A small-molecule approach to restore female sterility phenotype targeted by a homing suppression gene drive in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii

CRISPR-based gene drives offer promising prospects for controlling disease-transmitting vectors and agricultural pests. A significant challenge for successful suppression-type drive is the rapid evolution of resistance alleles. One approach to mitigate the development of resistance involves targetin...

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description CRISPR-based gene drives offer promising prospects for controlling disease-transmitting vectors and agricultural pests. A significant challenge for successful suppression-type drive is the rapid evolution of resistance alleles. One approach to mitigate the development of resistance involves targeting functionally constrained regions using multiple gRNAs. In this study, we constructed a 3-gRNA homing gene drive system targeting the recessive female fertility gene Tyrosine decarboxylase 2 (Tdc2) in Drosophila suzukii, a notorious fruit pest. Our investigation revealed only a low level of homing in the germline, but feeding octopamine restored the egg-laying defects in Tdc2 mutant females, allowing easier line maintenance than for other suppression drive targets. We tested the effectiveness of a similar system in Drosophila melanogaster and constructed additional split drive systems by introducing promoter-Cas9 transgenes to improve homing efficiency. Our findings show that genetic polymorphisms in wild populations may limit the spread of gene drive alleles, and the position effect profoundly influences Cas9 activity. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential of conditionally rescuing the female infertility caused by the gene drive, offering a valuable tool for the industrial-scale production of gene drive transgenic insects.
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Animals
Biological research
Biology and Life Sciences
Biology, Experimental
Chromosomes
Control
CRISPR
CRISPR-Cas Systems
Drosophila
Drosophila - genetics
Drosophila melanogaster - genetics
Drosophila suzukii
Egg laying
Female
Females
Fruit
Gene Drive Technology
Gene polymorphism
Genetic aspects
Genetic engineering
Genotype & phenotype
gRNA
Humans
Infertility
Infertility in animals
Infertility, Female - genetics
Insects
Males
Octopamine
Pest resistance
Pests
Phenotype
Phenotypes
Population genetics
Research and Analysis Methods
RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems
Sterility
Suppression, Genetic
Transgenes
Tyrosine decarboxylase
Vectors
title A small-molecule approach to restore female sterility phenotype targeted by a homing suppression gene drive in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii
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