Scholarly Literature
This is an aggregation of scholarly literature from peer-reviewed journals, bioRxiv , medRxiv and arXiv preprint serversfocused on natural and engineered selfish genetic elements and genetic biocontrol. New citations are added as they appear. This content is intended for anyone interested in the scholarly literature on gene drive and genetic biocontrol.
Tags: Africa,
Gene drive,
Modeling,
Stakeholder engagement,
Vector control
Ana Kormos, Lodney Nazaré, Adionilde Aguiar dos Santos, and Gregory C. Lanzaro,
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
111:341-360.
2024.
Engagement is an important component in the advancement of gene-drive vector control research programs as developers look to transition the technology from the laboratory to the field. As research advances and engagement surrounding this novel technology is put into practice, ...
Tags: CRISPR,
Ecology,
Population genetics/dynamics,
Selfish genetic elements
Anthony Ricou, Matthieu Simon, et al.,
bioRxiv,
2024.
Certain genetic elements are qualified as selfish because they favor their transmission to the progeny during reproduction to the detriment of gametes that do not carry them. These elements are widespread in fungi as well as in plants or in animals, and they are made up of two or ...
Tags: Selfish genetic elements,
Yeast and Fungi
Yan-Hui Xu, Fang Suo, Xiao-Ran Zhang, et al.,
Genome Biology and Evolution,
2024.
Killer meiotic drivers (KMDs) are a class of selfish genetic elements that bias inheritance in their favor by destroying meiotic progeny that do not carry them. How KMDs evolve is not well understood. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the largest gene family, known ...
Tags: Fruit fly,
Invasive species,
Pest management,
Sterile insect technique (SIT)
Junru Liu, Danny Rayes, Minzhe Yang, Omar S. Akbari,
bioRxiv,
2024.
Insect population biocontrol methods such as the sterile insect technique (SIT), represent promising alternatives to traditional pesticide-based control applications. To use these strategies efficiently requires scalable sex separation techniques which are currently lacking in ...
