Genome-wide characterization of Mariner-like transposons and their derived MITEs in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

ABSTRACT: The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci is a hemipteran pest of vegetable crops vectoring a broad category of viruses. Currently, this insect pest showed a high adaptability and resistance to almost all the chemical compounds commonly used for its control. In many cases, transposable elements (TEs) contributed to the evolution of host genomic plasticity. This study focuses on the annotation of Mariner-like elements (MLEs) and their derived Miniature Inverted repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in the genome of B. tabaci. Two full-length MLEs belonging to mauritiana and irritans subfamilies were detected and named Btmar1.1 and Btmar2.1, respectively. Additionally, 548 defective MLE sequences clustering mainly into 19 different Mariner lineages of mauritiana and irritans subfamilies were identified. E

SUBMITTER: Zidi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664452 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature