Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests

BMC 2020

Background The western flower thrips,Frankliniella occidentalis(Pergande), is a globally invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber, and ornamental crops. The underlying genetic mechanisms of the processes governing thrips pest and vector biology, feeding behaviors, ecology, and insecticide resistance are largely unknown. To address this gap, we present theF. occidentalisdraft genome assembly and official gene set. Results We report on the first genome sequence for any member of the insect order Thysanoptera. Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Ortholog (BUSCO) assessments of the genome assembly (size = 415.8 Mb, scaffold N50 = 948.9 kb) revealed a relatively complete and well-annotated assembly in comparison to other insect genomes. The genome is unusually GC-rich (50%) compared to other insect genomes to date. The official gene set (OGS v1.0) contains 16,859 genes, of which similar to 10% were manually verified and corrected by our consortium. We focused on manual annotation, phylogenetic, and expression evidence analyses for gene sets centered on primary themes in the life histories and activities of plant-colonizing insects. Highlights include the following: (1) divergent clades and large expansions in genes associated with environmental sensing (chemosensory receptors) and detoxification (CYP4, CYP6, and CCE enzymes) of substances encountered in agricultural environments; (2) a comprehensive set of salivary gland genes supported by enriched expression; (3) apparent absence of members of the IMD innate immune defense pathway; and (4) developmental- and sex-specific expression analyses of genes associated with progression from larvae to adulthood through neometaboly, a distinct form of maturation differing from either incomplete or complete metamorphosis in the Insecta. Conclusions Analysis of theF. occidentalisgenome offers insights into the polyphagous behavior of this insect pest that finds, colonizes, and survives on a widely diverse a

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Rotenberg, Dorith, Baumann, Aaron A., Ben-Mahmoud, Sulley, Christiaens, Olivier, Dermauw, Wannes, Ioannidis, Panagiotis, Jacobs, Chris G. C., Vargas Jentzsch, Iris M., Oliver, Jonathan E., Poelchau, Monica F., Rajarapu, Swapna Priya, Schneweis, Derek J., Snoeck, Simon, Taning, Clauvis N. T., Wei, Dong, Widana Gamage, Shirani M. K., Hughes, Daniel S. T., Murali, Shwetha C., Bailey, Samuel T., Bejerman, Nicolas E., Holmes, Christopher J., Jennings, Emily C., Rosendale, Andrew J., Rosselot, Andrew, Hervey, Kaylee, Schneweis, Brandi A., Cheng, Sammy, Childers, Christopher, Simao, Felipe A., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Chao, Hsu, Dinh, Huyen, Doddapaneni, Harsha Vardhan, Dugan, Shannon, Han, Yi, Lee, Sandra L., Muzny, Donna M., Qu, Jiaxin, Worley, Kim C., Benoit, Joshua B., Friedrich, Markus, Jones, Jeffery W., Panfilio, Kristen A., Park, Yoonseong, Robertson, Hugh M., Smagghe, Guy, Ullman, Diane E., van der Zee, Maurijn, Van Leeuwen, Thomas, Veenstra, Jan A., Waterhouse, Robert M., Weirauch, Matthew T., Werren, John H., Whitfield, Anna E., Zdobnov, Evgeny M., Gibbs, Richard A. and Richards, Stephen (2020). Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests. BMC Biol., 18 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1741-7007
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