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ArticleNature communications2020

Efficient population modification gene-drive rescue system in the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi.

Adriana Adolfi, Valentino M Gantz, Nijole Jasinskiene, Hsu-Feng Lee, Kristy Hwang, Gerard Terradas, Emily A Bulger, Arunachalam Ramaiah, Jared B Bennett, J J Emerson and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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112 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Adriana AdolfiDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0573-5076
Valentino M GantzSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0349, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2453-0711
Nijole JasinskieneDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA.
Hsu-Feng LeeDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7155-0083
Kristy HwangDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4581-6698
Gerard TerradasSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0349, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4285-4007
Emily A BulgerSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0349, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2967-1994
Arunachalam RamaiahDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-2525, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3573-6141
Jared B BennettBiophysics Graduate Group, Division of Biological Sciences, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
J J EmersonDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-2525, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9474-0891
John M MarshallDivision of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0603-7341
Ethan BierSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0349, USA.
Anthony A JamesDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3900, USA. aajames@uci.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5577-3308

Funding

Expression of Exogenous Genes in Vector MosquitoesR37AI029746 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI JAMES, ANTHONY A. · 2007 to 2016
$3.6M
Development, characterization and application of CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive technologies and related active genetic elements to benefit research and society at largeDP5OD023098 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GANTZ, VALENTINO MATTEO · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
EXPRESSION OF EXOGENOUS GENES IN VECTOR MOSQUITOESR01AI029746 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI JAMES, ANTHONY A. · 1989 to 2006
$1.7M
Structural variation population size and the evolution of genome complexityR01GM123303 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI EMERSON, JAMES JORDAN · 2017 to 2021
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI029746NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI029746NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM123303NIH HHS DP5 OD023098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cas9/gRNA-mediated gene-drive systems have advanced development of genetic technologies for controlling vector-borne pathogen transmission. These technologies include population suppression approaches, genetic analogs of insecticidal techniques that reduce the number of insect vectors, and population modification (replacement/alteration) approaches, which interfere with competence to transmit pathogens. Here, we develop a recoded gene-drive rescue system for population modification of the malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, that relieves the load in females caused by integration of the drive into the kynurenine hydroxylase gene by rescuing its function. Non-functional resistant alleles are eliminated via a dominantly-acting maternal effect combined with slower-acting standard negative selection, and rare functional resistant alleles do not prevent drive invasion. Small cage trials show that single releases of gene-drive males robustly result in efficient population modification with ≥95% of mosquitoes carrying the drive within 5-11 generations over a range of initial release ratios.

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AllelesAnimalsAnophelesCRISPR-Associated Protein 9FemaleGenetics, PopulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeterozygoteInheritance PatternsKynurenine 3-MonooxygenaseMalariaMaleModels, GeneticMosaicismPhenotypePhylogenyCRISPR-Associated Protein 9Green Fluorescent ProteinsKynurenine 3-MonooxygenaseRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems

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PMCPMC7609566

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