Functional Divergence of Plant‐Derived Thaumatin‐Like Protein Genes in Two Closely Related Whitefly Species
Advanced Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025
Abstract
The
recent
discovery
that
various
insects
have
acquired
functional
genes
through
horizontal
gene
transfer
(HGT)
has
prompted
numerous
studies
into
this
puzzling
and
fascinating
phenomenon.
So
far,
horizontally
transferred
are
found
to
be
functionally
conserved
largely
retained
their
ancestral
functions.
It
evidently
not
yet
been
considered
may
evolve
can
contribute
divergence
between
species.
Here,
it
is
first
showed
the
genomes
of
two
widespread
agriculturally
important
whiteflies
Trialeurodes
vaporariorum
Bemisia
tabaci
both
contain
a
plant‐derived
thaumatin‐like
protein
(
TLP
)
gene,
but
with
highly
distinct
functions
in
these
closely
related
pests.
In
T.
,
maintained
function
similar
plant
donor,
acting
as
an
antimicrobial
resist
fungal
infection;
sharp
contrast,
B.
evolved
effector
suppresses
defense
responses.
These
findings
reveal
as‐yet
undescribed
scenario
cross‐species
differentiation
suggest
HGT‐mediated
evolutionary
novelty
ecotypic
even
speciation.
Язык: Английский
A new species of Lopholeucaspis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) from China, with a key to the species worldwide
Zootaxa,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
5594(1), С. 185 - 193
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025
A
new
species
of
armored
scale
insect
(Hemiptera:
Coccomorpha:
Diaspididae),
Lopholeucaspis
taiguensis
Shen
&
Wei
sp.
nov.,
is
described
and
illustrated
from
China,
based
on
the
morphology
adult
females,
second-instar
females
males.
key
to
all
provided.
Язык: Английский
Genomic insights into the phylogeny and evolutionary history of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea): Resolving family-level relationships
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 108383 - 108383
Опубликована: Май 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
The discovery of a fossil whitefly from Lower Lusatia (Germany) presents a challenge to current ideas about Baltic amber
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2024
Язык: Английский
Draft genome sequence of the glasshouse-potato aphidAulacorthum solani
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024
A
bstract
Aulacorthum
solani
is
a
worldwide
agricultural
pest
aphid
capable
of
feeding
on
wide
range
host
plants.
This
insect
causes
mechanical
damage
to
crops
and
vector
plant
viruses.
We
found
that
the
publicly
available
genome
for
A.
contaminated
with
another
species,
we
produced
new
using
barcoded
isogenic
laboratory
line.
Oxford
Nanopore
Illumina
reads
generate
draft
assembly,
sequenced
RNA
aid
in
annotation
our
assembly.
Our
671
Mbp
containing
7,020
contigs
an
N50
length
196
kb
BUSCO
completeness
98.6%.
Out
24,981
genes
predicted
by
E-GAPx,
22,804
were
annotated
putative
functions
based
homology
other
species.
will
provide
useful
resource
community
researchers
studying
aphids
from
genomic
perspectives.
Язык: Английский