2005
Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa.
Marshall J, Powell J, Caccone A. Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 749-52. PMID: 16222020, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of speciesMalaria vectorsAfrican mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsNuclear genesParaphyletic relationshipSubgenus CelliaPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic analysisAdditional speciesStatistical supportSpeciesPlasmodium falciparumP. falciparumCausative agentCelliaFalciparumGenesHistorical associationVectorBayesian methods
2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNAGenetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status
Gentile G, della Torre A, Maegga B, Powell J, Caccone A. Genetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status. Genetics 2002, 161: 1561-1578. PMID: 12196401, PMCID: PMC1462204, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/161.4.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRDNA typesIntergenic spacerChromosomal formsNominal speciesSavanna chromosomal formsSingle panmictic unitSingle nominal speciesInsecticide resistance genesAreas of sympatryAnopheles gambiae complexDistinct sequencesGambiae s.African malaria vectorsA. gambiae s.Genetic differentiationITS allelesGenetic discontinuityGenetic isolationPanmictic unitTaxonomic statusChromosome armsGeographic rangeRDNA regionComplete linkage disequilibriumAutosomal inversions
1999
Characterization of the soluble guanylyl cyclase β‐subunit gene in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Caccone A, Garcia B, Mathiopoulos K, Min G, Moriyama E, Powell J. Characterization of the soluble guanylyl cyclase β‐subunit gene in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Insect Molecular Biology 1999, 8: 23-30. PMID: 9927171, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.810023.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiaeDeduced amino acid sequenceA. gambiae genomeMosquito Anopheles gambiaeThird codon positionInternal stop codonBeta-subunit geneAmino acid sequenceGambiae genomeGambiae genesGene structureTransposable elementsFifth intronCodon positionsNoncoding regionsSubunit geneAcid sequenceFlanking regionsC-terminusFunctional domainsGenomic DNAStop codonHigh similarityGenesFirst detailed description
1998
Long-Distance Genome Walking Using the Long and Accurate Polymerase Chain Reaction
Min G, Powell J. Long-Distance Genome Walking Using the Long and Accurate Polymerase Chain Reaction. BioTechniques 1998, 24: 398-400. PMID: 9526647, DOI: 10.2144/98243bm13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex
della Torre A, Merzagora L, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex. Genetics 1997, 146: 239-244. PMID: 9136013, PMCID: PMC1207938, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/146.1.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexSecond chromosomeChromosomal inversionsGambiae complexSecond chromosome inversionsExcess of heterozygotesSelective introgressionIntrogressive hybridizationSpeciation processChromosome inversionsHybrid populationsX chromosomeA. gambiaeParacentric inversionA. arabiensisChromosomesImportant vectorMajor vectorBehavioral flexibilitySpeciesWorld-wide casesIntrogressionGambiaeComplexes
1996
Evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex
Caccone A, Garcia B, Powell J. Evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex. Insect Molecular Biology 1996, 5: 51-59. PMID: 8630535, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexChromosomal inversionsControl regionAT-rich control regionMtDNA protein-coding genesMitochondrial DNA control regionA. gambiaeGambiae complexMtDNA gene flowA. arabiensisProtein-coding genesDNA control regionAT-rich regionGene flowMolecular treesEvolutionary positionPhylogenetic positionMitochondrial DNAA. melasSpeciesThird positionGambiaeArabiensisIntra-individual variationTrees
1995
An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1.
Mathiopoulos K, Powell J, McCutchan T. An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1995, 12: 103-112. PMID: 7877485, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexRare restriction sitesMolecular variationPhylogenetic analysisRRNA geneSingle Southern blotGenetic analysisGambiae complexRestriction mapSouthern blotSystematic purposesRestriction sitesPartial digestionMalaria vectorsGenomeSpeciesIndependent regionsTreesMtDNAGenesEnzymeRegionBlotDigestionComplexes