scholarly journals A Linkage-Based Genome Assembly for the Mosquito Aedes albopictus and Identification of Chromosomal Regions Affecting Diapause

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
John H. Boyle ◽  
Pasi M. A. Rastas ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Austin G. Garner ◽  
Indra Vythilingam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Map ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Candidate Snps ◽  
Single Location ◽  
Asian Tiger ◽  
Photoperiodic Diapause

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an invasive vector mosquito of substantial public health concern. The large genome size (~1.19–1.28 Gb by cytofluorometric estimates), comprised of ~68% repetitive DNA sequences, has made it difficult to produce a high-quality genome assembly for this species. We constructed a high-density linkage map for Ae. albopictus based on 111,328 informative SNPs obtained by RNAseq. We then performed a linkage-map anchored reassembly of AalbF2, the genome assembly produced by Palatini et al. (2020). Our reassembled genome sequence, AalbF3, represents several improvements relative to AalbF2. First, the size of the AalbF3 assembly is 1.45 Gb, almost half the size of AalbF2. Furthermore, relative to AalbF2, AalbF3 contains a higher proportion of complete and single-copy BUSCO genes (84.3%) and a higher proportion of aligned RNAseq reads that map concordantly to a single location of the genome (46%). We demonstrate the utility of AalbF3 by using it as a reference for a bulk-segregant-based comparative genomics analysis that identifies chromosomal regions with clusters of candidate SNPs putatively associated with photoperiodic diapause, a crucial ecological adaptation underpinning the rapid range expansion and climatic adaptation of A. albopictus.

scholarly journals A Linkage Map of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) Based on cDNA Markers

2010 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. W. Sutherland ◽  
A. Mori ◽  
J. Montgomery ◽  
K. L. Fleming ◽  
J. M. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Map ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Asian Tiger Mosquito ◽  
Asian Tiger ◽  
Tiger Mosquito

scholarly journals Genome Assembly of the Ragweed Leaf Beetle: A Step Forward to Better Predict Rapid Evolution of a Weed Biocontrol Agent to Environmental Novelties

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1167-1173
Author(s):  
Sarah Bouchemousse ◽  
Laurent Falquet ◽  
Heinz Müller-Schärer
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Weed Biological Control ◽  
Orthologous Genes ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Short Reads

Abstract Rapid evolution of weed biological control agents (BCAs) to new biotic and abiotic conditions is poorly understood and so far only little considered both in pre-release and post-release studies, despite potential major negative or positive implications for risks of nontargeted attacks or for colonizing yet unsuitable habitats, respectively. Provision of genetic resources, such as assembled and annotated genomes, is essential to assess potential adaptive processes by identifying underlying genetic mechanisms. Here, we provide the first sequenced genome of a phytophagous insect used as a BCA, that is, the leaf beetle Ophraella communa, a promising BCA of common ragweed, recently and accidentally introduced into Europe. A total 33.98 Gb of raw DNA sequences, representing ∼43-fold coverage, were obtained using the PacBio SMRT-Cell sequencing approach. Among the five different assemblers tested, the SMARTdenovo assembly displaying the best scores was then corrected with Illumina short reads. A final genome of 774 Mb containing 7,003 scaffolds was obtained. The reliability of the final assembly was then assessed by benchmarking universal single-copy orthologous genes (>96.0% of the 1,658 expected insect genes) and by remapping tests of Illumina short reads (average of 98.6 ± 0.7% without filtering). The number of protein-coding genes of 75,642, representing 82% of the published antennal transcriptome, and the phylogenetic analyses based on 825 orthologous genes placing O. communa in the monophyletic group of Chrysomelidae, confirm the relevance of our genome assembly. Overall, the genome provides a valuable resource for studying potential risks and benefits of this BCA facing environmental novelties.

Mapping by Sequencing the Pneumocystis Genome Using the Ordering DNA Sequences V3 Tool

Genetics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 1299-1313
Author(s):  
Zheng Xu ◽  
Britton Lance ◽  
Claudia Vargas ◽  
Budak Arpinar ◽  
Suchendra Bhandarkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Mapping ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Pneumocystis Carinii ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Fungal Genome ◽  
Mapping Data ◽  
Genome Database ◽  
Rdna Genes ◽  
Genome Map ◽  
Mapping By Sequencing

Abstract A bioinformatics tool called ODS3 has been created for mapping by sequencing. The tool allows the creation of integrated genomic maps from genetic, physical mapping, and sequencing data and permits an integrated genome map to be stored, retrieved, viewed, and queried in a stand-alone capacity, in a client/server relationship with the Fungal Genome Database (FGDB), and as a web-browsing tool for the FGDB. In that ODS3 is programmed in Java, the tool promotes platform independence and supports export of integrated genome-mapping data in the extensible markup language (XML) for data interchange with other genome information systems. The tool ODS3 is used to create an initial integrated genome map of the AIDS-related fungal pathogen, Pneumocystis carinii. Contig dynamics would indicate that this physical map is ∼50% complete with ∼200 contigs. A total of 10 putative multigene families were found. Two of these putative families were previously characterized in P. carinii, namely the major surface glycoproteins (MSGs) and HSP70 proteins; three of these putative families (not previously characterized in P. carinii) were found to be similar to families encoding the HSP60 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the heat-shock Ψ protein in S. pombe, and the RNA synthetase family (i.e., MES1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Physical mapping data are consistent with the 16S, 5.8S, and 26S rDNA genes being single copy in P. carinii. No other fungus outside this genus is known to have the rDNA genes in single copy.

