Optimization of sand fly embryo microinjection for gene editing by CRISPR/Cas9

CRISPR/Cas9 -mediated gene knockout of Anopheles gambiae FREP1 suppresses malaria parasite infection

(2018) Yuemei Dong et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Application of the CRISPR gene-editing technique in insect functional genome studies - a review

(2017) Yubao Cui et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Enhanced proofreading governs CRISPR–Cas9 targeting accuracy

(2017) Janice S. Chen et al.   NATURE

MicroRNA-277 targetsinsulin-like peptides 7and8to control lipid metabolism and reproduction inAedes aegyptimosquitoes

(2017) Lin Ling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Germline Cas9 expression yields highly efficient genome engineering in a major worldwide disease vector,Aedes aegypti

(2017) Ming Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The creation and selection of mutations resistant to a gene drive over multiple generations in the malaria mosquito

(2017) Andrew M. Hammond et al.   PLoS Genetics

Progress and Prospects of CRISPR/Cas Systems in Insects and Other Arthropods

(2017) Dan Sun et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Genome Editing: From Drosophila to Non-Model Insects and Beyond

(2016) Yueping Huang et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target effects

(2016) Benjamin P. Kleinstiver et al.   NATURE

CHOPCHOP v2: a web tool for the next generation of CRISPR genome engineering

(2016) Kornel Labun et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

microRNA-309 targets the Homeobox geneSIX4and controls ovarian development in the mosquitoAedes aegypti

(2016) Yang Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

On the Origin of CRISPR-Cas Technology: From Prokaryotes to Mammals

(2016) Francisco J.M. Mojica et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Production of Knockout Mutants by CRISPR/Cas9 in the European Honeybee,Apis melliferaL.

(2016) Hiroki Kohno et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Internal guide RNA interactions interfere with Cas9-mediated cleavage

(2016) Summer B. Thyme et al.   Nature Communications

Testing the causality between CYP9M10 and pyrethroid resistance using the TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies

(2016) Kentaro Itokawa et al.   Scientific Reports

Applications of genome editing in insects

(2016) William Reid et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

De novo assembly and sex-specific transcriptome profiling in the sand fly Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Phlebotominae), a major Old World vector of Leishmania infantum

(2015) V. Petrella et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Understanding the DNA damage response in order to achieve desired gene editing outcomes in mosquitoes

(2015) Justin M. Overcash et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Efficient CRISPR-mediated gene targeting and transgene replacement in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

(2015) A. F. Gilles et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Sequence determinants of improved CRISPR sgRNA design

(2015) Han Xu et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Trace DNA from insect skins: a comparison of five extraction protocols and direct PCR on chironomid pupal exuviae

(2015) Petra Kranzfelder et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae

(2015) Andrew Hammond et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control

(2015) Paul A Bates et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Silencing of end-joining repair for efficient site-specific gene insertion after TALEN/CRISPR mutagenesis inAedes aegypti

(2015) Sanjay Basu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Highly efficient Cas9-mediated gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquitoAnopheles stephensi

(2015) Valentino M. Gantz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A male-determining factor in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

(2015) A. B. Hall et al.   SCIENCE

Rationally engineered Cas9 nucleases with improved specificity

(2015) I. M. Slaymaker et al.   SCIENCE

Genome Engineering with CRISPR-Cas9 in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

(2015) Kathryn E. Kistler et al.   Cell Reports

Targeted genome editing in Aedes aegypti using TALENs

(2014) Azadeh Aryan et al.   METHODS

Cationic lipid-mediated delivery of proteins enables efficient protein-based genome editing in vitro and in vivo

(2014) John A Zuris et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

VectorBase: an updated bioinformatics resource for invertebrate vectors and other organisms related with human diseases

(2014) Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Embryonic Development and Rates of Metabolic Activity in Early and Late Hatching Eggs of the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

(2014) Maria L. Kaiser et al.   PLoS One

The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9

(2014) J. A. Doudna et al.   SCIENCE

CRISPR/Cas9 mediated multiplex genome editing and heritable mutagenesis of BmKu70 in Bombyx mori

(2014) Sanyuan Ma et al.   Scientific Reports

Comparative Analysis of Salivary Gland Transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis Sand Flies from Endemic and Non-endemic Foci of Visceral Leishmaniasis

(2014) Michaela Vlkova et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

CRISPR/Cas9 and Genome Editing in Drosophila

(2013) Andrew R. Bassett et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases

(2013) Patrick D Hsu et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transcriptome exploration of the sex pheromone gland of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

(2013) Natalia González-Caballero et al.   Parasites & Vectors

TALEN-Based Gene Disruption in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti

(2013) Azadeh Aryan et al.   PLoS One

Molecular and Immunogenic Properties of Apyrase SP01B and D7-Related SP04 Recombinant Salivary Proteins ofPhlebotomus perniciosusfrom Madrid, Spain

(2013) Inés Martín-Martín et al.   Biomed Research International

Delivery of dsRNA for RNAi in insects: an overview and future directions

(2012) Na Yu et al.   Insect Science

Caspar-like Gene Depletion ReducesLeishmaniaInfection in Sand Fly HostLutzomyia longipalpis

(2012) Erich L. Telleria et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence

(2012) Jorge Alvar et al.   PLoS One

Updating the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Phlebotomus papatasi (Tunisian Strain): The Search for Sand Fly-Secreted Immunogenic Proteins for Humans

(2012) Maha Abdeladhim et al.   PLoS One

A Programmable Dual-RNA-Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity

(2012) M. Jinek et al.   SCIENCE

Salivary Gland Transcriptomes and Proteomes of Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus sergenti, Vectors of Leishmaniasis

(2012) Iva Rohoušová et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Establishment and maintenance of sand fly colonies

(2011) P. Volf et al.   JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY

Targeting the Midgut Secreted PpChit1 Reduces Leishmania major Development in Its Natural Vector, the Sand Fly Phlebotomus papatasi

(2010) Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Gene silencing in phlebotomine sand flies: Xanthine dehydrogenase knock down by dsRNA microinjections

(2008) Mauricio R.V. Sant’Anna et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY