piggyBac-mediated germline transformation of the malaria mosquito Anopheles sinensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
piggyBac-mediated germline transformation of the malaria mosquito Anopheles sinensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
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PiggyBac 介导的疟疾蚊子中华按蚊(双翅目:蚊科)种系转化
DOI:
10.1111/1744-7917.12836
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
He Zheng-Bo
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作者:
Liu Jin-Gang;Qiao Liang;Zhang Jia-Jun;Chen Bin;He Zheng-Bo
Dear Editor, Anopheles sinensis is the primary vector of vivax malaria in China. Given the risks posed by An. sinensis, many methods have been used to control this vector, most commonly chemical prevention. However, the extensive use of insecticides has subjected mosquitoes to intense selection pressure, resulting in the development of resistance, variations in mosquito behavior, and a shift in malarial vector species (Zhang et al., 2017; He et al., 2019). Therefore, new mosquito-centered strategies for controlling or eliminating malaria transmission are urgently required. Recent vector control strategies based on population modification of Anopheles vectors, such as the genetics-based sterile insect technique and population-replacement techniques, have shown great prospects in malaria eradication (Handler, 2016; Carballar-Lejarazú & James, 2017). The development of genetic transformation technologies has greatly increased the available options for improving thevvse genetics-based control methods (O’Brochta & Handler, 2008). Genetic transformation of piggyBac transposable elements, which were originally discovered in the looper moth Trichoplusia ni, has recently been discovered in a range of insect species, including members of Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, and Coleoptera (Handler, 2002; Adolfi & Lycett, 2018). However, the use of transgenic techniques in An. sinensis has not yet