Transcriptome profiling reveals sex-specific gene expressions in pupal and adult stages of the mosquito Culex pipiens.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the development process of male and female mosquitoes provides important basic information for sterile insect release programmes and is important for improving other vector control strategies. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that distinguish male from female-specific developmental processes in this species. We used IlluminaRNA-seq to identify sex-specific genes during pupal and adult stages. One hundred and forty-seven genes were expressed only in pupal males, 56 genes were expressed in adult males and another 82 genes were commonly expressed in both male samples. In addition, 26 genes were expressed only in the pupal females, 163 genes were found in the adult females and only one gene was expressed in both female samples. A further quantitative real-t

SUBMITTER: Martynova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature