A-to-I RNA editing of <i>CYP18A1</i> mediates transgenerational wing dimorphism in aphids.

ABSTRACT: Wing dimorphism is a common phenomenon that plays key roles in the environmental adaptation of aphid; however, the signal transduction in response to environmental cues and the regulation mechanism related to this event remain unknown. Adenosine (A) to inosine (I) RNA editing is a post-transcriptional modification that extends transcriptome variety without altering the genome, playing essential roles in numerous biological and physiological processes. Here, we present a chromosome-level genome assembly of the rose-grain aphid Metopolophium dirhodum by using PacBio long HiFi reads and Hi-C technology. The final genome assembly for M. dirhodum is 447.8 Mb, with 98.50% of the assembled sequences anchored to nine chromosomes. The contig and scaffold N50 values are 7.82 and 37.54

SUBMITTER: Zhu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature