Dissecting gene expression in mosquito

BMC Genomics

Commentary

John Parsch¹  Rayna Stamboliyska¹ 

[1] Department of Biology II, University of Munich (LMU), Grosshaderner Str. 2, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany;

关键词: Blood Meal;    Anopheles Gambiae;    Accessory Gland;    Odorant Receptor;    Sterile Insect Technique;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2164-12-297

 received in 2011-05-31, accepted in 2011-06-07,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Gene expression is known to vary extensively among tissues and between sexes. However, detailed descriptions of tissue- and sex-specific gene expression are available for only a few model organisms. A new study published in BMC Genomics presents such a data set for the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, which is the vector of human malaria. In addition to providing a valuable resource for the community of mosquito researchers, the study allows comparative transcriptomic studies of dipteran insects to be extended over 250 million years of evolution, since the divergence of A. gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster.

【 授权许可】

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© Stamboliyska and Parsch; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011