A mosquito’s last supper reminds us not to underestimate the fossil record

Briggs, Derek E. G.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1319306110

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“…Such approaches have been used very effectively when testing the correlation between climate and biological diversification for predominantly extinct groups with a rich fossil record 10 . Mosquitoes, by contrast, have a rich extant diversity but a fragmentary fossil record concentrated in a few sites of exceptional preservation 11 . In such cases, more sophisticated phylogenetic methods can be implemented to model diversification rates through time using Bayesian inference 12 , 13 .…”

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Elevated atmospheric CO2 promoted speciation in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)

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Mosquitoes are of great medical significance as vectors of deadly diseases. Despite this, little is known about their evolutionary history or how their present day diversity has been shaped. Within a phylogenetic framework, here we show a strong correlation between climate change and mosquito speciation rates: the first time to our knowledge such an effect has been demonstrated for insects. Information theory reveals that although climate change is correlated with mosquito evolution there are other important factors at play. We identify one such driver to be the rise of mammals, which are predominant hosts of Culicidae. Regardless of the precise mechanism, we demonstrate a strong historical association. This finding, taken in combination with projected rises in atmospheric CO2 from anthropogenic activity, has important implications for culicid vector distributions and abundance, and consequently for human health.

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Elevated atmospheric CO2 promoted speciation in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)

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“…the Cytheroidea) always had short sperms, or whether their sperms have become shorter over time. Increasing numbers of studies on arthropod faunas with soft part preservation [see also commentary by Briggs ()] suggest it is likely that intensive research will result in the much more frequent discovery of preserved internal organs. As shown by Matzke‐Karasz et al .…”

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Sperm lengths of non‐marine cypridoidean ostracods (Crustacea)

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“…gambiae strains using semi-quantitative qPCR…………………………………….. , 2013a). There are about 3, 500 species of mosquitoes of which the most well-known members belong to two subfamilies, Anophilinae (eg Anopheles gambiae) and Culicinae (eg Culex quinquefasciatus) (Briggs, 2013;Ashfaq et al, 2014;Khalita et al, 2014). Mosquitoes are regarded as public health enemies, because of their biting annoyance and noise nuisance that lead to sleeplessness, allergic reaction and disease transmission (Wilson et al, 2013;Halasa et al, 2014).…”

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Regulatory mechanisms involved in the control of CYP6M2 gene in insecticide resistant in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Mohammed

2014

Journal of Biotechnology

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Cytochrome P450s, including CYP6M2 gene, are involved in the detoxification of permethrin. Some of these genes are regulated by CnCC / dKeap 1 and Spineless / Tango in Drosophila melanogaster. This mechanism is yet to be identified in Anopheles gambiae. Thus, we examine whether there is differential regulation of CYP6M2 gene between permethrin resistant Tiassalé and susceptible Kisumu strains of An. gambiae. Bioinformatics analysis was used to search for cis-acting elements within CYP6M2 (896 bp) region hypothesised to contain the promoter. Isolated and cloned CYP6M2 promoter reporter constructs were transfected into Anopheles gambiae Sua 5.1* cells to measure luciferase activity as a surrogate promoter activity. The WHO adult bioassay was used to expose adult females of the permethrin resistant Tiassalé and susceptible Kisumu strains of An. gambiae to discriminating doses of 0.75% permethrin. Uncharacterised strains from Auyo (Auyo-Nigeria) selected to 4% DDT and 0.1% Regulatory Mechanisms Involved in the Control of CYP6M2

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A mosquito’s last supper reminds us not to underestimate the fossil record

Cited by 13 publications

References 15 publications

Elevated atmospheric CO2 promoted speciation in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)

Elevated atmospheric CO2 promoted speciation in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)

Sperm lengths of non‐marine cypridoidean ostracods (Crustacea)

Regulatory mechanisms involved in the control of CYP6M2 gene in insecticide resistant in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

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