Evolution of supergene families associated with insecticide resistance

Ranson, Hilary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2332-8247, Claudianos, C., Ortelli, Federica, Abgrall, C., Hemingway, Janet ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3200-7173, Sharakhova, M. V., Unger, M. F., Collins, F. H. and Feyereisen, R. (2002) 'Evolution of supergene families associated with insecticide resistance'. Science, Vol 298, Issue 5591, pp. 179-181.

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Abstract

The emergence of insecticide resistance in the mosquito poses a serious threat to the efficacy of many malaria control programs. We have searched the Anopheles gambiae genome for members of the three major enzyme families-the carboxylesterases, glutathione transferases, and cytochrome P450s-that are primarily responsible for metabolic resistance to insecticides. A comparative genomic analysis with Drosophila melanogaster reveals that a considerable expansion of these supergene families has occurred in the mosquito. Low gene orthology and little chromosomal synteny paradoxically contrast the easily identified orthologous groups of genes presumably seeded by common ancestors. In A. gambiae, the independent expansion of paralogous genes is mainly a consequence of the formation of clusters among locally duplicated genes. These expansions may reflect the functional diversification of supergene families consistent with major differences in the life history and ecology of these organisms. These data provide a basis for identifying the resistance-associated enzymes within these families. This will enable the resistance status of mosquitoes, flies, and possibly other holometabolous insects to be monitored. The analyses also provide the means for identifying previously unknown molecules involved in fundamental biological processes such as development.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 470 Genetic structures QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 600 Insect control. Tick control QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 650 Insect vectors WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 240 Disinfection. Disinfestation. Pesticides (including diseases caused by)
Faculty: Department:	Groups (2002 - 2012) > Vector Group
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1076781
Depositing User:	Ms Julia Martin
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2012 16:03
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2019 17:05
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2324

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