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Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

  • Daniel E. Neafsey
  • , Robert M. Waterhouse
  • , Mohammad R. Abai
  • , Sergey S. Aganezov
  • , Max A. Alekseyev
  • , James E. Allen
  • , James Amon
  • , Bruno Arcà
  • , Peter Arensburger
  • , Gleb Artemov
  • , Lauren A. Assour
  • , Hamidreza Basseri
  • , Aaron Berlin
  • , Bruce W. Birren
  • , Stephanie A. Blandin
  • , Andrew I. Brockman
  • , Thomas R. Burkot
  • , Austin Burt
  • , Clara S. Chan
  • , Cedric Chauve
  • Joanna C. Chiu, Mikkel Christensen, Carlo Costantini, Victoria L.M. Davidson, Elena Deligianni, Tania Dottorini, Vicky Dritsou, Stacey B. Gabriel, Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo, Andrew B. Hall, Mira V. Han, Thaung Hlaing, Daniel S.T. Hughes, Adam M. Jenkins, Xiaofang Jiang, Irwin Jungreis, Evdoxia G. Kakani, Maryam Kamali, Petri Kemppainen, Ryan C. Kennedy, Ioannis K. Kirmitzoglou, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Njoroge Laban, Nicholas Langridge, Mara K.N. Lawniczak, Manolis Lirakis, Neil F. Lobo, Ernesto Lowy, Robert M. MacCallum, Chunhong Mao, Gareth Maslen, Charles Mbogo, Jenny McCarthy, Kristin Michel, Sara N. Mitchell, Wendy Moore, Katherine A. Murphy, Anastasia N. Naumenko, Tony Nolan, Eva M. Novoa, Samantha O'Loughlin, Chioma Oringanje, Mohammad A. Oshaghi, Nazzy Pakpour, Philippos A. Papathanos, Ashley N. Peery, Michael Povelones, Anil Prakash, David P. Price, Ashok Rajaraman, Lisa Reimer, David C. Rinker, Antonis Rokas, Tanya L. Russell, N'Fale Sagnon, Maria V. Sharakhova, Terrance Shea, Felipe A. Simão, Frederic Simard, Michel A. Slotman, Pradya Somboon, Vladimir Stegniy, Claudio J. Struchiner, Gregg W.C. Thomas, Marta Tojo, Pantelis Topalis, José M.C. Tubio, Maria F. Unger, John Vontas, Catherine Walton, Craig S. Wilding, Judith H. Willis, Yi Chieh Wu, Guiyun Yan, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Xiaofan Zhou, Flaminia Catteruccia, George K. Christophides, Frank H. Collins, Robert S. Cornman, Andrea Crisanti, Martin Donnelly, Scott J. Emrich, Michael C. Fontaine, William Gelbart, Matthew W. Hahn, Immo A. Hansen, Paul I. Howell, Fotis C. Kafatos, Manolis Kellis, Daniel Lawson, Christos Louis, Shirley Luckhart, Marc A.T. Muskavitch, José M. Ribeiro, Michael A. Riehle, Igor V. Sharakhov, Zhijian Tu, Laurence J. Zwiebel, Nora J. Besansky
  • Broad Institute
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of Geneva
  • Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • George Washington University
  • European Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • Ministry of Health
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • California State Polytechnic University Pomona
  • Tomsk State University
  • University of Notre Dame
  • Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
  • Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Imperial College London
  • James Cook University Queensland
  • Simon Fraser University
  • University of California at Davis
  • Institut de recherche pour le développement
  • Kansas State University
  • Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • University of Perugia
  • Centre national de recherche et de formation sur le paludisme
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Department of Medical Research
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Boston College
  • Harvard University
  • University of Manchester
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • University of Cyprus
  • National Health Laboratory Services
  • National Museums of Kenya
  • University of Crete
  • Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Indian Council of Medical Research
  • New Mexico State University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Chiang Mai University
  • Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
  • Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • University of Georgia
  • Harvey Mudd College
  • University of California at Irvine
  • University of Groningen
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Biogen IDEC
  • National Institutes of Health

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Abstract

Variation in vectorial capacity for human malaria among Anopheles mosquito species is determined by many factors, including behavior, immunity, and life history. To investigate the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and explore new avenues for vector control, we sequenced the genomes of 16 anopheline mosquito species from diverse locations spanning ~100 million years of evolution. Comparative analyses show faster rates of gene gain and loss, elevated gene shuffling on the X chromosome, and more intron losses, relative to Drosophila. Some determinants of vectorial capacity, such as chemosensory genes, do not show elevated turnover but instead diversify through protein-sequence changes. This dynamism of anopheline genes and genomes may contribute to their flexible capacity to take advantage of new ecological niches, including adapting to humans as primary hosts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1258522
Pages (from-to)1258522
JournalScience
Volume347
Issue number6217
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Nov 2014

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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