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MicroRNA Tissue Atlas of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Author(s) -

Lena Lampe,

Elena A. Levashina

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

g3 genes genomes genetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.468

H-Index - 66

ISSN - 2160-1836

DOI - 10.1534/g3.117.300170

Subject(s) - anopheles gambiae , malaria , anopheles , biology , atlas (anatomy) , microrna , virology , zoology , immunology , genetics , anatomy , gene

Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes transmit the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum , which causes the majority of fatal malaria cases worldwide. The hematophagous lifestyle defines mosquito reproductive biology and is exploited by P. falciparum for its own sexual reproduction and transmission. The two main phases of the mosquito reproductive cycle, previtellogenic (PV) and postblood meal (PBM), shape its capacity to transmit malaria. Transition between these phases is tightly coordinated to ensure homeostasis between mosquito tissues and successful reproduction. One layer of control is provided by microRNAs (miRNAs), well-known regulators of blood meal digestion and egg development in Aedes mosquitoes. Here, we report a global overview of tissue-specific miRNAs (miRNA) expression during the PV and PBM phases and identify miRNAs regulated during PV to PBM transition. The observed coordinated changes in the expression levels of a set of miRNAs in the energy-storing tissues suggest a role in the regulation of blood meal-induced metabolic changes.

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