2019
In Silico Karyotyping of Chromosomally Polymorphic Malaria Mosquitoes in the Anopheles gambiae Complex
Love R, Redmond S, Pombi M, Caputo B, Petrarca V, della Torre A, Consortium T, Besansky N. In Silico Karyotyping of Chromosomally Polymorphic Malaria Mosquitoes in the Anopheles gambiae Complex. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2019, 9: 3249-3262. PMID: 31391198, PMCID: PMC6778791, DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInversion genotypesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsInversion polymorphismTag single nucleotide polymorphismsChromosomal inversion polymorphismTag SNP genotypesAnopheles gambiae complexParacentric inversion polymorphismEnvironmental heterogeneityChromosomal rearrangementsImportant phenotypesMalaria mosquitoesSilico karyotypingNatural variationGambiae complexMosquito speciesTraditional cytogeneticsCytogenetic methodsBiallelic genotypesSignificant vectorSNP genotypesGonotrophic stagesNucleotide polymorphismsGenomeHuman malariaA chromosome-scale assembly of the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus
Ghurye J, Koren S, Small S, Redmond S, Howell P, Phillippy A, Besansky N. A chromosome-scale assembly of the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. GigaScience 2019, 8: giz063. PMID: 31157884, PMCID: PMC6545970, DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giz063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReference genomeHigh-quality reference genomeCurrent reference assemblyHaploid genome sizeMajor African malaria vector Anopheles funestusN50 scaffold sizeChromosome-scale assemblyReference genome assemblyN50 contig sizeChromosome-scale scaffoldsMalaria vector Anopheles funestusAfrican malaria vector Anopheles funestusMbp of sequenceSingle-molecule sequencingPrimary assemblyAnopheles funestusHi-C dataImportant disease vectorChromosome scaffoldingGenome sizeGenome assemblyContig sizeReference assemblyGenomic variationAssociation of phenotypic
2017
Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Miles A, Harding N, Bottà G, Clarkson C, Antão T, Kozak K, Schrider D, Kern A, Redmond S, Sharakhov I, Pearson R, Bergey C, Fontaine M, Donnelly M, Lawniczak M, Kwiatkowski D, Donnelly M, Ayala D, Besansky N, Burt A, Caputo B, della Torre A, Fontaine M, Godfray H, Hahn M, Kern A, Kwiatkowski D, Lawniczak M, Midega J, Neafsey D, O’Loughlin S, Pinto J, Riehle M, Sharakhov I, Vernick K, Weetman D, Wilding C, White B, Troco A, Pinto J, Diabaté A, O’Loughlin S, Burt A, Costantini C, Rohatgi K, Besansky N, Elissa N, Pinto J, Coulibaly B, Riehle M, Vernick K, Pinto J, Dinis J, Midega J, Mbogo C, Bejon P, Wilding C, Weetman D, Mawejje H, Donnelly M, Weetman D, Wilding C, Donnelly M, Stalker J, Rockett K, Drury E, Mead D, Jeffreys A, Hubbart C, Rowlands K, Isaacs A, Jyothi D, Malangone C, Vauterin P, Jeffery B, Wright I, Hart L, Kluczyński K, Cornelius V, MacInnis B, Henrichs C, Giacomantonio R, Kwiatkowski D. Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Nature 2017, 552: 96-100. PMID: 29186111, PMCID: PMC6026373, DOI: 10.1038/nature24995.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Genomic Dark Matter Illuminated: Anopheles Y Chromosomes
Redmond S, Neafsey D. Genomic Dark Matter Illuminated: Anopheles Y Chromosomes. Trends In Parasitology 2016, 32: 585-587. PMID: 27263828, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.05.008.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2015
Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae
Redmond S, Eiglmeier K, Mitri C, Markianos K, Guelbeogo W, Gneme A, Isaacs A, Coulibaly B, Brito-Fravallo E, Maslen G, Mead D, Niare O, Traore S, Sagnon N, Kwiatkowski D, Riehle M, Vernick K. Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2015, 16: 779. PMID: 26462916, PMCID: PMC4603968, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2009-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mappingFounder coloniesHigh nucleotide diversityNon-model genomesLow linkage disequilibriumPhenotype-genotype mappingPopulation stratificationParasite infection levelsHuman malaria parasiteGenotyping of SNPsNucleotide diversityPooled sequencesAssociation mappingGenomic lociLinkage mappingPlasmodium falciparumSignificant SNPsMosquito systemMarker densityDNA poolsAnopheles gambiaeNatural variationIndividual mosquitoesLinkage disequilibriumSequencing identifies
2014
Characterization of Plasmodium developmental transcriptomes in Anopheles gambiae midgut reveals novel regulators of malaria transmission
Akinosoglou K, Bushell E, Ukegbu C, Schlegelmilch T, Cho J, Redmond S, Sala K, Christophides G, Vlachou D. Characterization of Plasmodium developmental transcriptomes in Anopheles gambiae midgut reveals novel regulators of malaria transmission. Cellular Microbiology 2014, 17: 254-268. PMID: 25225164, PMCID: PMC4371638, DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional programsOokinete developmentRodent malaria parasite Plasmodium bergheiMalaria parasite Plasmodium bergheiDistinct transcriptional programsMosquito midgut invasionMalaria parasite populationsDevelopmental transcriptomeAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesPenetrant lossFunction phenotypesMidgut invasionHomologous recombinationGamete releasePlasmodium developmentMutant parasitesDevelopmental processesDNA microarraysGranular localizationInfection phenotypesEstablishment of infectionMosquito midgutShort polypeptidesParasite populationsParasite development
