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Gene Drive Technology

Context:

Recently genetic manipulation of mosquitoes is discussed which will lead to control of their populations by interfering with their reproduction.

More About News:

  • Mosquitoes serve as vectors for various other diseases. Together with climate change and its cascading consequences, mosquito-borne diseases such as Malaria, dengue, Zika, lymphatic filariasis, and yellow fever are on rise.
  • Conventional approaches such as spraying of synthetic pyrethroids include permethrin, sumithrin to is less effective, it has become imperative that newer approaches to mosquito control gain prominence.

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About  Gene Drive Technology:

  • Gene drive is a method that enhances the inheritance  of a modified or preferred trait in a specific species.
  • The fundamental idea behind genetic manipulation of mosquitoes is to systematically control their populations by interfering with their reproduction.
  • The objective of Gene Drive Technology is for mosquitoes to selectively inherit some genes, rather than the inheritance to follow the rules of Mendelian genetics.

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How Does It Work?

  • A protein (CSIRP) cuts the mosquito’s DNA at a part that doesn’t encode a particular sequence in the genome. 
  • This triggers a natural mechanism in the cell containing the DNA to repair it and forces the cell to incorporate a sequence, called the drive sequence, into the damaged portion.
  • It genetically enhanced a gene expressed in the midgut of mosquitoes to secrete two antimicrobial substances called magainin 2 and melittin. 
  • They are detrimental to the Plasmodium parasite’s development in the midgut and also reduce the lifespan of female mosquitoes.

Source: The Hindu

 

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