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Blandin, S.A.* ; Wang-Sattler, R. ; Lamacchia, M.* ; Gagneur, J.* ; Lycett, G.* ; Ning, Y.* ; Levashina, E.A.* ; Steinmetz, L.M.*

Dissecting the genetic basis of resistance to malaria parasites in Anopheles gambiae.

Science 326, 147-150 (2009)
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The ability of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to transmit Plasmodium parasites is highly variable between individuals. However, the genetic basis of this variability has remained unknown. We combined genome-wide mapping and reciprocal allele-specific RNA interference (rasRNAi) to identify the genomic locus that confers resistance to malaria parasites and demonstrated that polymorphisms in a single gene encoding the antiparasitic thioester-containing protein 1 (TEP1) explain a substantial part of the variability in parasite killing. The link between TEP1 alleles and resistance to malaria may offer new tools for controlling malaria transmission. The successful application of rasRNAi in Anopheles suggests that it could also be applied to other organisms where RNAi is feasible to dissect complex phenotypes to the level of individual quantitative trait alleles.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2009
HGF-reported in Year 2009
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0036-8075
e-ISSN 1095-9203
Journal Science
Quellenangaben Volume: 326, Issue: 5949, Pages: 147-150 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publishing Place United States
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF-Topic(s) 30503 - Chronic Diseases of the Lung and Allergies
Research field(s) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s) G-503900-003
PubMed ID 19797663
Scopus ID 70349667299
Erfassungsdatum 2009-12-15