A transcriptomic atlas of Aedes aegypti reveals detailed functional organization of major body parts and gut regional specializations in sugar-fed and blood-fed adult …

B Hixson, XL Bing, X Yang, A Bonfini, P Nagy… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mosquitoes transmit numerous pathogens, but large gaps remain in our understanding of
their physiology. To facilitate explorations of mosquito biology, we have created Aegypti …

Recent advances and future potential of long non-coding RNAs in insects

J Zafar, J Huang, X Xu, F Jin - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have witnessed a steep rise in
interest amongst the scientific community. Because of their functional significance in several …

Advances in understanding vector behavioural traits after infection

N Javed, A Bhatti, PN Paradkar - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vector behavioural traits, such as fitness, host-seeking, and host-feeding, are key
determinants of vectorial capacity, pathogen transmission, and epidemiology of the vector …

Uncovering the Worldwide Diversity and Evolution of the Virome of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

R Parry, ME James, S Asgari - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito,
are the most significant vectors of dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya viruses globally. Studies …

Long non-coding RNAs regulate Aedes aegypti vector competence for Zika virus and reproduction

A Belavilas-Trovas, S Tastsoglou, S Dong, M Kefi… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical regulatory roles in various cellular and
metabolic processes in mosquitoes and all other organisms studied thus far. In particular …

Engineered antiviral sensor targets infected mosquitoes

E Dalla Benetta, AJ López-Denman, HH Li… - The CRISPR …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Escalating vector disease burdens pose significant global health risks, as such innovative
tools for targeting mosquitoes are critical. CRISPR-Cas technologies have played a crucial …

A review of omics studies on arboviruses: alphavirus, orthobunyavirus and phlebovirus

RS Peinado, RJ Eberle, RK Arni, MA Coronado - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the intricate and complex steps in pathogenesis and host-viral interactions of
arthropod-borne viruses or arboviruses are not completely understood, the multi-omics …

Genome-wide identification of Aedes albopictus long noncoding RNAs and their association with dengue and Zika virus infection

A Azlan, SM Obeidat, K Theva Das… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus), is an important vector that
transmits arboviruses such as dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) …

Midgut transcriptomic responses to dengue and chikungunya viruses in the vectors Aedes albopictus and Aedes malayensis

CM Modahl, A Chowdhury, DHW Low, MC Manuel… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses are among the most preponderant
arboviruses. Although primarily transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes …

Insect-specific chimeric viruses potentiated antiviral responses and inhibited pathogenic alphavirus growth in mosquito cells

L Tan, Y Zhang, DY Kim, R Li - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most alphaviruses are transmitted by mosquito vectors and infect a wide range of vertebrate
hosts, with a few exceptions. Eilat virus (EILV) in this genus is characterized by a host range …