A partial genome assembly of the miniature parasitoid wasp, Megaphragma amalphitanum.

Autor: Sharko FS; Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia., Nedoluzhko AV; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia.; Nord University, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Bodø, Norway., Lê BM; Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America., Tsygankova SV; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia., Boulygina ES; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia., Rastorguev SM; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia., Sokolov AS; Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia., Rodriguez F; Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America., Mazur AM; Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia., Polilov AA; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Moscow, Russia., Benton R; Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland., Evgen'ev MB; Institute of Molecular Biology RAS, Moscow, Russia., Arkhipova IR; Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America., Prokhortchouk EB; Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Moscow, Russia., Skryabin KG; Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.; National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow, Russia.; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Moscow, Russia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 Dec 23; Vol. 14 (12), pp. e0226485. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 23 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226485
Abstrakt: Body size reduction, also known as miniaturization, is an important evolutionary process that affects a number of physiological and phenotypic traits and helps animals conquer new ecological niches. However, this process is poorly understood at the molecular level. Here, we report genomic and transcriptomic features of arguably the smallest known insect-the parasitoid wasp, Megaphragma amalphitanum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). In contrast to expectations, we find that the genome and transcriptome sizes of this parasitoid wasp are comparable to other members of the Chalcidoidea superfamily. Moreover, compared to other chalcid wasps the gene content of M. amalphitanum is remarkably conserved. Intriguingly, we observed significant changes in M. amalphitanum transposable element dynamics over time, in which an initial burst was followed by suppression of activity, possibly due to a recent reinforcement of the genome defense machinery. Overall, while the M. amalphitanum genomic data reveal certain features that may be linked to the unusual biological properties of this organism, miniaturization is not associated with a large decrease in genome complexity.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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