Chromosome-level genome assembly of an agricultural pest Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The fruit fly Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major pest of melons and other cucurbits in Southeast Asia. In this study, we used Illumina, Nanopore, and Hi-C sequencing technologies to assemble a reference genome of Z. tau at the chromosomal level. The assembled genome was 421.79 Mb and c...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yi-Ting, Cao, Li-Jun, Chen, Jin-Cui, Song, Wei, Ma, Wei-Hua, Yang, Jing-Fang, Gao, Xu-Yuan, Chen, Hong-Song, Zhang, Yan, Tian, Zhen-Ya, Wei, Shu-Jun, Zhou, Zhong-Shi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10692071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38040744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02765-0
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Sumario:The fruit fly Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major pest of melons and other cucurbits in Southeast Asia. In this study, we used Illumina, Nanopore, and Hi-C sequencing technologies to assemble a reference genome of Z. tau at the chromosomal level. The assembled genome was 421.79 Mb and consisted of six chromosomes (one X-chromosome + five autosomes). The contig N50 was 4.23 Mb. We identified 20,922 protein-coding genes, of which 17,251 (82.45%) were functionally annotated. Additionally, we found 247 rRNAs, 435 tRNAs, 67 small nuclear RNAs, and 829 small RNAs in the genome. Repetitive elements accounted for 55.30 Mb (13.15%) of the genome. This high-quality genome assembly is valuable for evolutionary and genetic studies of Z. tau and its relative species.

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