Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus

Background: Aedes aegypti (L.) is an urban mosquito, vector of several arboviruses that cause severe diseases in hundreds of million people each year. The resistance to synthetic insecticides developed by Ae. aegypti populations worldwide has contributed to failures in vector control campaigns, incr...

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Autores principales: Sierra, Ivana Samanta, Latorre-Estivalis, Jose Manuel, Traverso, Lucila María, Gonzalez, Paula V., Aptekmann, Ariel, Nadra, Alejandro D., Masuh, Hector Mario, Ons, Sheila
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Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/145515
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topic Biología
Aedes aegypti
Essential oils
Larvicidal activity
spellingShingle Biología
Aedes aegypti
Essential oils
Larvicidal activity
Sierra, Ivana Samanta
Latorre-Estivalis, Jose Manuel
Traverso, Lucila María
Gonzalez, Paula V.
Aptekmann, Ariel
Nadra, Alejandro D.
Masuh, Hector Mario
Ons, Sheila
Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
topic_facet Biología
Aedes aegypti
Essential oils
Larvicidal activity
description Background: Aedes aegypti (L.) is an urban mosquito, vector of several arboviruses that cause severe diseases in hundreds of million people each year. The resistance to synthetic insecticides developed by Ae. aegypti populations worldwide has contributed to failures in vector control campaigns, increasing the impact of arbovirus diseases. In this context, plant-derived essential oils with larvicidal activity could be an attractive alternative for vector control. However, the mode of action and the detoxificant response of mosquitoes to plant derived compounds have not been established, impairing the optimization of their use. Methods and findings: Here we compare gene expression in Ae. aegypti larvae after 14 hrs of exposure to Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil with a control group exposed to vehicle (acetone) for the same lapse, by using RNA-Seq. We found differentially expressed genes encoding for cuticle proteins, fatty-acid synthesis, membrane transporters and detoxificant related gene families (i.e. heat shock proteins, cytochromes P450, glutathione transferases, UDP-glycosyltransferases and ABC transporters). Finally, our RNA-Seq and molecular docking results provide evidence pointing to a central involvement of chemosensory proteins in the detoxificant response in mosquitoes. Conclusions and significance: Our work contributes to the understanding of the physiological response of Ae. aegypti larvae to an intoxication with a natural toxic distilled from Eucalyptus leafs. The results suggest an involvement of most of the gene families associated to detoxification of xenobiotics in insects. Noteworthy, this work provides important information regarding the implication of chemosensory proteins in the detoxification of a natural larvicide. Understanding the mode of detoxification of Eucalyptus distilled compounds could contribute to their implementation as a tool in mosquito control.
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author Sierra, Ivana Samanta
Latorre-Estivalis, Jose Manuel
Traverso, Lucila María
Gonzalez, Paula V.
Aptekmann, Ariel
Nadra, Alejandro D.
Masuh, Hector Mario
Ons, Sheila
author_facet Sierra, Ivana Samanta
Latorre-Estivalis, Jose Manuel
Traverso, Lucila María
Gonzalez, Paula V.
Aptekmann, Ariel
Nadra, Alejandro D.
Masuh, Hector Mario
Ons, Sheila
author_sort Sierra, Ivana Samanta
title Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
title_short Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
title_full Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
title_fullStr Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of Aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus
title_sort transcriptomic analysis and molecular docking reveal genes involved in the response of aedes aegypti larvae to an essential oil extracted from eucalyptus
publishDate 2021
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/145515
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