International glossina genome initiative 2004-2014: a driver for post-genomic era research on the African continent

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024

. 2014 Aug 21;8(8):e3024.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024. eCollection 2014 Aug.

International glossina genome initiative 2004-2014: a driver for post-genomic era research on the African continent

Alan Christoffels¹, Dan Masiga², Matthew Berriman³, Mike Lehane⁴, Yeya Touré⁵, Serap Aksoy⁶

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¹ South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
² Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya.
³ The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
⁴ Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
⁵ Vector, Environment and Society Unit, Tropical Diseases Research (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁶ Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.

PMID: 25144472
PMCID: PMC4140670
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024

International glossina genome initiative 2004-2014: a driver for post-genomic era research on the African continent

Alan Christoffels et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014.

. 2014 Aug 21;8(8):e3024.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024. eCollection 2014 Aug.

Authors

Alan Christoffels¹, Dan Masiga², Matthew Berriman³, Mike Lehane⁴, Yeya Touré⁵, Serap Aksoy⁶

Affiliations

¹ South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
² Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya.
³ The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
⁴ Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
⁵ Vector, Environment and Society Unit, Tropical Diseases Research (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁶ Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.

PMID: 25144472
PMCID: PMC4140670
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024

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**Figure 1. Glossina molecular toolbox to facilitate genomics training.**
The international Glossina Genome Initiative developed genomic resources including ESTs, a BAC library, and the sequenced *Glossina morsitans mortisans* genome to facilitate genomic capacity development on the African continent.

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[1] Simarro PP, Cecchi G, Franco JR, Paone M, Diarra A, et al. (2012) Estimating and mapping the population at risk of sleeping sickness. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6: e1859. - PMC - PubMed

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[7] Lehane MJ, Aksoy S, Gibson W, Kerhornou A, Berriman M, et al. (2003) Adult midgut expressed sequence tags from the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans and expression analysis of putative immune response genes. Genome Biol 4: R63. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Lehane MJ, Aksoy S, Gibson W, Kerhornou A, Berriman M, et al. (2003) Adult midgut expressed sequence tags from the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans and expression analysis of putative immune response genes. Genome Biol 4: R63. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Attardo GM, Strickler-Dinglasan P, Perkin SA, Caler E, Bonaldo MF, et al. (2006) Analysis of fat body transcriptome from the adult tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Insect Mol Biol 15: 411–424. - PubMed

[10] Attardo GM, Strickler-Dinglasan P, Perkin SA, Caler E, Bonaldo MF, et al. (2006) Analysis of fat body transcriptome from the adult tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Insect Mol Biol 15: 411–424. - PubMed

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