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蚊子的染色质结构与功能

Chromatin Structure and Function in Mosquitoes.

作者信息

Lezcano Óscar M, Sánchez-Polo Miriam, Ruiz José L, Gómez-Díaz Elena

机构信息

Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra (IPBLN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain.

出版信息

Front Genet. 2020 Dec 7;11:602949. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.602949. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

The principles and function of chromatin and nuclear architecture have been extensively studied in model organisms, such as . However, little is known about the role of these epigenetic processes in transcriptional regulation in other insects including mosquitoes, which are major disease vectors and a worldwide threat for human health. Some of these life-threatening diseases are malaria, which is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus and transmitted by mosquitoes; dengue fever, which is caused by an arbovirus mainly transmitted by ; and West Nile fever, which is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by spp. In this contribution, we review what is known about chromatin-associated mechanisms and the 3D genome structure in various mosquito vectors, including , , and spp. We also discuss the similarities between epigenetic mechanisms in mosquitoes and the model organism , and advocate that the field could benefit from the cross-application of state-of-the-art functional genomic technologies that are well-developed in the fruit fly. Uncovering the mosquito regulatory genome can lead to the discovery of unique regulatory networks associated with the parasitic life-style of these insects. It is also critical to understand the molecular interactions between the vectors and the pathogens that they transmit, which could hold the key to major breakthroughs on the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Finally, it is clear that epigenetic mechanisms controlling mosquito environmental plasticity and evolvability are also of utmost importance, particularly in the current context of globalization and climate change.

摘要

染色质和核结构的原理及功能已在模式生物中得到广泛研究,比如 。然而,对于这些表观遗传过程在包括蚊子在内的其他昆虫转录调控中的作用却知之甚少,蚊子是主要的疾病传播媒介,对全球人类健康构成威胁。其中一些危及生命的疾病包括:由 属原生动物寄生虫引起、由 蚊子传播的疟疾;由主要由 传播的虫媒病毒引起的登革热;以及由 spp.传播的虫媒病毒引起的西尼罗河热。在本论文中,我们综述了关于各种蚊子媒介(包括 、 和 spp.)中与染色质相关的机制及三维基因组结构的已知信息。我们还讨论了蚊子与模式生物 中表观遗传机制的相似性,并主张该领域可受益于果蝇中已成熟的先进功能基因组技术的交叉应用。揭示蚊子的调控基因组能够发现与这些昆虫寄生生活方式相关的独特调控网络。理解媒介与其传播的病原体之间的分子相互作用也至关重要,这可能是抗击蚊媒疾病取得重大突破的关键。最后,很明显,控制蚊子环境可塑性和进化能力的表观遗传机制也极为重要,特别是在当前全球化和气候变化的背景下。

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