2021
Population genomics in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti reveals the genomic architecture and evolution of endogenous viral elements
Crava C, Varghese F, Pischedda E, Halbach R, Palatini U, Marconcini M, Gasmi L, Redmond S, Afrane Y, Ayala D, Paupy C, Carballar‐Lejarazu R, Miesen P, van Rij R, Bonizzoni M. Population genomics in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti reveals the genomic architecture and evolution of endogenous viral elements. Molecular Ecology 2021, 30: 1594-1611. PMID: 33432714, PMCID: PMC8048955, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsArboviral vector Aedes aegyptiEndogenous viral elementsPopulation genomicsGenomic architectureViral elementsVector Aedes aegyptiPiRNA-mediated silencingNonretroviral RNA virusesGenome-wide screenHorizontal gene transferSequence-specific mechanismWild-caught mosquitoesA. aegyptiEndogenization eventsAedes aegyptiAdaptive evolutionPiRNA clustersEukaryotic cellsGermline cellsTransposable elementsGeographical populationsHost genomeHost functionsCognate virus
2020
Linked-read sequencing identifies abundant microinversions and introgression in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti
Redmond S, Sharma A, Sharakhov I, Tu Z, Sharakhova M, Neafsey D. Linked-read sequencing identifies abundant microinversions and introgression in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti. BMC Biology 2020, 18: 26. PMID: 32164699, PMCID: PMC7068900, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-0757-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal inversionsFuture population genetic studiesRelated sister speciesPolytene chromosome analysisArboviral vector Aedes aegyptiLinked-read sequencingPopulation genetic studiesChromosome banding patternsHost-feeding preferencesAedes aegyptiPhenotypic divergenceSister speciesSecondary contactChromosomal diversityDeep Illumina sequencingDipteran insectsRepetitive genomesIllumina sequencingFeeding preferencesGenomic rearrangementsHost preferenceSequencing dataVector Aedes aegyptiGenetic studiesSubspecies