Insect genomes: progress and challenges

F Li, X Zhao, M Li, K He, C Huang, Y Zhou… - Insect molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the wake of constant improvements in sequencing technologies, numerous insect
genomes have been sequenced. Currently, 1219 insect genome‐sequencing projects have …

Vector specificity of arbovirus transmission

M Viglietta, R Bellone, AA Blisnick… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
More than 25% of human infectious diseases are vector-borne diseases (VBDs). These
diseases, caused by pathogens shared between animals and humans, are a growing threat …

Virus-derived DNA drives mosquito vector tolerance to arboviral infection

B Goic, KA Stapleford, L Frangeul, AJ Doucet… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Mosquitoes develop long-lasting viral infections without substantial deleterious effects,
despite high viral loads. This makes mosquitoes efficient vectors for emerging viral diseases …

Genome sequence of the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, reveals insights into its biology, genetics, and evolution

XG Chen, X Jiang, J Gu, M Xu, Y Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly successful invasive species that
transmits a number of human viral diseases, including dengue and Chikungunya fevers …

Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus

U Palatini, RA Masri, LV Cosme, S Koren… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and
has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs …

Photoperiodic Diapause and the Establishment of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America

PA Armbruster - Journal of medical entomology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The invasion and range expansion of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in North America represents
an outstanding opportunity to study processes of invasion, range expansion, and climatic …

Population genetics of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, an invasive vector of human diseases

C Goubert, G Minard, C Vieira, M Boulesteix - Heredity, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is currently one of the most threatening
invasive species in the world. Native to Southeast Asia, the species has spread throughout …

Genome-wide determination of on-target and off-target characteristics for RNA-guided DNA methylation by dCas9 methyltransferases

L Lin, Y Liu, F Xu, J Huang, TF Daugaard… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Fusion of DNA methyltransferase domains to the nuclease-deficient clustered
regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) associated protein 9 (dCas9) has …

Analysis of the Aedes albopictus C6/36 genome provides insight into cell line utility for viral propagation

JR Miller, S Koren, KA Dilley, V Puri, DM Brown… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The 50-year-old Aedes albopictus C6/36 cell line is a resource for the
detection, amplification, and analysis of mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, dengue, and …

Endogenous non-retroviral elements in genomes of Aedes mosquitoes and vector competence

V Houé, M Bonizzoni, AB Failloux - Emerging microbes & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recent extensive (re) emergences of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) such as
chikungunya (CHIKV), zika (ZIKV) and dengue (DENV) viruses highlight the role of the …