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ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, VOL 57
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 143-166Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100651
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Culicidae; transcriptome; proteome; comparative genomics; population biology; vector biology
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- NIAID NIH HHS [R01-AI081795, R21-AI088035, R01-AI059342, R21-AI088335, R01-AI079125-A1] Funding Source: Medline
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The whole-genome sequencing of mosquitoes has facilitated our understanding of fundamental biological processes at their basic molecular levels and holds potential for application to mosquito control and prevention of mosquito-borne disease transmission. Draft genome sequences are available for Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Collectively, these represent the major vectors of African malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever viruses, and lymphatic filariasis, respectively. Rapid advances in genome technologies have revealed detailed information on genome architecture as well as phenotype-specific transcriptomics and proteomics. These resources allow for detailed comparative analyses within and across populations as well as species. Next-generation sequencing technologies will likely promote a proliferation of genome sequences for additional mosquito species as well as for individual insects. Here we review the current status of genome research in mosquitoes and identify potential areas for further investigations.
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