2012
Transcriptome of the adult female malaria mosquito vector Anopheles albimanus
Martínez-Barnetche J, Gómez-Barreto R, Ovilla-Muñoz M, Téllez-Sosa J, López D, Dinglasan R, Mohien C, MacCallum R, Redmond S, Gibbons J, Rokas A, Machado C, Cazares-Raga F, González-Cerón L, Hernández-Martínez S, López M. Transcriptome of the adult female malaria mosquito vector Anopheles albimanus. BMC Genomics 2012, 13: 207. PMID: 22646700, PMCID: PMC3442982, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria vectorsProtein-coding transcriptsAvailable genomic informationPlasmodium-mosquito interactionsHigh-quality assemblyImportant malaria vectorAnopheles albimanusFemale transcriptomesPutative orthologsDivergence timesPlasmodium lifecycleEukaryotic genomesTranscriptome projectsEvolutionary biologyInterPro annotationProtein familyMosquito biologyInsect vectorsGenomic informationNeotropical vectorsCDNA libraryIllumina sequencesAnopheline mosquito vectorsGenus AnophelesFat body
2011
An expression map for Anopheles gambiae
MacCallum R, Redmond S, Christophides G. An expression map for Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2011, 12: 620. PMID: 22185628, PMCID: PMC3341590, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptidoglycan recognition proteinsGene familyAnopheles gambiaeGene expressionA. gambiaeIndividual gene clustersMosquito Anopheles gambiaeDistinct biological contextsImmunity-related genesHouse-keeping roleSystems-level viewEvolutionary historyMolecular functionsGene clusterMost organismsTranscriptome dataIndividual genesDistinct functional groupsDNA replicationRecognition proteinsExpression mapProtein degradationPathogen recognitionBiological contextProtein products
2010
SNP Genotyping Defines Complex Gene-Flow Boundaries Among African Malaria Vector Mosquitoes
Neafsey D, Lawniczak M, Park D, Redmond S, Coulibaly M, Traoré S, Sagnon N, Costantini C, Johnson C, Wiegand R, Collins F, Lander E, Wirth D, Kafatos F, Besansky N, Christophides G, Muskavitch M. SNP Genotyping Defines Complex Gene-Flow Boundaries Among African Malaria Vector Mosquitoes. Science 2010, 330: 514-517. PMID: 20966254, PMCID: PMC4811326, DOI: 10.1126/science.1193036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic differentiationGenome-wide monitoringGreater genetic divergenceVector mosquito populationsMalaria vector mosquitoesAfrican malaria vector mosquitoesReproductive isolationBehavioral diversificationGenetic divergenceGenomic regionsNatural selectionPopulation structurePolymorphic inversionsSelective eventsSNP genotypingVector control effortsMosquito populationsVector mosquitoesDifferentiationComplex showDivergenceMosquitoesCentromeresGenomeSpeciesWidespread Divergence Between Incipient Anopheles gambiae Species Revealed by Whole Genome Sequences
Lawniczak M, Emrich S, Holloway A, Regier A, Olson M, White B, Redmond S, Fulton L, Appelbaum E, Godfrey J, Farmer C, Chinwalla A, Yang S, Minx P, Nelson J, Kyung K, Walenz B, Garcia-Hernandez E, Aguiar M, Viswanathan L, Rogers Y, Strausberg R, Saski C, Lawson D, Collins F, Kafatos F, Christophides G, Clifton S, Kirkness E, Besansky N. Widespread Divergence Between Incipient Anopheles gambiae Species Revealed by Whole Genome Sequences. Science 2010, 330: 512-514. PMID: 20966253, PMCID: PMC3674514, DOI: 10.1126/science.1195755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeciation processGenome sequencePrevious genome-wide scanHeterogeneous genomic divergenceAnopheles gambiae speciesGenome-wide scanUnknown genetic mechanismsWhole genome sequencesGene flowGenomic divergenceLarval ecologyGambiae speciesAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoPericentromeric regionGambiae sensu strictoGenetic mechanismsWidespread divergenceSensu strictoReproductive behaviorMajor vectorDivergenceSpeciationSequenceAppreciable levelsMolecular forms
2008
VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics
Lawson D, Arensburger P, Atkinson P, Besansky N, Bruggner R, Butler R, Campbell K, Christophides G, Christley S, Dialynas E, Hammond M, Hill C, Konopinski N, Lobo N, MacCallum R, Madey G, Megy K, Meyer J, Redmond S, Severson D, Stinson E, Topalis P, Birney E, Gelbart W, Kafatos F, Louis C, Collins F. VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, 37: d583-d587. PMID: 19028744, PMCID: PMC2686483, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody louse Pediculus humanusBioinformatics Resource CenterCommunity annotation systemGene expression repositoriesGenome informationInvertebrate vectorsAnopheles gambiaeInsecticide resistancePediculus humanusVectorBaseMosquito speciesHuman pathogensAedes aegyptiSoftware infrastructureCulex quinquefasciatusIxodes scapularisAnnotation systemVector genomesData resourcesResearch communityGenomeGenomicsGambiaeSpeciesMicroarray
2006
VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens
Lawson D, Arensburger P, Atkinson P, Besansky N, Bruggner R, Butler R, Campbell K, Christophides G, Christley S, Dialynas E, Emmert D, Hammond M, Hill C, Kennedy R, Lobo N, MacCallum M, Madey G, Megy K, Redmond S, Russo S, Severson D, Stinson E, Topalis P, Zdobnov E, Birney E, Gelbart W, Kafatos F, Louis C, Collins F. VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens. Nucleic Acids Research 2006, 35: d503-d505. PMID: 17145709, PMCID: PMC1751530, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl960.Peer-Reviewed Original Research