Anopheles coluzzii

March 31st, 2023

Anopheles coluzzii, formerly known as Anopheles gambiae M molecular form, was defined as a separate species in 2013 [1]. An. coluzzii belongs to the Anopheles gambiae species complex, which consists of at least seven species. Its genome was sequenced in 2006 [2].

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Statistics of OBPs from Anopheles coluzzii:





Total
Number of OBPs 23 17 10 1 51
N° with atomic structures (in PDB) NA NA NA
3D models NA NA NA NA
Docking results** NA NA NA NA

*(also known as duplex or atypical)
**(molecular docking was performed on 126 odorants that are known repellants and attractants for mosquitoes)
ND : undetermined
NA : Not Available

Search the genomic database for all OBP genes from Anopheles coluzzii


Modelled structures of Classic OBP from Anopheles coluzzii


Please cite
Manoharan M, Ng Fuk Chong M, Vaïtinadapoulé A, Frumence E, Sowdhamini R, Offmann B. Comparative genomics of odorant binding proteins in Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Genome Biol Evol. 2013;5(1):163-80.

Bibliographic references :

  1. Maureen Coetzee, Richard H. Hunt, Richard Wilkerson, Alessandra Della Torre, Mamadou B. Coulibaly & Nora J. Besansky. 2013. Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex. Zootaxa 3619 (3): 246–274.
  2. Main BJ, Lee Y, Collier TC, et al. Complex genome evolution in Anopheles coluzzii associated with increased insecticide usage in Mali. Molecular Ecology. 2015;24(20):5145-5157. doi:10.1111/mec.13382.

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