Impact of elevated CO₂ level and egg quiescence duration on gene expression in the peripheral olfactory system of Aedes aegypti.

ABSTRACT: Elevation in CO₂ can significantly impact the biology of various organisms, affecting life-history traits of both aquatic and terrestrial forms, including disease-vectoring mosquitoes. For mosquitoes, this effect is accentuated by egg quiescence duration, resulting in a change in foraging of adult females. Female mosquitoes rely on their olfactory system for locating resources, such as nectar and blood. This study employs a transcriptomic approach to investigate how a projected elevation in CO₂ level, under a worst-case scenario, interacts with extended egg quiescence duration to modulate the molecular machinery of the peripheral olfactory system, the antennae and maxillary palps, of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. The transcriptome analysis demonstrates sig

SUBMITTER: Nalikkaramal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature