A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Sean D Schoville; Yolanda H Chen; Martin N Andersson; Joshua B Benoit; Anita Bhandari; Julia H Bowsher; Kristian Brevik; Kaat Cappelle; Mei-Ju M Chen; Anna K Childers; Christopher Childers; Olivier Christiaens; Justin Clements; Elise M Didion; Elena N Elpidina; Patamarerk Engsontia; Markus Friedrich; Inmaculada García-Robles; Richard A Gibbs; Chandan Goswami; Alessandro Grapputo; Kristina Gruden; Marcin Grynberg; Bernard Henrissat; Emily C Jennings; Jeffery W Jones; Megha Kalsi; Sher A Khan; Abhishek Kumar; Fei Li; Vincent Lombard; Xingzhou Ma; Alexander Martynov; Nicholas J Miller; Robert F Mitchell; Monica Munoz-Torres; Anna Muszewska; Brenda Oppert; Subba Reddy Palli; Kristen A Panfilio; Yannick Pauchet; Lindsey C Perkin; Marko Petek; Monica F Poelchau; Éric Record; Joseph P Rinehart; Hugh M Robertson; Andrew J Rosendale; Victor M Ruiz-Arroyo; Guy Smagghe; Zsofia Szendrei; Gregg W C Thomas; Alex S Torson; Iris M Vargas Jentzsch; Matthew T Weirauch; Ashley D Yates; George D Yocum; June-Sun Yoon; Stephen Richards; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

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A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Sean D Schoville, Yolanda H Chen, Martin N Andersson, Joshua B Benoit, Anita Bhandari, Julia H Bowsher, Kristian Brevik, Kaat Cappelle, Mei-Ju M Chen, Anna K Childers, …

Scientific reports, Vol.8(1), pp.1931-18

01/12/2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20154-1

PMCID: PMC5792627

PMID: 29386578

Abstract

Agriculture

Animals

Coleoptera - genetics

DNA Transposable Elements - genetics

Evolution, Molecular

Female

Gene Expression Regulation

Genetic Variation

Genetics, Population

Genome, Insect

Genomics

Host-Parasite Interactions - genetics

Insect Proteins - genetics

Insect Proteins - metabolism

Insecticide Resistance - genetics

Male

Molecular Sequence Annotation

Multigene Family

Pest Control, Biological

Phylogeny

RNA Interference

Solanum tuberosum - parasitology

Transcription Factors - metabolism

The Colorado potato beetle is one of the most challenging agricultural pests to manage. It has shown a spectacular ability to adapt to a variety of solanaceaeous plants and variable climates during its global invasion, and, notably, to rapidly evolve insecticide resistance. To examine evidence of rapid evolutionary change, and to understand the genetic basis of herbivory and insecticide resistance, we tested for structural and functional genomic changes relative to other arthropod species using genome sequencing, transcriptomics, and community annotation. Two factors that might facilitate rapid evolutionary change include transposable elements, which comprise at least 17% of the genome and are rapidly evolving compared to other Coleoptera, and high levels of nucleotide diversity in rapidly growing pest populations. Adaptations to plant feeding are evident in gene expansions and differential expression of digestive enzymes in gut tissues, as well as expansions of gustatory receptors for bitter tasting. Surprisingly, the suite of genes involved in insecticide resistance is similar to other beetles. Finally, duplications in the RNAi pathway might explain why Leptinotarsa decemlineata has high sensitivity to dsRNA. The L. decemlineata genome provides opportunities to investigate a broad range of phenotypes and to develop sustainable methods to control this widely successful pest.

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Title: A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Creators - without role: Sean D Schoville - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yolanda H Chen - University of Vermont
Martin N Andersson - Lund University
Joshua B Benoit - University of Cincinnati
Anita Bhandari - Kiel University
Julia H Bowsher - North Dakota State University
Kristian Brevik - University of Vermont
Kaat Cappelle - Ghent University
Mei-Ju M Chen - USDA-ARS National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD, USA
Anna K Childers - Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center
Christopher Childers - National Agricultural Library
Olivier Christiaens - Ghent University
Justin Clements - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elise M Didion - University of Cincinnati
Elena N Elpidina - Lomonosov Moscow State University
Patamarerk Engsontia - Prince of Songkla University
Markus Friedrich - Wayne State University
Inmaculada García-Robles - Universitat de València
Richard A Gibbs - Baylor College of Medicine
Chandan Goswami - National Institute of Science Education and Research
Alessandro Grapputo - University of Padua
Kristina Gruden - National Institute of Biology
Marcin Grynberg - Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Bernard Henrissat - Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques
Emily C Jennings - University of Cincinnati
Jeffery W Jones - Wayne State University
Megha Kalsi - University of Kentucky
Sher A Khan - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Abhishek Kumar - Kiel University
Fei Li - Nanjing Agricultural University
Vincent Lombard - Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques
Xingzhou Ma - Nanjing Agricultural University
Alexander Martynov - Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Nicholas J Miller - Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert F Mitchell - University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Monica Munoz-Torres - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Anna Muszewska - Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Brenda Oppert - Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Subba Reddy Palli - University of Kentucky
Kristen A Panfilio - University of Cologne
Yannick Pauchet - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Lindsey C Perkin - Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Marko Petek - National Institute of Biology
Monica F Poelchau - National Agricultural Library
Éric Record - Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Joseph P Rinehart - Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center
Hugh M Robertson - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Andrew J Rosendale - University of Cincinnati
Victor M Ruiz-Arroyo - Universitat de València
Guy Smagghe - Ghent University
Zsofia Szendrei - Michigan State University
Gregg W C Thomas - Indiana University Bloomington
Alex S Torson - North Dakota State University
Iris M Vargas Jentzsch - University of Cologne
Matthew T Weirauch - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ashley D Yates - The Ohio State University
George D Yocum - Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center
June-Sun Yoon - University of Kentucky
Stephen Richards - Baylor College of Medicine
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Details: Scientific reports, Vol.8(1), pp.1931-18
Grant note: R01 GM080203 / NIGMS NIH HHS U54 HG003273 / NHGRI NIH HHS R01 GM070559 / NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM000708 / NIGMS NIH HHS R01 HG004483 / NHGRI NIH HHS
Identifiers: 9936355308331
Academic Unit: King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article