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PMID: 18362917 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

Nature ·Vol. 452 ·No. 7190 ·2008-04-24 ·Pages 949-55

Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium, Richards S, Gibbs RA, Weinstock GM, Brown SJ, Denell R, Beeman RW, Gibbs R, Beeman RW, Brown SJ, Bucher G, Friedrich M, Grimmelikhuijzen CJ, Klingler M, Lorenzen M, Richards S, Roth S, Schröder R, Tautz D, Zdobnov EM, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Weinstock GM, Attaway T, Bell S, Buhay CJ, Chandrabose MN, Chavez D, Clerk-Blankenburg KP, Cree A, Dao M, Davis C, Chacko J, Dinh H, Dugan-Rocha S, Fowler G, Garner TT, Garnes J, Gnirke A, Hawes A, Hernandez J, Hines S, Holder M, Hume J, Jhangiani SN, Joshi V, Khan ZM, Jackson L, Kovar C, Kowis A, Lee S, Lewis LR, Margolis J, Morgan M, Nazareth LV, Nguyen N, Okwuonu G, Parker D, Richards S, Ruiz SJ, Santibanez J, Savard J, Scherer SE, Schneider B, Sodergren E, Tautz D, Vattahil S, Villasana D, White CS, Wright R, Park Y, Beeman RW, Lord J, Oppert B, Lorenzen M, Brown S, Wang L, Savard J, Tautz D, Richards S, Weinstock G, Gibbs RA, Liu Y, Worley K, Weinstock G, Elsik CG, Reese JT, Elhaik E, Landan G, Graur D, Arensburger P, Atkinson P, Beeman RW, Beidler J, Brown SJ, Demuth JP, Drury DW, Du YZ, Fujiwara H, Lorenzen M, Maselli V, Osanai M, Park Y, Robertson HM, Tu Z, Wang JJ, Wang S, Richards S, Song H, Zhang L, Sodergren E, Werner D, Stanke M, Morgenstern B, Solovyev V, Kosarev P, Brown G, Chen HC, Ermolaeva O, Hlavina W, Kapustin Y, Kiryutin B, Kitts P, Maglott D, Pruitt K, Sapojnikov V, Souvorov A, Mackey AJ, Waterhouse RM, Wyder S, Zdobnov EM, Zdobnov EM, Wyder S, Kriventseva EV, Kadowaki T, Bork P, Aranda M, Bao R, Beermann A, Berns N, Bolognesi R, Bonneton F, Bopp D, Brown SJ, Bucher G, Butts T, Chaumot A, Denell RE, Ferrier DE, Friedrich M, Gordon CM, Jindra M, Klingler M, Lan Q, Lattorff HM, Laudet V, von Levetsow C, Liu Z, Lutz R, Lynch JA, da Fonseca RN, Posnien N, Reuter R, Roth S, Savard J, Schinko JB, Schmitt C, Schoppmeier M, Schröder R, Shippy TD, Simonnet F, Marques-Souza H, Tautz D, Tomoyasu Y, Trauner J, Van der Zee M, Vervoort M, Wittkopp N, Wimmer EA, Yang X, Jones AK, Sattelle DB, Ebert PR, Nelson D, Scott JG, Beeman RW, Muthukrishnan S, Kramer KJ, Arakane Y, Beeman RW, Zhu Q, Hogenkamp D, Dixit R, Oppert B, Jiang H, Zou Z, Marshall J, Elpidina E, Vinokurov K, Oppert C, Zou Z, Evans J, Lu Z, Zhao P, Sumathipala N, Altincicek B, Vilcinskas A, Williams M, Hultmark D, Hetru C, Jiang H, Grimmelikhuijzen CJ, Hauser F, Cazzamali G, Williamson M, Park Y, Li B, Tanaka Y, Predel R, Neupert S, Schachtner J, Verleyen P, Raible F, Bork P, Friedrich M, Walden KK, Robertson HM, Angeli S, Forêt S, Bucher G, Schuetz S, Maleszka R, Wimmer EA, Beeman RW, Lorenzen M, Tomoyasu Y, Miller SC, Grossmann D, Bucher G

