Pathogenomics of Culex quinquefasciatus and meta-analysis of infection responses to diverse pathogens.

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Abstract

The mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus poses a substantial threat to human and veterinary health as a primary vector of West Nile virus (WNV), the filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti, and an avian malaria parasite. Comparative phylogenomics revealed an expanded canonical C. quinquefasciatus immune gene repertoire compared with those of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae. Transcriptomic analysis of C. quinquefasciatus genes responsive to WNV, W. bancrofti, and non-native bacteria facilitated an unprecedented meta-analysis of 25 vector-pathogen interactions involving arboviruses, filarial worms, bacteria, and malaria parasites, revealing common and distinct responses to these pathogen types in three mosquito genera. Our findings provide support for the hypothesis that mosquito-borne pathogens have evolved to evade innate immune responses in three vector mosquito species of major medical importance.

Year of Publication
2010
Journal
Science
Volume
330
Issue
6000
Pages
88-90
Date Published
2010 Oct 1
ISSN
1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1193162
PubMed ID
20929811
PubMed Central ID
PMC3104938
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HHSN266200400001C / PHS HHS / United States
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HHSN266200400039C / PHS HHS / United States
P20 RR017686 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
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