Anopheles albitarsis Embryogenesis: Morphological Identification of Major Events

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Adelaide Tardin Monnerat²  Marcelo Pelajo Machado¹  Bruno Silva Vale¹  Maurilio José Soares¹  José Bento Pereira Lima¹  Henrique Leonel Lenzi¹  Denise Valle¹ 

[1] ,Fiocruz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular

关键词: Anopheles;    malaria vector;    embryo;    development;    mosquito;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762002000400026

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Anopheles albitarsis embryogenesis was analyzed through confocal microscopy of clarified eggs. Using Drosophila melanogaster as reference system, the major morphogenetic events (blastoderm, gastrulation, germ band extension, germ band retraction, dorsal closure) were identified. The kinetics of early events is proportionally similar in both systems, but late movements (from germ band retraction on) progress slower in An. albitarsis. Major differences in An. albitarsis related to D. melanogaster were: (1) pole cells do not protrude from the blastoderm; (2) the mosquito embryo undergoes a 180º rotation movement, along its longitudinal axis; (3) the head remains individualized throughout embryogenesis; (4) extraembryonary membranes surround the whole embryo. A novel kind of malaria control is under development and is based on the use of genetically modified mosquitoes. Phenotypic analysis of the embryonic development of mutants will be imposed as part of the evaluation of effectiveness and risk of employment of this strategy in the field. In order to accomplish this, knowledge of the wild type embryo is a prerequisite. Morphological studies will also serve as basis for subsequent development biology approaches.

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