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Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus establishes a platform for mosquito comparative genomics.


ABSTRACT: Culex quinquefasciatus (the southern house mosquito) is an important mosquito vector of viruses such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus, as well as of nematodes that cause lymphatic filariasis. C. quinquefasciatus is one species within the Culex pipiens species complex and can be found throughout tropical and temperate climates of the world. The ability of C. quinquefasciatus to take blood meals from birds, livestock, and humans contributes to its ability to vector pathogens between species. Here, we describe the genomic sequence of C. quinquefasciatus: Its repertoire of 18,883 protein-coding genes is 22% larger than that of Aedes aegypti and 52% larger than that of Anopheles gambiae with multiple gene-family expansions, including olfactory and gustatory receptors, salivary gland genes, and genes associated with xenobiotic detoxification.

SUBMITTER: Arensburger P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3740384 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus establishes a platform for mosquito comparative genomics.

Arensburger Peter P   Megy Karine K   Waterhouse Robert M RM   Abrudan Jenica J   Amedeo Paolo P   Antelo Beatriz B   Bartholomay Lyric L   Bidwell Shelby S   Caler Elisabet E   Camara Francisco F   Campbell Corey L CL   Campbell Kathryn S KS   Casola Claudio C   Castro Marta T MT   Chandramouliswaran Ishwar I   Chapman Sinéad B SB   Christley Scott S   Costas Javier J   Eisenstadt Eric E   Feschotte Cedric C   Fraser-Liggett Claire C   Guigo Roderic R   Haas Brian B   Hammond Martin M   Hansson Bill S BS   Hemingway Janet J   Hill Sharon R SR   Howarth Clint C   Ignell Rickard R   Kennedy Ryan C RC   Kodira Chinnappa D CD   Lobo Neil F NF   Mao Chunhong C   Mayhew George G   Michel Kristin K   Mori Akio A   Liu Nannan N   Naveira Horacio H   Nene Vishvanath V   Nguyen Nam N   Pearson Matthew D MD   Pritham Ellen J EJ   Puiu Daniela D   Qi Yumin Y   Ranson Hilary H   Ribeiro Jose M C JM   Roberston Hugh M HM   Severson David W DW   Shumway Martin M   Stanke Mario M   Strausberg Robert L RL   Sun Cheng C   Sutton Granger G   Tu Zhijian Jake ZJ   Tubio Jose Manuel C JM   Unger Maria F MF   Vanlandingham Dana L DL   Vilella Albert J AJ   White Owen O   White Jared R JR   Wondji Charles S CS   Wortman Jennifer J   Zdobnov Evgeny M EM   Birren Bruce B   Christensen Bruce M BM   Collins Frank H FH   Cornel Anthony A   Dimopoulos George G   Hannick Linda I LI   Higgs Stephen S   Lanzaro Gregory C GC   Lawson Daniel D   Lee Norman H NH   Muskavitch Marc A T MA   Raikhel Alexander S AS   Atkinson Peter W PW  

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20101001 6000


Culex quinquefasciatus (the southern house mosquito) is an important mosquito vector of viruses such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus, as well as of nematodes that cause lymphatic filariasis. C. quinquefasciatus is one species within the Culex pipiens species complex and can be found throughout tropical and temperate climates of the world. The ability of C. quinquefasciatus to take blood meals from birds, livestock, and humans contributes to its ability to vector pathogens bet  ...[more]

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