Transcriptional profiling and physiological roles of Aedes aegypti spermathecal-related genes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful mating of female mosquitoes typically occurs once, with the male sperm being stored in the female spermatheca for every subsequent oviposition event. The female spermatheca is responsible for the maintenance, nourishment, and protection of the male sperm against damage during storage. Aedes aegypti is a major vector of arboviruses, including Yellow Fever, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika. Vector control is difficult due to this mosquito high reproductive capacity.

Results

Following comparative RNA-seq analyses of spermathecae obtained from virgin and inseminated females, eight transcripts were selected based on their putative roles in sperm maintenance and survival, including energy metabolism, chitin components, transcriptional regulation, hormonal signal

SUBMITTER: Pascini TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature