Development of a multi-effect CS-TPP-dsNFS1 mosquito control nanosystem that induces muscle ferroptosis through suppressing iron-sulfur-cluster biosynthesis
Mosquitoes are notorious for transmitting arbovirus diseases. Existing genetic-based control strategies only target one of mosquitoes’ flying, blood-sucking and reproduction behaviors and are technically demanding, limiting their real-world application. Therefore, there is an imperative need to identify novel molecular targets for developing multi-effect, easy-to-deploy mosquito control strategies. We herein identified and characterized the function of mosquito iron-sulfur-cluster assembly protein AalbNFS1. Silencing AalbNFS1 with double-strand RNAs (dsNFS1) caused evident metabolic and enzyme activity abnormalities in mosquito tissues and cells. Further analyses revealed that AalbNFS1 deficiency simultaneously reduced mosquitoes’ flying, blood-sucking and reproductive abilities by inducing muscle cell ferroptosis, confirming AalbNFS1 as a multi-effect molecular target for mosquito control purposes. To facilitate the real-world deployment of dsNFS1, a chitosan-tripolyphosphate-dsNFS1 (CS-TPP-dsNFS1) nanosystem was synthesized, generating satisfactory mosquito control effects. Collectively, our study pioneers the research on iron-sulfur-cluster biosynthesis mechanisms in mosquitoes and develops an effective mosquito control nanosystem with promising real-world applicability.
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