2020
Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus
Palatini U, Masri RA, Cosme LV, Koren S, Thibaud-Nissen F, Biedler JK, Krsticevic F, Johnston JS, Halbach R, Crawford JE, Antoshechkin I, Failloux AB, Pischedda E, Marconcini M, Ghurye J, Rhie A, Sharma A, Karagodin DA, Jenrette J, Gamez S, Miesen P, Masterson P, Caccone A, Sharakhova MV, Tu Z, Papathanos PA, Van Rij RP, Akbari OS, Powell J, Phillippy AM, Bonizzoni M. Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus. Genome Biology 2020, 21: 215. PMID: 32847630, PMCID: PMC7448346, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02141-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArboviral vector Aedes albopictusSex-determining locusFirst physical mapAsian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictusTiger mosquito Aedes albopictusMosquito Aedes albopictusAedes albopictusPiRNA clustersDiverse AeGenome assemblyInnovative control measuresReference genomeAccurate DNA sequencesNovel microRNAsImmunity genesPhysical mapDNA sequencesGenetic manipulationViral insertionVector Aedes albopictusExpression dataGenomeAlbopictus populationsSequencing methodsAdaptation potential
2018
Uncovering Genomic Regions Associated with Trypanosoma Infections in Wild Populations of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes
Gloria-Soria A, Dunn WA, Yu X, Vigneron A, Lee KY, Li M, Weiss BL, Zhao H, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Uncovering Genomic Regions Associated with Trypanosoma Infections in Wild Populations of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2018, 8: 887-897. PMID: 29343494, PMCID: PMC5844309, DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic resourcesRelated speciesCandidate genesNonmodel organismsTranscript librariesFunctional genomicsTranscriptome assemblyFunctional annotationWild populationsPhysiological traitsGenomic regionsDNA regulationMost speciesRNAseq experimentsGenetic basisLaboratory coloniesGenesFunctional studiesPolymorphic sitesSpeciesTrypanosome infection statusGenomeNew assemblyTrypanosoma infectionFlies