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SynthesisCommunications biology2025

A multi-omic meta-analysis reveals novel mechanisms of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors.

Sanjay C Nagi, Victoria A Ingham

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Synthesis in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Spatial Heterogeneity ofJournal of parasitology research · 2026
    Review
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  3. An atlas of positive selection in the genomes of major malaria vectors.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sanjay C NagiVector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Sanjay.nagi@lstmed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-8523
Victoria A InghamCentre for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. Victoria.ingham@uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5708-4741

Funding

Genome-based diagnostics for monitoring and evaluation of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiaeR01AI116811 · NIAID · TMLIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE · PI Martin James Donnelly · 2016 to 2026
$4.6M
Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (German Center for Infection Research) TTU 03.705NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI116811RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/R015678/1U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) NIAID R01-AI116811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria control faces challenges from widespread insecticide resistance in major Anopheles species. This study, employing a cross-species approach, integrates RNA-Sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and microarray data to elucidate drivers of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae complex and An. funestus. Here we show an inverse relationship between genetic diversity and gene expression, with highly expressed genes experiencing stronger purifying selection. Gene expression clusters physically in the genome, revealing potential coordinated regulation, and we find that highly over-expressed genes are associated with selective sweep loci. We identify known and novel candidate insecticide resistance genes, enriched for metabolic, cuticular, and behavioural functioning. We also present AnoExpress, a Python package, and an online interface for user-friendly exploration of resistance candidate expression. Despite millions of years of speciation, convergent gene expression responses to insecticidal selection pressures are observed across Anopheles species, providing crucial insights for malaria vector control.

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AnophelesInsecticide ResistanceMalariaMosquito VectorsAnimalsInsecticidesMultiomicsInsecticides

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PMID40410509
PMCPMC12102355

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