Abstract

Tribolium castaneum is a member of the most species-rich eukaryotic order, a powerful model organism for the study of generalized insect development, and an important pest of stored agricultural products. We describe its genome sequence here. This omnivorous beetle has evolved the ability to interact with a diverse chemical environment, as shown by large expansions in odorant and gustatory receptors, as well as P450 and other detoxification enzymes. Development in Tribolium is more representative of other insects than is Drosophila, a fact reflected in gene content and function. For example, Tribolium has retained more ancestral genes involved in cell-cell communication than Drosophila, some being expressed in the growth zone crucial for axial elongation in short-germ development. Systemic RNA interference in T. castaneum functions differently from that in Caenorhabditis elegans, but nevertheless offers similar power for the elucidation of gene function and identification of targets for selective insect control.

MeSH Terms
Animals Base Composition Body Patterning/genetics Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/genetics DNA Transposable Elements/genetics Genes, Insect/genetics Genome, Insect/genetics Growth and Development/genetics Humans Insecticides/pharmacology Neurotransmitter Agents/genetics Oogenesis/genetics Phylogeny Proteome/genetics RNA Interference Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics Receptors, Odorant/genetics Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid/genetics Taste/genetics Telomere/genetics Tribolium/classification,embryology,genetics,physiology Vision, Ocular/genetics
Chemicals
DNA Transposable Elements Insecticides Neurotransmitter Agents Proteome Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Odorant Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Authors & Affiliations
239 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium
Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. [email protected]
Richards Stephen
Gibbs Richard A
Weinstock George M
Brown Susan J
Denell Robin
Beeman Richard W
Gibbs Richard
Beeman Richard W
Brown Susan J
Bucher Gregor
Friedrich Markus
Grimmelikhuijzen Cornelis J P
Klingler Martin
Lorenzen Marce
Richards Stephen
Roth Siegfried
Schröder Reinhard
Tautz Diethard
Zdobnov Evgeny M
Muzny Donna
Gibbs Richard A
Weinstock George M
Attaway Tony
Bell Stephanie
Buhay Christian J
Chandrabose Mimi N
Chavez Dean
Clerk-Blankenburg Kerstin P
Cree Andrew
Dao Marvin
Davis Clay
Chacko Joseph
Dinh Huyen
Dugan-Rocha Shannon
Fowler Gerald
Garner Toni T
Garnes Jeffrey
Gnirke Andreas
Hawes Alica
Hernandez Judith
Hines Sandra
Holder Michael
Hume Jennifer
Jhangiani Shalini N
Joshi Vandita
Khan Ziad Mohid
Jackson LaRonda
Kovar Christie
Kowis Andrea
Lee Sandra
Lewis Lora R
Margolis Jon
Morgan Margaret
Nazareth Lynne V
Nguyen Ngoc
Okwuonu Geoffrey
Parker David
Richards Stephen
Ruiz San-Juana
Santibanez Jireh
Savard Joël
Scherer Steven E
Schneider Brian
Sodergren Erica
Tautz Diethard
Vattahil Selina
Villasana Donna
White Courtney S
Wright Rita
Park Yoonseong
