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In vivo functional genomic studies of sterol carrier protein-2 gene in the yellow fever mosquito.

Abstract
A simple and efficient DNA delivery method to introduce extrachromosomal DNA into mosquito embryos would significantly aid functional genomic studies. The conventional method for delivery of DNA into insects is to inject the DNA directly into the embryos. Taking advantage of the unique aspects of mosquito reproductive physiology during vitellogenesis and an in vivo transfection reagent that mediates DNA uptake in cells via endocytosis, we have developed a new method to introduce DNA into mosquito embryos vertically via microinjection of DNA vectors in vitellogenic females without directly manipulating the embryos. Our method was able to introduce inducible gene expression vectors transiently into F0 mosquitoes to perform functional studies in vivo without transgenic lines. The high efficiency of expression knockdown was reproducible with more than 70% of the F0 individuals showed sufficient gene expression suppression (<30% of the controls' levels). At the cohort level, AeSCP-2 expression knockdown in early instar larvae resulted in detectable phenotypes of the expression deficiency such as high mortality, lowered fertility, and distorted sex ratio after induction of AeSCP-2 siRNA expression in vivo. The results further confirmed the important role of AeSCP-2 in the development and reproduction of A. aegypti. In this study, we proved that extrachromosomal transient expression of an inducible gene from a DNA vector vertically delivered via vitellogenic females can be used to manipulate gene expression in F0 generation. This new method will be a simple and efficient tool for in vivo functional genomic studies in mosquitoes.
AuthorsRong Peng, Vilena I Maklokova, Jayadevi H Chandrashekhar, Que Lan
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 6 Issue 3 Pg. e18030 (Mar 18 2011) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID21437205 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Insect Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • sterol carrier proteins
  • DNA
  • beta-Galactosidase
Topics
  • Aedes (genetics, growth & development)
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • DNA (genetics)
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Gene Transfer Techniques
  • Genes, Insect (genetics)
  • Genetic Vectors (genetics)
  • Genomics (methods)
  • Heat-Shock Response (genetics)
  • Insect Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Larva (metabolism)
  • Oocytes (cytology, metabolism)
  • RNA, Messenger (genetics, metabolism)
  • RNA, Small Interfering (metabolism)
  • Reproduction
  • Yellow Fever (genetics, parasitology)
  • beta-Galactosidase (metabolism)

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