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A draft genome sequence of an invasive mosquito: an Italian Aedes albopictus.

ABSTRACT: The draft genome sequence of Italian specimens of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) was determined using a standard NGS (next generation sequencing) approach. The size of the assembled genome is comparable to that of Aedes aegypti; the two mosquitoes are also similar as far as the high content of repetitive DNA is concerned, most of which is made up of transposable elements. Although, based on BUSCO (Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologues) analysis, the genome assembly reported here contains more than 99% of protein-coding genes, several of those are expected to be represented in the assembly in a fragmented state. We also present here the annotation of several families of genes (tRNA genes, miRNA genes, the sialome, genes involved in chromatin condensation, sex determination genes, odorant binding proteins and odorant receptors). These analyses confirm that the assembly can be used for the study of the biology of this invasive vector of disease.

SUBMITTER: Dritsou V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4727573 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A draft genome sequence of an invasive mosquito: an Italian Aedes albopictus.

Dritsou Vicky V Topalis Pantelis P Windbichler Nikolai N Simoni Alekos A Hall Ann A Lawson Daniel D Hinsley Malcolm M Hughes Daniel D Napolioni Valerio V Crucianelli Francesca F Deligianni Elena E Gasperi Giuliano G Gomulski Ludvik M LM Savini Grazia G Manni Mosè M Scolari Francesca F Malacrida Anna R AR Arcà Bruno B Ribeiro José M JM Lombardo Fabrizio F Saccone Giuseppe G Salvemini Marco M Moretti Riccardo R Aprea Giuseppe G Calvitti Maurizio M Picciolini Matteo M Papathanos Philippos Aris PA Spaccapelo Roberta R Favia Guido G Crisanti Andrea A Louis Christos C

Pathogens and global health 20150701 5

The draft genome sequence of Italian specimens of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) was determined using a standard NGS (next generation sequencing) approach. The size of the assembled genome is comparable to that of Aedes aegypti; the two mosquitoes are also similar as far as the high content of repetitive DNA is concerned, most of which is made up of transposable elements. Although, based on BUSCO (Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologues) analysi ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundIn eukaryotic organisms, Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) control the activities of mobile genetic elements and ensure genome maintenance. Recent evidence indicates that piRNAs are involved in multiple biological pathways, including transcriptional regulation of protein-coding genes, sex determination and even interactions between host and pathogens. Aedes albopictus is a major invasive species that transmits a number of viral diseases in humans. Ae. albopictus has the largest genome and the highest abundance of repetitive sequences when compared with members that belong to Culicidae with a published genome. Analysis of piRNA profiles will provide a developmental and evolutionary perspective on piRNAs in Ae. albopictus.MethodspiRNAs were identified and characterized during the development of Ae. albopictus, and piRNA expression patterns in adult males and females as well as sugar-fed females and blood-fed females were compared.ResultsOur results reveal that, despite the large genome size of Ae. albopictus, the piRNA pool of Ae. albopictus (1.2 × 107) is smaller than those of Aedes aegypti (1.7 × 107) and Drosophila melanogaster (1.6 × 107). In Ae. albopictus, piRNAs displayed the highest abundance at the embryo stage and the lowest abundance at the pupal stage. Approximately 50 % of the piRNAs mapped to intergenic regions with no known functions. Approximately 30 % of the piRNAs mapped to repetitive elements, and 77.69 % of these repeat-derived piRNAs mapped to Class I TEs; 45.42 % of the observed piRNA reads originated from piRNA clusters, and most of the top 10 highest expressed piRNA clusters and 100 highest expressed piRNAs from each stage displayed biased expression patterns across the developmental stages. All anti-sense-derived piRNAs displayed a preference for uridine at the 5' end; however, the sense-derived piRNAs showed adenine bias at the tenth nucleotide position and a typical ping-pong signature, suggesting that the biogenesis of piRNAs was conserved throughout development. Our results also show that 962 piRNAs displayed sex-biased expression, and 522 piRNAs showed higher expression in the blood-fed females than in the sugar-fed females.ConclusionsOur results suggest that piRNAs, aside from silencing transposable elements in Ae. albopictus, may have a role in other biological pathways.

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A draft genome sequence of an invasive mosquito: an Italian Aedes albopictus.

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A draft genome sequence of an invasive mosquito: an Italian Aedes albopictus.

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