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| Title |
Molecular characterization and evolution of a gene family encoding male-specific reproductive proteins in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-11-292 |
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| Authors |
Emiliano Mancini, Francesco Baldini, Federica Tammaro, Maria Calzetta, Aurelio Serrao, Phillip George, Isabelle Morlais, Daniel Masiga, Igor V Sharakhov, David W Rogers, Flaminia Catteruccia, Alessandra della Torre |
| Abstract |
During copulation, the major Afro-tropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. transfers male accessory gland (MAG) proteins to females as a solid mass (i.e. the "mating plug"). These proteins are postulated to function as important modulators of female post-mating responses. To understand the role of selective forces underlying the evolution of these proteins in the A. gambiae complex, we carried out an evolutionary analysis of gene sequence and expression divergence on a pair of paralog genes called AgAcp34A-1 and AgAcp34A-2. These encode MAG-specific proteins which, based on homology with Drosophila, have been hypothesized to play a role in sperm viability and function. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2% |
| Senegal | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 36 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 21% |
| Unknown | 8 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 57% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 2% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 8 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 October 2011.
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