Genetics
An OpIE2-DsRed marker disrupts female blood-feeding and shortens lifespan in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.
Arad Sarig, Evyatar Sar-Shalom, Ebrima S M Kolley, Elad Shmuel Yonah, Lee Benjamin Lamdan, Ariel Roselin Lewin, Tamir Partosh, Gur Pines, Jonathan D Bohbot, Philippos Aris Papathanos
Published: 202510.1093/genetics/iyaf280
Abstract
Anopheles gambiae is one of the principal vectors of human malaria. Over the past two decades, transgenic mosquito strains have been essential tools for studying mosquito biology and developing genetic control strategies such as gene drives. Mosquito…
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