI TU, ZHIJIAN JAKE · 2009 to 2009
$385k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077680NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123338NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI113643NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI077680
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAedes aegypti is an important mosquito vector that transmits arboviruses that cause devastating diseases including Zika, dengue fever, yellow fever and chikungunya. Improved understanding of gene regulation in the early development of Ae. aegypti will facilitate genetic studies and help the development of novel control strategies of this important disease vector.

resultsIn this study, we demonstrated through transgenic assays that the promoter of an endogenous early zygotic gene KLC2 could drive gene expression in the syncytial blastoderm and early cellular blastoderm, which is a stage that the developing germline and the rest of embryo are accessible to genetic manipulation. An unexpected expression of the reporter gene in transgenic male testes was also observed. Further analysis confirmed the expression of the endogenous KLC2 in the testes, which was not detected in the previous RNA sequencing data.

conclusionsOur finding provided a new promoter element that can be used in future genetic studies and applications in Ae. aegypti. Moreover, our transgenic reporter assays showed that cautions are needed when interpreting RNA sequencing data as transient or tissue-specific transcription may go undetected by RNAseq.

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AedesAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedArbovirusesArbovirus InfectionsFemaleGene DosageGene Drive TechnologyGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHumansInsect ProteinsMaleMosquito VectorsPromoter Regions, GeneticSequence Analysis, RNAInsect ProteinsdevelopmentEarly embryogene driveinfectious diseasemalevector

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PMID30583735
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