A chromosome-level genome assembly of the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua

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第一作者： Zhang, Bin

作者： Zhang, Bin;Zhou, Hongxu;Zheng, Guiling;Li, Jie;Han, Jiachen;Yu, Qianlong;Yang, Chunhong;Wan, Fanghao;Li, Changyou;Liu, Bo;Huang, Cong;Xing, Longsheng;Li, Zaiyuan;Liu, Conghui;Qian, Wanqiang;Wan, Fanghao;Li, Zaiyuan

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关键词： Spodoptera exigua; Genome assembly; Chromosome-level; lncRNA; Olfactory receptor

期刊名称：GENOMICS （ 影响因子：4.4； 五年影响因子：4.2 ）

ISSN： 0888-7543

年卷期： 2023 年 115 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: The beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua is a polyphagous caterpillar that causes serious damage to many species of crops and vegetables. To gain insight into how this polyphagous insect differs from less harmful oligophagous species, we generated a chromosome-level assembly and compared it to closely related species with the same or different feeding habits.Results: Based on Illumina and Pacific Biosciences data and Hi-C technology, 425.6 Mb of genome sequences were anchored and oriented into 31 linkage groups, with an N50 length of 14.8 Mb. A total of 24,649 gene models were predicted, of which 97.4% were identified in the genome assembly. Chemosensory genes are vital for locating food: of the four main families, odorant-binding proteins, chemosensory proteins and olfactory receptors showed little difference, whereas gustatory receptors are greatly expanded in S. exigua. Examination of other polyphagous insects confirmed this difference from oligophagous congeners and further identified the bitter receptor subfamily as being particularly affected.Conclusion: Our high-quality genome sequence for beet armyworm identified a key expansion of the bitter gustatory receptor subfamily in this and other pests that differs crucially from more benign relatives and offers insight into the biology and possible future means of control for these economically important insects.

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