scholarly journals A Synthetic Biology Approach Using Engineered Bacteria to Detect Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Contamination in Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 186 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 801-807
Author(s):  
Nathaniel A Young ◽  
Ryan L Lambert ◽  
Angela M Buch ◽  
Christen L Dahl ◽  
Jackson D Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Detection System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Engineered Bacteria ◽  
Synthetic Biology Approach ◽  
Rhodococcus Jostii

ABSTRACT Introduction Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic compounds used industrially for a wide variety of applications. These PFAS compounds are very stable and persist in the environment. The PFAS contamination is a growing health issue as these compounds have been reported to impact human health and have been detected in both domestic and global water sources. Contaminated water found on military bases poses a potentially serious health concern for active duty military, their families, and the surrounding communities. Previous detection methods for PFAS in contaminated water samples require expensive and time-consuming testing protocols that limit the ability to detect this important global pollutant. The main objective of this work was to develop a novel detection system that utilizes a biological reporter and engineered bacteria as a way to rapidly and efficiently detect PFAS contamination. Materials and Methods The United States Air Force Academy International Genetically Engineered Machine team is genetically engineering Rhodococcus jostii strain RHA1 to contain novel DNA sequences composed of a propane 2-monooxygenase alpha (prmA) promoter and monomeric red fluorescent protein (mRFP). The prmA promoter is activated in the presence of PFAS and transcribes the mRFP reporter. Results The recombinant R. jostii containing the prmA promoter and mRFP reporter respond to exposure of PFAS by activating gene expression of the mRFP. At 100 µM of perfluorooctanoic acid, the mRFP expression was increased 3-fold (qRT-PCR). Rhodococcus jostii without exposure to PFAS compounds had no mRFP expression. Conclusions This novel detection system represents a synthetic biology approach to more efficiently detect PFAS in contaminated samples. With further refinement and modifications, a similar system could be readily deployed in the field around the world to detect this critical pollutant.

scholarly journals Haplotype-resolved genome assembly enables gene discovery in the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme B. Dias ◽  
Musaad A. Altammami ◽  
Hamadttu A. F. El-Shafie ◽  
Fahad M. Alhoshani ◽  
Mohamed B. Al-Fageeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Gene Content ◽  
Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽  
Red Palm Weevil ◽  
Transcriptomic Data ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Palm Weevil

AbstractThe red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an economically-important invasive species that attacks multiple species of palm trees around the world. A better understanding of gene content and function in R. ferrugineus has the potential to inform pest control strategies and thereby mitigate economic and biodiversity losses caused by this species. Using 10x Genomics linked-read sequencing, we produced a haplotype-resolved diploid genome assembly for R. ferrugineus from a single heterozygous individual with modest sequencing coverage ($$\sim$$ ∼ 62x). Benchmarking against conserved single-copy Arthropod orthologs suggests both pseudo-haplotypes in our R. ferrugineus genome assembly are highly complete with respect to gene content, and do not suffer from haplotype-induced duplication artifacts present in a recently published hybrid assembly for this species. Annotation of the larger pseudo-haplotype in our assembly provides evidence for 23,413 protein-coding loci in R. ferrugineus, including over 13,000 predicted proteins annotated with Gene Ontology terms and over 6000 loci independently supported by high-quality Iso-Seq transcriptomic data. Our assembly also includes 95% of R. ferrugineus chemosensory, detoxification and neuropeptide-related transcripts identified previously using RNA-seq transcriptomic data, and provides a platform for the molecular analysis of these and other functionally-relevant genes that can help guide management of this widespread insect pest.

scholarly journals Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) Genome

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1953-1960
Author(s):  
Andrey A Yurchenko ◽  
Hans Recknagel ◽  
Kathryn R Elmer
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Map ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
High Coverage ◽  
Squamate Reptiles ◽  
Common Lizard ◽  
Zootoca Vivipara ◽  
The Common ◽  
Chromosome Level

Abstract Squamate reptiles exhibit high variation in their phenotypic traits and geographical distributions and are therefore fascinating taxa for evolutionary and ecological research. However, genomic resources are very limited for this group of species, consequently inhibiting research efforts. To address this gap, we assembled a high-quality genome of the common lizard, Zootoca vivipara (Lacertidae), using a combination of high coverage Illumina (shotgun and mate-pair) and PacBio sequencing data, coupled with RNAseq data and genetic linkage map generation. The 1.46-Gb genome assembly has a scaffold N50 of 11.52 Mb with N50 contig size of 220.4 kb and only 2.96% gaps. A BUSCO analysis indicates that 97.7% of the single-copy Tetrapoda orthologs were recovered in the assembly. In total, 19,829 gene models were annotated to the genome using a combination of ab initio and homology-based methods. To improve the chromosome-level assembly, we generated a high-density linkage map from wild-caught families and developed a novel analytical pipeline to accommodate multiple paternity and unknown father genotypes. We successfully anchored and oriented almost 90% of the genome on 19 linkage groups. This annotated and oriented chromosome-level reference genome represents a valuable resource to facilitate evolutionary studies in squamate reptiles.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization on plant extended chromatin DNA fibers for single-copy and repetitive DNA sequences

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1779-1786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Yang ◽  
Hecui Zhang ◽  
Richard Converse ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Xiaoying Rong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Repetitive Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Repetitive Dna Sequences
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