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A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Olivia V Goldman, Alexandra E DeFoe, Yanyan Qi, Yaoyu Jiao, Shih-Che Weng, Brittney Wick, Leah Houri-Zeevi, Priyanka Lakhiani, Takeshi Morita, Jacopo Razzauti and 14 more

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Article in Cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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24 authors.

Olivia V GoldmanLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Kavli Neural Systems Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: ogoldman2@gmail.com.
Alexandra E DeFoeLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Yanyan QiHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yaoyu JiaoDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Shih-Che WengSchool of Biological Sciences, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Brittney WickGenomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Leah Houri-ZeeviLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Priyanka LakhianiLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Takeshi MoritaLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Jacopo RazzautiLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Price Family Center for the Social Brain, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Adriana Rosas-VillegasLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Yael N TsitohayLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Madison M WalkerLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Ben R HopkinsDepartment of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Aedes aegypti Mosquito Cell Atlas Consortium
Maximilian HaeusslerGenomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Omar S AkbariSchool of Biological Sciences, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Laura B DuvallDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Helen White-CooperSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
Trevor R SorrellsDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Roshan SharmaProgram for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Single-cell Analytics Innovation Lab, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Hongjie LiHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: hongjie.li@bcm.edu.
Leslie B VosshallLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Kavli Neural Systems Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: leslie@rockefeller.edu.
Nadav ShaiLaboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: nshai@rockefeller.edu.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
The UCSC Genome BrowserU24HG002371 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI Maximilian Haeussler · 2022 to 2026
$17.6M
The olfactory basis of locating nectar sugar sources in Aedes aegypti mosquitoesR01AI148300 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Omar Sultan Akbari, Ronald Jason Pitts · 2021 to 2026
$4.1M
Olfactory modulation of color vision and behavior in mosquitoesR01AI175152 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Omar Sultan Akbari, Jeffrey A Riffell · 2023 to 2026
$3.2M
Peptide regulation of mosquito blood feeding and matingR35GM137888 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Laura Duvall · 2020 to 2026
$2.9M
Precision guided SIT for the control of vector-borne diseaseR01AI151004 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI AKBARI, OMAR SULTAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Interorgan communication in aging in DrosophilaU01AG086143 · NIA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Hongjie Li, NORBERT PERRIMON · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Identification of mosquito brain neurons that drive blood-feeding behaviorDP2AI177891 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Trevor Sorrells · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
A visualization interface for BRAIN single cell data, integrating transcriptomics, epigenomics and spatial assaysRF1MH132662 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI HAEUSSLER, MAXIMILIAN · 2023 to 2023
$866k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG002371NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI177891NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148300NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI151004NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI175152NIA NIH HHS U01 AG086143NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM137888NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH132662
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The female Aedes aegypti mosquito's remarkable ability to hunt humans and transmit pathogens relies on her unique biology. Here, we present the Aedes aegypti Mosquito Cell Atlas, a comprehensive single-nucleus RNA sequencing dataset of more than 367,000 nuclei from 19 dissected tissues of adult female and male Aedes aegypti, providing cellular-level resolution of mosquito biology. We identify novel cell types and expand our understanding of sensory neuron organization of chemoreceptors across all sensory tissues. Our analysis uncovers male-specific cells and sexually dimorphic gene expression in the antenna and brain. In female mosquitoes, we find that glial cells, rather than neurons, undergo the most extensive transcriptional changes in the brain following blood feeding. Our findings provide insights into the cellular basis of mosquito behavior and sexual dimorphism. The Aedes aegypti Mosquito Cell Atlas resource enables systematic investigation of cell-type-specific expression across all mosquito tissues.

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AedesCell NucleusTranscriptomeAnimalsArthropod AntennaeBrainFemaleGene Expression ProfilingMaleNeurogliaSensory Receptor CellsSex CharacteristicsSingle-Cell AnalysisAedes aegypticell atlasmosquitosexual dimorphismsnRNA-seq

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