Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Sexual sterilization of mosquitoes / P. Gabrieli, E. Marois, F. Catteruccia - In: Transgenic Insects: Techniques and Applications / [a cura di] M.Q. Benedict. - [s.l] : CABI International, 2014. - ISBN 9781780644516. - pp. 188-207 [10.1079/9781780644516.0188]
Abstract:
This chapter discusses how genetic sterility can be induced by transgenic methods in mosquitoes, with a focus on Anopheles gambiae. It examines mechanisms for inducing sterility that have already been identified or that represent promising targets, and reviews current research on genetic sterility in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In the last section, this chapter discusses how some of the most promising gene engineering technologies can be utilized to introduce the desired mutations in the mosquito genome.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
male anopheles-gambiae; meiotic cell-cycle; drosophila-melanogaster; aedes-aegypti; malaria vector; male-fertility; transcriptional activation; spermatid differentiation; germline transformation; mitochondrial-function
Elenco autori:
P. Gabrieli, E. Marois, F. Catteruccia
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Titolo del libro:
Transgenic Insects: Techniques and Applications