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THE TRANSCRIPTOME OF LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE) MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Biologia Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Institut für Zoo-und Wildtierforschung. Berlin, Germany / Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research. Berlin, Germany.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Bioquímica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina. Área de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Joaçaba, SC, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Pólo de Biologia Computacional e de Sistemas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Biologia Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Institut für Zoo-und Wildtierforschung. Berlin, Germany / Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research. Berlin, Germany.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Bioquímica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina. Área de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Joaçaba, SC, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Pólo de Biologia Computacional e de Sistemas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Background: It has been suggested that genes involved in the reproductive biology of insect disease vectors are potential
targets for future alternative methods of control. Little is known about the molecular biology of reproduction in
phlebotomine sand flies and there is no information available concerning genes that are expressed in male reproductive
organs of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of American visceral leishmaniasis and a species complex.
Methods/Principal Findings: We generated 2678 high quality ESTs (‘‘Expressed Sequence Tags’’) of L. longipalpis male
reproductive organs that were grouped in 1391 non-redundant sequences (1136 singlets and 255 clusters). BLAST analysis
revealed that only 57% of these sequences share similarity with a L. longipalpis female EST database. Although no more than
36% of the non-redundant sequences showed similarity to protein sequences deposited in databases, more than half of
them presented the best-match hits with mosquito genes. Gene ontology analysis identified subsets of genes involved in
biological processes such as protein biosynthesis and DNA replication, which are probably associated with
spermatogenesis. A number of non-redundant sequences were also identified as putative male reproductive gland
proteins (mRGPs), also known as male accessory gland protein genes (Acps).
Conclusions: The transcriptome analysis of L. longipalpis male reproductive organs is one step further in the study of the
molecular basis of the reproductive biology of this important species complex. It has allowed the identification of genes
potentially involved in spermatogenesis as well as putative mRGPs sequences, which have been studied in many insect
species because of their effects on female post-mating behavior and physiology and their potential role in sexual selection
and speciation. These data open a number of new avenues for further research in the molecular and evolutionary
reproductive biology of sand flies.
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