2014
Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis
Initiative I, Attardo G, Abila P, Auma J, Baumann A, Benoit J, Brelsfoard C, Ribeiro J, Cotton J, Pham D, Darby A, Van Den Abbeele J, Denlinger D, Field L, Nyanjom S, Gaunt M, Geiser D, Gomulski L, Haines L, Hansen I, Jones J, Kibet C, Kinyua J, Larkin D, Lehane M, Rio R, Macdonald S, Macharia R, Malacrida A, Marco H, Marucha K, Masiga D, Meuti M, Mireji P, Obiero G, Koekemoer J, Okoro C, Omedo I, Osamor V, Balyeidhusa A, Peyton J, Price D, Quail M, Ramphul U, Rawlings N, Riehle M, Robertson H, Sanders M, Scott M, Dashti Z, Snyder A, Srivastava T, Stanley E, Swain M, Hughes D, Tarone A, Taylor T, Telleria E, Thomas G, Walshe D, Wilson R, Winzerling J, Acosta-Serrano A, Aksoy S, Arensburger P, Aslett M, Bateta R, Benkahla A, Berriman M, Bourtzis K, Caers J, Caljon G, Christoffels A, Falchetto M, Friedrich M, Fu S, Gäde G, Githinji G, Gregory R, Hall N, Harkins G, Hattori M, Hertz-Fowler C, Hide W, Hu W, Imanishi T, Inoue N, Jonas M, Kawahara Y, Koffi M, Kruger A, Lawson D, Lehane S, Lehväslaiho H, Luiz T, Makgamathe M, Malele I, Manangwa O, Manga L, Megy K, Michalkova V, Mpondo F, Mramba F, Msangi A, Mulder N, Murilla G, Mwangi S, Okedi L, Ommeh S, Ooi C, Ouma J, Panji S, Ravel S, Rose C, Sakate R, Schoofs L, Scolari F, Sharma V, Sim C, Siwo G, Solano P, Stephens D, Suzuki Y, Sze S, Touré Y, Toyoda A, Tsiamis G, Tu Z, Wamalwa M, Wamwiri F, Wang J, Warren W, Watanabe J, Weiss B, Willis J, Wincker P, Zhang Q, Zhou J. Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis. Science 2014, 344: 380-386. PMID: 24763584, PMCID: PMC4077534, DOI: 10.1126/science.1249656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sequenceLactation-specific proteinsProtein-encoding genesBacterial genome sequencesPathogen recognition proteinsTsetse fliesMicrobial symbiosesTsetse biologyViviparous reproductionGenome dataRecognition proteinsSole vectorsChromosomal integrationDisease vectorsAfrican trypanosomiasisGenomeGenesFliesProteinSequenceMultiple aspectsHuman African trypanosomiasisImportant insightsMultiple discoveriesSymbioses
1998
Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans
Cappello M, Li S, Chen X, Li C, Harrison L, Narashimhan S, Beard C, Aksoy S. Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14290-14295. PMID: 9826693, PMCID: PMC24366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnticoagulantsAntithrombin ProteinsAntithrombinsBase SequenceBloodCloning, MolecularDigestive SystemDNA, ComplementaryEatingEscherichia coliFemaleGene Expression RegulationInsect ProteinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataPupaRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSalivary GlandsThrombinTranscription, GeneticTsetse FliesConceptsTsetse thrombin inhibitorPutative secretory signal peptideNative proteinGlossina morsitans morsitansFull-length cDNADegenerate oligonucleotide probeSecretory signal peptideSalivary gland cDNA libraryLack of homologyMorsitans morsitansUntranslated segmentSignal peptideInhibitor geneCDNA librarySingle copyTsetse genomeAdult tsetse fliesFamily of moleculesSegment codesEscherichia coliOptimal inhibitory activityOligonucleotide probesTsetse fliesSalivary glandsGut tissue