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ArticleMalaria journal2020

Molecular characteristics of odorant-binding protein 1 in Anopheles maculipennis.

Mohammad Bagher Ghavami, Sakineh Khoeini, Navid Dinparast Djadid

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Mohammad Bagher GhavamiDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. Ghavami@zums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-3498
Sakineh KhoeiniDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Navid Dinparast DjadidMalaria and Vector Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences · IRPasteur Institute of Iran · IR

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Zanjan University of Medical Sciences A-11-84-10
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Abstract

backgroundAnopheles maculipennis complex, the historic vector of malaria, causes serious medical problems worldwide and exhibits different behaviours. Studying the odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), which influence the chemosensory system and behavioural responses, is essential to understanding the population structure and developing effective control measures against this vector. The present study was designed to identify and analyse the obp1 gene in An. maculipennis.

methodsAdults of An. maculipennis sensu stricto were collected in Zanjan Province, northwest of Iran, and gDNAs of female mosquitoes were extracted. Fragments of An. maculipennis obp1 (Amacobp1) gene were amplified using degenerate and specific primers, and some of amplicons were selected for sequencing.

resultsAnalysis of amplified products identified that the sequence of Amacobp1 gene was 1341 bp long. This gene contains three exons (5', internal, and 3'of 160, 256, and 18 bp, respectively) and encodes 144 amino acids. The sizes of introns I and II in deduced gene are 268 and 358 nucleotides, respectively. The amino acid sequence in the C-terminal of AmacOBP1 is similar to that of major malaria vector Anopheles species. However, its N-terminal has a specific signal peptide with 19 amino acids. This peptide is conserved in different studied populations, and its sequence of amino acids shows the most variation among anopheline species.

conclusionsDegenerate primers in this study are suggested for studying obp1 gene in Anopheles species. Amacobp1 gene is proposed as a molecular marker for the detection of intraspecific ecotypes and diagnosis of different species within Maculipennis Group. Moreover, the N-terminal of AmacOBP1 peptide is recommended as a molecular marker to identify the Amacobp1 expression patterns in different chemosensory organs for assessing the molecular mechanisms and developing novel behavioural disturbance agents to control An. maculipennis.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnophelesBase SequenceDNAExonsFemaleIntronsIranMaleMosquito VectorsPhylogenyProtein Sorting SignalsReceptors, OdorantSequence AlignmentDNAodorant-binding proteinProtein Sorting SignalsReceptors, OdorantAmacobp1 geneAnopheles maculipennisOdorant-binding protein 1

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