Gene drives gaining speed

E Bier - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Gene drives are selfish genetic elements that are transmitted to progeny at super-Mendelian
(> 50%) frequencies. Recently developed CRISPR–Cas9-based gene-drive systems are …

Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies

GH Wang, S Gamez, RR Raban, JM Marshall… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose significant global health
burdens. Unfortunately, current control methods based on insecticides and environmental …

Antimalarial drug discovery: Progress and approaches

JL Siqueira-Neto, KJ Wicht, K Chibale… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent antimalarial drug discovery has been a race to produce new medicines that
overcome emerging drug resistance, whilst considering safety and improving dosing …

Gene-drive suppression of mosquito populations in large cages as a bridge between lab and field

A Hammond, P Pollegioni, T Persampieri… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
CRISPR-based gene-drives targeting the gene doublesex in the malaria vector Anopheles
gambiae effectively suppressed the reproductive capability of mosquito populations reared …

Next-generation gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

R Carballar-Lejarazú, C Ogaugwu… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
A Cas9/guide RNA-based gene drive strain, AgNosCd-1, was developed to deliver
antiparasite effector molecules to the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. The …

Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms

KC Long, L Alphey, GJ Annas, CS Bloss, KJ Campbell… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Gene drive organisms (GDOs), whose genomes have been genetically engineered to
spread a desired allele through a population, have the potential to transform the way …

Closing the gap to effective gene drive in Aedes aegypti by exploiting germline regulatory elements

MAE Anderson, E Gonzalez, JXD Ang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR/Cas9-based homing gene drives have emerged as a potential new approach to
mosquito control. While attempts have been made to develop such systems in Aedes …

Symbionts and gene drive: two strategies to combat vector-borne disease

GH Wang, J Du, CY Chu, M Madhav, GL Hughes… - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
Mosquitoes bring global health problems by transmitting parasites and viruses such as
malaria and dengue. Unfortunately, current insecticide-based control strategies are only …

Inherently confinable split-drive systems in Drosophila

G Terradas, AB Buchman, JB Bennett, I Shriner… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
CRISPR-based gene-drive systems, which copy themselves via gene conversion mediated
by the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway, have the potential to revolutionize vector …

Gene drive and symbiont technologies for control of mosquito-borne diseases

GH Wang, A Hoffmann… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose a significant burden to global
health. Current control strategies with insecticides are only moderately effective. Scalable …