| Autor: |
Taylor Tushar, Thai Binh Pham, Kiona Parker, Marc Crepeau, Gregory C. Lanzaro, Anthony A. James, Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazú |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Genomics, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2164 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12864-024-10977-w |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Novel technologies are needed to combat anopheline vectors of malaria parasites as the reductions in worldwide disease incidence has stalled in recent years. Gene drive-based approaches utilizing Cas9/guide RNA (gRNA) systems are being developed to suppress anopheline populations or modify them by increasing their refractoriness to the parasites. These systems rely on the successful cleavage of a chromosomal DNA target site followed by homology-directed repair (HDR) in germline cells to bias inheritance of the drive system. An optimal drive system should be highly efficient for HDR-mediated gene conversion with minimal error rates. A gene-drive system, AgNosCd-1, with these attributes has been developed in the Anopheles gambiae G3 strain and serves as a framework for further development of population modification strains. To validate AgNosCd-1 as a versatile platform, it must perform well in a variety of genetic backgrounds. Results We introduced or introgressed AgNosCd-1 into different genetic backgrounds, three in geographically-diverse Anopheles gambiae strains, and one each in an An. coluzzii and An. arabiensis strain. The overall drive inheritance, determined by presence of a dominant marker gene in the F2 hybrids, far exceeded Mendelian inheritance ratios in all genetic backgrounds that produced viable progeny. Haldane’s rule was confirmed for AgNosCd-1 introgression into the An. arabiensis Dongola strain and sterility of the F1 hybrid males prevented production of F2 hybrid offspring. Back-crosses of F1 hybrid females were not performed to keep the experimental design consistent across all the genetic backgrounds and to avoid maternally-generated mutant alleles that might confound the drive dynamics. DNA sequencing of the target site in F1 and F2 mosquitoes with exceptional phenotypes revealed drive system-generated mutations resulting from non-homologous end joining events (NHEJ), which formed at rates similar to AgNosCd-1 in the G3 genetic background and were generated via the same maternal-effect mechanism. Conclusions These findings support the conclusion that the AgNosCd-1 drive system is robust and has high drive inheritance and gene conversion efficiency accompanied by low NHEJ mutation rates in diverse An. gambiae s.l. laboratory strains. |
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