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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Independent mutations in the Rdl locus confer dieldrin resistance to Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis
Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 14, No. 2, Year 2005
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Substitutions of a conserved alanine residue in the Rdl locus coding for a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor subunit with serine or glycine confer resistance to dieldrin in various insect species. Here, we show that alanine to glycine substitution in the Rdl locus of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, is genetically linked to resistance to dieldrin. An alanine to serine substitution developed independently in a dieldrin resistant strain of An. arabiensis. An allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was able to differentiate dieldrin resistant and susceptible mosquitoes. © 2005 The Royal Entomological Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Du, W.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Awolola, Taiwo Samson
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Howell, Paul I.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Koekemoer, Lizette Leonie
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Brooke, Basil D.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Benedict, Mark Quentin
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coetzee, Maureen
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Zheng, Liangbiao
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Statistics
Citations: 144
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00544.x
ISSN:
09621075
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases