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The genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water.

cam.issuedOnline2018-11-21
dc.contributor.authorArmisén, David
dc.contributor.authorRajakumar, Rajendhran
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Markus
dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Joshua B
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Hugh M
dc.contributor.authorPanfilio, Kristen A
dc.contributor.authorAhn, Seung-Joon
dc.contributor.authorPoelchau, Monica F
dc.contributor.authorChao, Hsu
dc.contributor.authorDinh, Huyen
dc.contributor.authorDoddapaneni, Harsha Vardhan
dc.contributor.authorDugan, Shannon
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, Richard A
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Daniel ST
dc.contributor.authorHan, Yi
dc.contributor.authorLee, Sandra L
dc.contributor.authorMurali, Shwetha C
dc.contributor.authorMuzny, Donna M
dc.contributor.authorQu, Jiaxin
dc.contributor.authorWorley, Kim C
dc.contributor.authorMunoz-Torres, Monica
dc.contributor.authorAbouheif, Ehab
dc.contributor.authorBonneton, François
dc.contributor.authorChen, Travis
dc.contributor.authorChiang, Li-Mei
dc.contributor.authorChilders, Christopher P
dc.contributor.authorCridge, Andrew G
dc.contributor.authorCrumière, Antonin JJ
dc.contributor.authorDecaras, Amelie
dc.contributor.authorDidion, Elise M
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Elizabeth J
dc.contributor.authorElpidina, Elena N
dc.contributor.authorFavé, Marie-Julie
dc.contributor.authorFinet, Cédric
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Chris GC
dc.contributor.authorCheatle Jarvela, Alys M
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Emily C
dc.contributor.authorJones, Jeffery W
dc.contributor.authorLesoway, Maryna P
dc.contributor.authorLovegrove, Mackenzie R
dc.contributor.authorMartynov, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorOppert, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorLillico-Ouachour, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorRajakumar, Arjuna
dc.contributor.authorRefki, Peter Nagui
dc.contributor.authorRosendale, Andrew J
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Maria Emilia
dc.contributor.authorToubiana, William
dc.contributor.authorvan der Zee, Maurijn
dc.contributor.authorVargas Jentzsch, Iris M
dc.contributor.authorLowman, Aidamalia Vargas
dc.contributor.authorViala, Severine
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorKhila, Abderrahman
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-22T07:03:32Z
dc.date.available2018-11-22T07:03:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-21
dc.date.updated2018-11-22T07:03:29Z
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Having conquered water surfaces worldwide, the semi-aquatic bugs occupy ponds, streams, lakes, mangroves, and even open oceans. The diversity of this group has inspired a range of scientific studies from ecology and evolution to developmental genetics and hydrodynamics of fluid locomotion. However, the lack of a representative water strider genome hinders our ability to more thoroughly investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the processes of adaptation and diversification within this group. RESULTS: Here we report the sequencing and manual annotation of the Gerris buenoi (G. buenoi) genome; the first water strider genome to be sequenced thus far. The size of the G. buenoi genome is approximately 1,000 Mb, and this sequencing effort has recovered 20,949 predicted protein-coding genes. Manual annotation uncovered a number of local (tandem and proximal) gene duplications and expansions of gene families known for their importance in a variety of processes associated with morphological and physiological adaptations to a water surface lifestyle. These expansions may affect key processes associated with growth, vision, desiccation resistance, detoxification, olfaction and epigenetic regulation. Strikingly, the G. buenoi genome contains three insulin receptors, suggesting key changes in the rewiring and function of the insulin pathway. Other genomic changes affecting with opsin genes may be associated with wavelength sensitivity shifts in opsins, which is likely to be key in facilitating specific adaptations in vision for diverse water habitats. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that local gene duplications might have played an important role during the evolution of water striders. Along with these findings, the sequencing of the G. buenoi genome now provides us the opportunity to pursue exciting research opportunities to further understand the genomic underpinnings of traits associated with the extreme body plan and life history of water striders.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Genomics. 2018 Nov 21;19(1):832
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.33052
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2164
dc.identifier.issn1471-2164
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/285702
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5163-2
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectEvolution
dc.subjectGenome sequence
dc.subjectWater striders
dc.subjectWater surface locomotion
dc.subjectAdaptation, Physiological
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectEvolution, Molecular
dc.subjectGenome
dc.subjectGenomics
dc.subjectHeteroptera
dc.subjectInsect Proteins
dc.subjectPhenotype
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.titleThe genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-10-14
prism.publicationNameBMC Genomics
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1186/s12864-018-5163-2

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