A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy

Metabolic resistance to insecticides such as pyrethroids in mosquito vectors threatens control of malaria in Africa. Unless it is managed, recent gains in reducing malaria transmission could be lost. To improve monitoring and assess the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria control interventio...

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Autores principales: Weedall, G.D., Mugenzi, L.M., Menze, B.D., Tchouakui, M., Ibrahim, S.S., Amvongo-Adjia, N., Irving, H., Wondji, M.J., Tchoupo, M., Djouaka, R., Riveron, J.M., Wondji, C.S.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101298
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author Weedall, G.D.
Mugenzi, L.M.
Menze, B.D.
Tchouakui, M.
Ibrahim, S.S.
Amvongo-Adjia, N.
Irving, H.
Wondji, M.J.
Tchoupo, M.
Djouaka, R.
Riveron, J.M.
Wondji, C.S.
author_browse Amvongo-Adjia, N.
Djouaka, R.
Ibrahim, S.S.
Irving, H.
Menze, B.D.
Mugenzi, L.M.
Riveron, J.M.
Tchouakui, M.
Tchoupo, M.
Weedall, G.D.
Wondji, C.S.
Wondji, M.J.
author_facet Weedall, G.D.
Mugenzi, L.M.
Menze, B.D.
Tchouakui, M.
Ibrahim, S.S.
Amvongo-Adjia, N.
Irving, H.
Wondji, M.J.
Tchoupo, M.
Djouaka, R.
Riveron, J.M.
Wondji, C.S.
author_sort Weedall, G.D.
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description Metabolic resistance to insecticides such as pyrethroids in mosquito vectors threatens control of malaria in Africa. Unless it is managed, recent gains in reducing malaria transmission could be lost. To improve monitoring and assess the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria control interventions, we elucidated the molecular basis of pyrethroid resistance in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles funestus. We showed that a single cytochrome P450 allele (CYP6P9a_R) in A. funestus reduced the efficacy of insecticide-treated bednets for preventing transmission of malaria in southern Africa. Expression of key insecticide resistance genes was detected in populations of this mosquito vector throughout Africa but varied according to the region. Signatures of selection and adaptive evolutionary traits including structural polymorphisms and cis-regulatory transcription factor binding sites were detected with evidence of selection due to the scale-up of insecticide-treated bednet use. A cis-regulatory polymorphism driving the overexpression of the major resistance gene CYP6P9a allowed us to design a DNA-based assay for cytochrome P450–mediated resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. Using this assay, we tracked the spread of pyrethroid resistance and found that it was almost fixed in mosquitoes from southern Africa but was absent from mosquitoes collected elsewhere in Africa. Furthermore, a field study in experimental huts in Cameroon demonstrated that mosquitoes carrying the resistance CYP6P9a_R allele survived and succeeded in blood feeding more often than did mosquitoes that lacked this allele. Our findings highlight the need to introduce a new generation of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control that do not rely on pyrethroid insecticides.
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spelling CGSpace1012982024-05-01T08:16:24Z A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy Weedall, G.D. Mugenzi, L.M. Menze, B.D. Tchouakui, M. Ibrahim, S.S. Amvongo-Adjia, N. Irving, H. Wondji, M.J. Tchoupo, M. Djouaka, R. Riveron, J.M. Wondji, C.S. africa pyrethroid resistance mosquitoes strain Metabolic resistance to insecticides such as pyrethroids in mosquito vectors threatens control of malaria in Africa. Unless it is managed, recent gains in reducing malaria transmission could be lost. To improve monitoring and assess the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria control interventions, we elucidated the molecular basis of pyrethroid resistance in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles funestus. We showed that a single cytochrome P450 allele (CYP6P9a_R) in A. funestus reduced the efficacy of insecticide-treated bednets for preventing transmission of malaria in southern Africa. Expression of key insecticide resistance genes was detected in populations of this mosquito vector throughout Africa but varied according to the region. Signatures of selection and adaptive evolutionary traits including structural polymorphisms and cis-regulatory transcription factor binding sites were detected with evidence of selection due to the scale-up of insecticide-treated bednet use. A cis-regulatory polymorphism driving the overexpression of the major resistance gene CYP6P9a allowed us to design a DNA-based assay for cytochrome P450–mediated resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. Using this assay, we tracked the spread of pyrethroid resistance and found that it was almost fixed in mosquitoes from southern Africa but was absent from mosquitoes collected elsewhere in Africa. Furthermore, a field study in experimental huts in Cameroon demonstrated that mosquitoes carrying the resistance CYP6P9a_R allele survived and succeeded in blood feeding more often than did mosquitoes that lacked this allele. Our findings highlight the need to introduce a new generation of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control that do not rely on pyrethroid insecticides. 2019-03-20 2019-05-20T09:15:29Z 2019-05-20T09:15:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101298 en Limited Access American Association for the Advancement of Science Weedall, G.D., Mugenzi, L.M., Menze, B.D., Tchouakui, M., Ibrahim, S.S., Amvongo-Adjia, N., ... & Wondji, C.S. (2019). A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy. Science Translational Medicine, 11(484), 1-13.
spellingShingle africa
pyrethroid
resistance
mosquitoes
strain
Weedall, G.D.
Mugenzi, L.M.
Menze, B.D.
Tchouakui, M.
Ibrahim, S.S.
Amvongo-Adjia, N.
Irving, H.
Wondji, M.J.
Tchoupo, M.
Djouaka, R.
Riveron, J.M.
Wondji, C.S.
A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title_full A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title_fullStr A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title_full_unstemmed A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title_short A cytochrome P450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major African malaria vector, reducing insecticide-treated bednet efficacy
title_sort cytochrome p450 allele confers pyrethroid resistance on a major african malaria vector reducing insecticide treated bednet efficacy
topic africa
pyrethroid
resistance
mosquitoes
strain
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101298
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