Beeman Richard W
Lord Jeff
Oppert Brenda
Lorenzen Marce
Brown Susan
Wang Liangjiang
Savard Joël
Tautz Diethard
Richards Stephen
Weinstock George
Gibbs Richard A
Liu Yue
Worley Kim
Weinstock George
Elsik Christine G
Reese Justin T
Elhaik Eran
Landan Giddy
Graur Dan
Arensburger Peter
Atkinson Peter
Beeman Richard W
Beidler Jim
Brown Susan J
Demuth Jeffery P
Drury Douglas W
Du Yu-Zhou
Fujiwara Haruhiko
Lorenzen Marce
Maselli Vincenza
Osanai Mizuko
Park Yoonseong
Robertson Hugh M
Tu Zhijian
Wang Jian-jun
Wang Suzhi
Richards Stephen
Song Henry
Zhang Lan
Sodergren Erica
Werner Doreen
Stanke Mario
Morgenstern Burkhard
Solovyev Victor
Kosarev Peter
Brown Garth
Chen Hsiu-Chuan
Ermolaeva Olga
Hlavina Wratko
Kapustin Yuri
Kiryutin Boris
Kitts Paul
Maglott Donna
Pruitt Kim
Sapojnikov Victor
Souvorov Alexandre
Mackey Aaron J
Waterhouse Robert M
Wyder Stefan
Zdobnov Evgeny M
Zdobnov Evgeny M
Wyder Stefan
Kriventseva Evgenia V
Kadowaki Tatsuhiko
Bork Peer
Aranda Manuel
Bao Riyue
Beermann Anke
Berns Nicola
Bolognesi Renata
Bonneton François
Bopp Daniel
Brown Susan J
Bucher Gregor
Butts Thomas
Chaumot Arnaud
Denell Robin E
Ferrier David E K
Friedrich Markus
Gordon Cassondra M
Jindra Marek
Klingler Martin
Lan Que
Lattorff H Michael G
Laudet Vincent
von Levetsow Cornelia
Liu Zhenyi
Lutz Rebekka
Lynch Jeremy A
da Fonseca Rodrigo Nunes
Posnien Nico
Reuter Rolf
Roth Siegfried
Savard Joël
Schinko Johannes B
Schmitt Christian
Schoppmeier Michael
Schröder Reinhard
Shippy Teresa D
Simonnet Franck
Marques-Souza Henrique
Tautz Diethard
Tomoyasu Yoshinori
Trauner Jochen
Van der Zee Maurijn
Vervoort Michel
Wittkopp Nadine
Wimmer Ernst A
Yang Xiaoyun
Jones Andrew K
Sattelle David B
Ebert Paul R
Nelson David
Scott Jeffrey G
Beeman Richard W
Muthukrishnan Subbaratnam
Kramer Karl J
Arakane Yasuyuki
Beeman Richard W
Zhu Qingsong
Hogenkamp David
Dixit Radhika
Oppert Brenda
Jiang Haobo
Zou Zhen
Marshall Jeremy
Elpidina Elena
Vinokurov Konstantin
Oppert Cris
Zou Zhen
Evans Jay
Lu Zhiqiang
Zhao Picheng
Sumathipala Niranji
Altincicek Boran
Vilcinskas Andreas
Williams Michael
Hultmark Dan
Hetru Charles
Jiang Haobo
Grimmelikhuijzen Cornelis J P
Hauser Frank
Cazzamali Giuseppe
Williamson Michael
Park Yoonseong
Li Bin
Tanaka Yoshiaki
Predel Reinhard
Neupert Susanne
Schachtner Joachim
Verleyen Peter
Raible Florian
Bork Peer
Friedrich Markus
Walden Kimberly K O
Robertson Hugh M
Angeli Sergio
Forêt Sylvain
Bucher Gregor
Schuetz Stefan
Maleszka Ryszard
Wimmer Ernst A
Beeman Richard W
Lorenzen Marce
Tomoyasu Yoshinori
Miller Sherry C
Grossmann Daniela
Bucher Gregor
Article Info
Journal
Nature
Abbr.
Nature
ISSN
1476-4687
Published
2008-04-24
Epub
2008-00-23
Pages
949-55
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0410462
Subset
IM
Grants
NICHD NIH HHS · R01 HD029594-16 · United States
Intramural NIH HHS · United States
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · BBS/B/12067 · United Kingdom
NICHD NIH HHS · R01 HD029594 · United States
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · BBS/B/12067/2 · United Kingdom
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