Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) use genetic polymorphism across the genomes of individuals with distinct characteristics to identify genotype-phenotype associations. In mosquitoes, complex traits such as vector competence and insecticide resistance could benefit from GWAS. We used the Aedes a...
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author | Luciano V. Cosme José Bento Pereira Lima Jeffrey R. Powell Ademir Jesus Martins Ademir Jesus Martins |
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description | Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) use genetic polymorphism across the genomes of individuals with distinct characteristics to identify genotype-phenotype associations. In mosquitoes, complex traits such as vector competence and insecticide resistance could benefit from GWAS. We used the Aedes aegypti 50k SNP chip to genotype populations with different levels of pyrethroid resistance from Northern Brazil. Pyrethroids are widely used worldwide to control mosquitoes and agricultural pests, and their intensive use led to the selection of resistance phenotypes in many insects including mosquitoes. For Ae. aegypti, resistance phenotypes are mainly associated with several mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel, known as knockdown resistance (kdr). We phenotyped those populations with the WHO insecticide bioassay using deltamethrin impregnated papers, genotyped the kdr alleles using qPCR, and determined allele frequencies across the genome using the SNP chip. We identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) directly associated with resistance and one epistatic SNP pair. We also observed that the novel SNPs correlated with the known kdr genotypes, although on different chromosomes or not in close physical proximity to the voltage gated sodium channel gene. In addition, pairwise comparison of resistance and susceptible mosquitoes from each population revealed differentiated genomic regions not associated with pyrethroid resistance. These new bi-allelic markers can be used to genotype other populations along with kdr alleles to understand their worldwide distribution. The functional roles of the genes near the newly discovered SNPs require new studies to determine if they act synergistically with kdr alleles or reduce the fitness cost of maintaining resistant alleles. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4126032849b44bc7bfa0cd692e203fe42022-12-22T03:03:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212022-04-011310.3389/fgene.2022.867231867231Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegyptiLuciano V. Cosme0José Bento Pereira Lima1Jeffrey R. Powell2Ademir Jesus Martins3Ademir Jesus Martins4Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United StatesLaboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/ FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United StatesLaboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/ FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular, INCT-EM, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) use genetic polymorphism across the genomes of individuals with distinct characteristics to identify genotype-phenotype associations. In mosquitoes, complex traits such as vector competence and insecticide resistance could benefit from GWAS. We used the Aedes aegypti 50k SNP chip to genotype populations with different levels of pyrethroid resistance from Northern Brazil. Pyrethroids are widely used worldwide to control mosquitoes and agricultural pests, and their intensive use led to the selection of resistance phenotypes in many insects including mosquitoes. For Ae. aegypti, resistance phenotypes are mainly associated with several mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel, known as knockdown resistance (kdr). We phenotyped those populations with the WHO insecticide bioassay using deltamethrin impregnated papers, genotyped the kdr alleles using qPCR, and determined allele frequencies across the genome using the SNP chip. We identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) directly associated with resistance and one epistatic SNP pair. We also observed that the novel SNPs correlated with the known kdr genotypes, although on different chromosomes or not in close physical proximity to the voltage gated sodium channel gene. In addition, pairwise comparison of resistance and susceptible mosquitoes from each population revealed differentiated genomic regions not associated with pyrethroid resistance. These new bi-allelic markers can be used to genotype other populations along with kdr alleles to understand their worldwide distribution. The functional roles of the genes near the newly discovered SNPs require new studies to determine if they act synergistically with kdr alleles or reduce the fitness cost of maintaining resistant alleles.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.867231/fullGWASkdrvgsc geneinsecticide resistanceAedes |
spellingShingle | Luciano V. Cosme José Bento Pereira Lima Jeffrey R. Powell Ademir Jesus Martins Ademir Jesus Martins Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti Frontiers in Genetics GWAS kdr vgsc gene insecticide resistance Aedes |
title | Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti |
title_full | Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti |
title_fullStr | Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti |
title_full_unstemmed | Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti |
title_short | Genome-wide Association Study Reveals New Loci Associated With Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti |
title_sort | genome wide association study reveals new loci associated with pyrethroid resistance in aedes aegypti |
topic | GWAS kdr vgsc gene insecticide resistance Aedes |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.867231/full |
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