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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations
Nature, Volume 479, No. 7374, Year 2011
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The spider mite Tetranychus urticae is a cosmopolitan agricultural pest with an extensive host plant range and an extreme record of pesticide resistance. Here we present the completely sequenced and annotated spider mite genome, representing the first complete chelicerate genome. At 90 megabases T. urticae has the smallest sequenced arthropod genome. Compared with other arthropods, the spider mite genome shows unique changes in the hormonal environment and organization of the Hox complex, and also reveals evolutionary innovation of silk production. We find strong signatures of polyphagy and detoxification in gene families associated with feeding on different hosts and in new gene families acquired by lateral gene transfer. Deep transcriptome analysis of mites feeding on different plants shows how this pest responds to a changing host environment. The T. urticae genome thus offers new insights into arthropod evolution and plant-herbivore interactions, and provides unique opportunities for developing novel plant protection strategies. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Grbic', Miodrag R.
Canada, London
Western University
Spain, Logrono
Csic-car-ur - Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y Del Vino Icvv
van Leeuwen, Thomas
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Clark, Richard M.
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Rombauts, Stéphane
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Rouzé, Pierre
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Grbić, Vojislava
Canada, London
Western University
Spain, Logrono
Csic-car-ur - Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y Del Vino Icvv
Osborne, Edward John
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Dermauw, Wannes
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Ortego, Félix F.
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Hernândez-Crespo, Pedro
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Díaz, Isabel
Spain, Madrid
Csic-inia - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Navajas, Maria J.
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Magalhães, Sara
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Pace, Ryan M.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Smagghe, Guy J.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Iga, Masatoshi
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Christiaens, Olivier
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Ewer, John
Chile, Valparaiso
Universidad de Valparaiso
Cazaux, Marc
Canada, London
Western University
Navarro, Marie
Canada, London
Western University
Zhurov, Vladimir
Canada, London
Western University
Martens, Cindy
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Baele, Guy
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Aminael
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Tirry, Luc J.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Blais, Catherine
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement
Demeestere, Kristof
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Farinelli, Laurent
Switzerland, Geneva
Fasteris sa
Schmutz, Jeremy
United States, Huntsville
Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology
United States, Berkeley
U.s. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Lindquist, Erika A.
United States, Berkeley
U.s. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Feyereisen, Renè
France, Avignon
Centre de Recherche Inrae Provence-alpes-côte D’azur
Van de Peer, Y.
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Statistics
Citations: 793
Authors: 32
Affiliations: 35
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/nature10640
ISSN:
14764687
Research Areas
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics