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@article{Strampelli:2025:10.1038/s41467-025-64489-6,
author = {Strampelli, A and Willis, K and Gulliford, HR and Gribble, M and Fasulo, B and Burt, A and Crisanti, A and Bernardini, F},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-64489-6},
journal = {Nature Communications},
title = {A male-drive female-sterile system for the self-limited control of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64489-6},
volume = {16},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Despite great leaps forward in preventing and treating malaria, several challenges, including insecticide resistance, have hindered progress in fighting the disease. Thus, there is a pressing need for new tools to control malaria, including the use of genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) in the field. Various genetic strategies for vector control are currently explored, ranging from self-sustaining GMMs with unrestricted geographic and temporal spread to self-limiting alternatives. Here, we describe a self-limiting gene drive strategy called Male Drive Female Sterile (MDFS) targeting Anopheles gambiae, a major malaria vector. The MDFS genetic construct causes dominant sterility in females, while transgenic males remain fertile, allowing them to transmit the female sterility trait at super-Mendelian rates. Laboratory studies show that repeated releases of MDFS can lead to elimination of caged mosquito populations. Based on these findings, modelling suggests MDFS could be a highly effective and self-limiting strategy for suppressing wild malaria mosquito populations.
AU - Strampelli,A
AU - Willis,K
AU - Gulliford,HR
AU - Gribble,M
AU - Fasulo,B
AU - Burt,A
AU - Crisanti,A
AU - Bernardini,F
DO - 10.1038/s41467-025-64489-6
PY - 2025///
SN - 2041-1723
TI - A male-drive female-sterile system for the self-limited control of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
T2 - Nature Communications
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64489-6
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64489-6
VL - 16
ER -
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