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ArticleBMC genomics2021

Transcriptomic analysis reveals pronounced changes in gene expression due to sub-lethal pyrethroid exposure and ageing in insecticide resistance Anopheles coluzzii.

V A Ingham, F Brown, H Ranson

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Article in BMC genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

V A InghamDepartment of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L35QA, UK. Victoria.ingham@uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5708-4741
F BrownDepartment of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L35QA, UK.
H RansonDepartment of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L35QA, UK.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

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Medical Research Council MR/R024839/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalaria control is heavily reliant on the use of insecticides that target and kill the adult female Anopheline vector. The intensive use of insecticides of the pyrethroid class has led to widespread resistance in mosquito populations. The intensity of pyrethroid resistance in some settings in Africa means mosquitoes can contact bednets treated with this insecticide class multiple times with minimal mortality effects. Furthermore, both ageing and diel cycle have been shown to have large impacts on the resistance phenotype. Together, these traits may affect other aspects of vector biology controlling the vectorial capacity or fitness of the mosquito.

resultsHere we show that sublethal exposure of a highly resistant Anopheles coluzzii population originally from Burkina Faso to the pyrethroid deltamethrin results in large and sustained changes to transcript expression. We identify five clear patterns in the data showing changes to transcripts relating to: DNA repair, respiration, translation, behaviour and oxioreductase processes. Further, we highlight differential regulation of transcripts from detoxification families previously linked with insecticide resistance, in addition to clear down-regulation of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway both indicative of changes in metabolism post-exposure. Finally, we show that both ageing and diel cycle have major effects on known insecticide resistance related transcripts.

conclusionSub-lethal pyrethroid exposure, ageing and the diel cycle results in large-scale changes in the transcriptome of the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii. Our data strongly supports further phenotypic studies on how transcriptional changes such as reduced expression of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway or pyrethroid induced changes to redox state might impact key mosquito traits, such as vectorial capacity and life history traits.

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AnophelesInsecticidesMalariaPyrethrinsAgingAnimalsBurkina FasoFemaleInsecticide ResistanceMosquito ControlMosquito VectorsTranscriptomeInsecticidesPyrethrinsAnopheles coluzziiInsecticide resistancePyrethroidsSub-lethal exposureTranscriptome

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