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Red fluorescence of two transgenic Aedes albopictus larvae.
Both larvae carry an attP docking site integrated into the genome via piggyBac-mediated germline transformation using a cyan fluorescent marker (see article by Labbé et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000788). The top larva also carries a 3xP3-DsRed2 marker—leading to expression of DsRed2 red fluorescent protein and hence prominent red fluorescence in the eyes and optic nerve—integrated into the attP site via PhiC31-mediated site-specific integration. Development of gene transfer technology for Aedes albopictus is a key step in the study and control of this invasive species using novel molecular techniques and genetic control strategies.
Image Credit: Geneviève Labbé/Oxitec Ltd.
Citation: (2010) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 4(8) August 2010. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4(8): ev04.i08. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v04.i08
Published: August 31, 2010
Copyright: © 2010 Labbé et al.. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Both larvae carry an attP docking site integrated into the genome via piggyBac-mediated germline transformation using a cyan fluorescent marker (see article by Labbé et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000788). The top larva also carries a 3xP3-DsRed2 marker—leading to expression of DsRed2 red fluorescent protein and hence prominent red fluorescence in the eyes and optic nerve—integrated into the attP site via PhiC31-mediated site-specific integration. Development of gene transfer technology for Aedes albopictus is a key step in the study and control of this invasive species using novel molecular techniques and genetic control strategies.
Image Credit: Geneviève Labbé/Oxitec Ltd.