Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Cis-regulatory CYP6P9b P450 variants associated with loss of insecticide-treated bed net efficacy against Anopheles funestus

  • Leon M. J. Mugenzi,
  • Benjamin D. Menze,
  • Magellan Tchouakui,
  • Murielle J. Wondji,
  • Helen Irving,
  • Micareme Tchoupo,
  • Jack Hearn,
  • Gareth D. Weedall,
  • Jacob M. Riveron,
  • Charles S. Wondji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12686-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Bed nets treated with insecticides have been instrumental in reducing malaria mortality, but insecticide resistance is on the rise. Here, Mugenzi et al. identify genetic variants in the P450 gene CYP6P9b of Anopheles funestus that associate with insecticide resistance and develop a PCR-based diagnostic assay to help identify pyrethroid-resistant strains.