Dr Lena Riabinina olena.riabinina@durham.ac.uk
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Organization of olfactory centres in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Riabinina, O.; Task, D.; Marr, E.; Lin, C.-C.; Alford, R.; O'Brochta, D.A.; Potter, C.J.
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D. Task
E. Marr
C.-C. Lin
R. Alford
D.A. O'Brochta
C.J. Potter
Abstract
Mosquitoes are vectors for multiple infectious human diseases and use a variety of sensory cues (olfactory, temperature, humidity and visual) to locate a human host. A comprehensive understanding of the circuitry underlying sensory signalling in the mosquito brain is lacking. Here we used the Q-system of binary gene expression to develop transgenic lines of Anopheles gambiae in which olfactory receptor neurons expressing the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) gene are labelled with GFP. These neurons project from the antennae and maxillary palps to the antennal lobe (AL) and from the labella on the proboscis to the suboesophageal zone (SEZ), suggesting integration of olfactory and gustatory signals occurs in this brain region. We present detailed anatomical maps of olfactory innervations in the AL and the SEZ, identifying glomeruli that may respond to human body odours or carbon dioxide. Our results pave the way for anatomical and functional neurogenetic studies of sensory processing in mosquitoes.
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Riabinina, O., Task, D., Marr, E., Lin, C., Alford, R., O'Brochta, D., & Potter, C. (2016). Organization of olfactory centres in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Nature Communications, 7(1), Article 13010. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13010
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 25, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 3, 2016 |
Publication Date | Oct 3, 2016 |
Deposit Date | May 16, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 5, 2020 |
Journal | Nature Communications |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 13010 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13010 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1301537 |
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