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The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae.


ABSTRACT:

Background

The rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae is one of the most important agricultural pests, causing extensive damage to cereal in fields and to stored grains. S. oryzae has an intracellular symbiotic relationship (endosymbiosis) with the Gram-negative bacterium Sodalis pierantonius and is a valuable model to decipher host-symbiont molecular interactions.

Results

We sequenced the Sitophilus oryzae genome using a combination of short and long reads to produce the best assembly for a Curculionidae species to date. We show that S. oryzae has undergone successive bursts of transposable element (TE) amplification, representing 72% of the genome. In addition, we show that many TE families are transcriptionally active, and changes in their expression are associated with insect endosymbiotic state. S. oryzae has undergone a high gene expansion rate, when compared to other beetles. Reconstruction of host-symbiont metabolic networks revealed that, despite its recent association with cereal weevils (30 kyear), S. pierantonius relies on the host for several amino acids and nucleotides to survive and to produce vitamins and essential amino acids required for insect development and cuticle biosynthesis.

Conclusions

Here we present the genome of an agricultural pest beetle, which may act as a foundation for pest control. In addition, S. oryzae may be a useful model for endosymbiosis, and studying TE evolution and regulation, along with the impact of TEs on eukaryotic genomes.

SUBMITTER: Parisot N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae.

Parisot Nicolas N   Vargas-Chávez Carlos C   Goubert Clément C   Baa-Puyoulet Patrice P   Balmand Séverine S   Beranger Louis L   Blanc Caroline C   Bonnamour Aymeric A   Boulesteix Matthieu M   Burlet Nelly N   Calevro Federica F   Callaerts Patrick P   Chancy Théo T   Charles Hubert H   Colella Stefano S   Da Silva Barbosa André A   Dell'Aglio Elisa E   Di Genova Alex A   Febvay Gérard G   Gabaldón Toni T   Galvão Ferrarini Mariana M   Gerber Alexandra A   Gillet Benjamin B   Hubley Robert R   Hughes Sandrine S   Jacquin-Joly Emmanuelle E   Maire Justin J   Marcet-Houben Marina M   Masson Florent F   Meslin Camille C   Montagné Nicolas N   Moya Andrés A   Ribeiro de Vasconcelos Ana Tereza AT   Richard Gautier G   Rosen Jeb J   Sagot Marie-France MF   Smit Arian F A AFA   Storer Jessica M JM   Vincent-Monegat Carole C   Vallier Agnès A   Vigneron Aurélien A   Zaidman-Rémy Anna A   Zamoum Waël W   Vieira Cristina C   Rebollo Rita R   Latorre Amparo A   Heddi Abdelaziz A  

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<h4>Background</h4>The rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae is one of the most important agricultural pests, causing extensive damage to cereal in fields and to stored grains. S. oryzae has an intracellular symbiotic relationship (endosymbiosis) with the Gram-negative bacterium Sodalis pierantonius and is a valuable model to decipher host-symbiont molecular interactions.<h4>Results</h4>We sequenced the Sitophilus oryzae genome using a combination of short and long reads to produce the best assembly for  ...[more]

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