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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-11
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Anopheles gambiae, the primary African vector of malaria parasites, exhibits numerous rhythmic behaviors including flight activity, swarming, mating, host seeking, egg laying, and sugar feeding. However, little work has been performed to elucidate the molecular basis for these daily rhythms. To study how gene expression is regulated globally by diel and circadian mechanisms, we have undertaken a DNA microarray analysis of An. gambiae under light/dark cycle (LD) and constant dark (DD) conditions. Adult mated, non-blood-fed female mosquitoes were collected every 4 h for 48 h, and samples were processed with DNA microarrays. Using a cosine wave-fitting algorithm, we identified 1,293 and 600 rhythmic genes with a period length of 20-28 h in the head and body, respectively, under LD conditions, representing 9.7 and 4.5% of the An. gambiae gene set. A majority of these genes was specific to heads or bodies. Examination of mosquitoes under DD conditions revealed that rhythmic programming of the transcriptome is dependent on an interaction between the endogenous clock and extrinsic regulation by the LD cycle. A subset of genes, including the canonical clock components, was expressed rhythmically under both environmental conditions. A majority of genes had peak expression clustered around the day/night transitions, anticipating dawn and dusk. Genes cover diverse biological processes such as transcription/translation, metabolism, detoxification, olfaction, vision, cuticle regulation, and immunity, and include rate-limiting steps in the pathways. This study highlights the fundamental roles that both the circadian clock and light play in the physiology of this important insect vector and suggests targets for intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E421-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Anopheles gambiae, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Circadian Clocks, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Circadian Rhythm, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Genes, Insect, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Genome, Insect, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Immunity, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Insect Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Malaria, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Membranes, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Metabolic Networks and Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Olfactory Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:21715657-Vision, Ocular
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Genome-wide profiling of diel and circadian gene expression in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, Galvin Life Sciences Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural