Visual Inputs in Mosquito Behaviors
Visual Inputs in Mosquito Behaviors
批准号:
9165179
负责人:
JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
金额:
$19.31万
依托单位:
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2016
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2016-06-16 至 2018-05-31
关键词:
ARRB1 geneAdultAedesAnopheles GenusArr2ArrestinsAttentionBehaviorBehavioralBinding ProteinsBiteBloodCRISPR/Cas technologyCellsCellular biologyCharacteristicsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCommunicable DiseasesComplexCulicidaeCytoplasmDengueDetectionDiseaseDrosophila genusEffectivenessElectroretinographyEnvironmentFeeding behaviorsFrequenciesGenesGenetic ModelsGoalsHealthHeatingHourHumanImageIndividualInsect RepellentsInsectaLightMalariaMediatingMembraneMethodologyMonitorMovementMutationOlfactory PathwaysOrganismOutcome StudyPhotophobiaPhotoreceptorsPopulation SizesPrevalencePreventionProcessResearchResearch Project GrantsResourcesRetinaRetinal DegenerationRhodopsinRoleSensorySignal TransductionSiteSmell PerceptionSystemTestingTransgenic OrganismsVirusVisionVisualVisual FieldsVisual system structureWorkadapter proteinbasebehavior testbehavioral responsecombatdisorder controleggendonucleasefeedinggenetic resourcegenetic straingenome editingimprovedinnovationlight intensitymutantobject recognitionpathogenprotein complexreceptorresponsesensorsensory systemsuccesstraffickingtransmission processvector
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PROJECT SUMMARY
A major goal of mosquito research is improved methodologies for control of the diseases
transmitted by these insects. The mosquito’s sensory systems provide all the information for
identifying human hosts, choosing sites for egg laying, and all the other behaviors used by this
organism. This project focuses on the mosquito’s visual capabilities. The R1-6 cells are the
major class of photoreceptors of the adult mosquito. These cells provide the sensory capability
needed for the formation of visual images required for navigation and object recognition. The
R1-6 photoreceptors of Aedes mosquitoes also possess a specialized feature in which the light
sensor of these cells, the Aaop1 rhodopsin, is actively removed from the photoreceptive
membranes in daylight and returned to these membranes at night.
We seek to understand the role of the R1-6 photoreceptors and the specialized
rhodopsin trafficking capability of these cells. Innovative gene-editing capabilities provided by
site-specific CRISPR endonucleases will facilitate the creation of an Aedes Aaop1 mutant. The
R1-6 photoreceptors will not be capable of light detection in this Aaop1 mutant. Histological
analysis will document the importance of Aaop1 in triggering the day-night cycles of
remodeling. We will also evaluate the importance of these R1-6 cells in mosquito vision by
characterizing the optomotor response of the Aaop1 mutant. The optomotor response is
indicative of the mosquito’s capability to respond to information existing within a visual field.
Both light intensity and physical characteristics of objects in the visual field will be varied to
generate a detailed understanding of the Aaop1 mutant’s visual deficits. Results in the
Drosophila system show that arrestins are adapter proteins that bind to light-activated
rhodopsin to build the protein complex responsible for light-triggered rhodopsin movement.
There are two arrestin genes expressed in Aedes photoreceptors. We will use gene editing to
create mutations in both of these genes. Characterization of these two arrestin mutants will
determine their specialized roles in Aedes photoreceptors. The effort will test the hypothesis
that inability to remove rhodopsin from the photosensitive membranes during the daylight
hours results in retinal degeneration. We will use visual response behaviors to determine how
quickly the arrestin mutants and associated retinal degenerative processes compromise the
mosquito’s visual capabilities.
In summary, this project is an innovative approach to characterize mosquito vision and
the importance of specialized features of mosquito photoreceptors. Our work will create the
first vision-defective mosquito mutants. These mutants provide a unique resource to evaluate
the role of vision in host recognition and other complex mosquito behaviors.
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批准号:9808732
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资助金额:$23.18万
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依托单位:
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资助金额:$21.23万
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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批准号:3263471
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资助金额:$10.26万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
Genetic Analysis of Retinal Degeneration
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批准号:7095452
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$33.75万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:2710945
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$20.82万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:6518376
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$29.5万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:2160977
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$19.25万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:3263470
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$10.22万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:3263472
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$12.96万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:3263469
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$12.52万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:2907367
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$27.38万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
Genetic Analysis of Retinal Degeneration
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批准号:7386610
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$32.12万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:6605699
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$30.39万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:3263474
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$13.97万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:2160975
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$14.14万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:6178628
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$27.81万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
Genetic Analysis of Retinal Degeneration
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批准号:7186669
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$32.77万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION IN DROSOPHILA
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批准号:3263473
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$13.48万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RETINAL DEGENERATION
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批准号:6384542
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$28.64万
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财政年份:1987
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负责人:JOSEPH E O'TOUSA
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依托单位:
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