Phylogeny of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera:Culicidae) based on the antimicrobial peptide genes cecropin and defensin
SANTOS, Erian de Almeida et al. Phylogeny of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera:Culicidae) based on the antimicrobial peptide genes cecropin and defensin. Acta Tropica, v. 227, n. 106285, Mar. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106285. Acesso em: 03 jun. 2022.
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Cecropins and defensins are the main classes of antimicrobial peptides in the mosquito innate immune system, acting against bacteria, fungi and protozoa. There is a knowledge gap concerning these peptide genes in anopheline mosquitoes from the Brazilian Amazon. Thus, this work aimed to describe molecular techniques for detecting the genes encoding the antimicrobial peptides cecropin A (CecA) and defensin in Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes and to perform molecular phylogeny of the sequenced genes using the maximum likelihood method and Bayesian inference with other species from different geographic areas. Our results show, for the first time, a molecular biology method for detecting CecA and defensin in Anopheles darlingi that allows for the use of these molecular markers for phylogenetic analysis in anopheline species, separating the species into single and monophyletic clades. / This study was financially supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq n° 302292/20179), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES n° 88882.183965/201801), Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS and Norte Energia SA.
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