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The genomic and functional landscapes of developmental plasticity in the American cockroach

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  • Sheng Li

    (South China Normal University)

  • Shiming Zhu

    (South China Normal University)

  • Qiangqiang Jia

    (South China Normal University)

  • Dongwei Yuan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chonghua Ren

    (South China Normal University)

  • Kang Li

    (South China Normal University)

  • Suning Liu

    (South China Normal University)

  • Yingying Cui

    (South China Normal University)

  • Haigang Zhao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yanghui Cao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Gangqi Fang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Daqi Li

    (Shanxi University)

  • Xiaoming Zhao

    (Shanxi University)

  • Jianzhen Zhang

    (Shanxi University)

  • Qiaoyun Yue

    (Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Technology Center)

  • Yongliang Fan

    (Northwest A&F University)

  • Xiaoqiang Yu

    (South China Normal University)

  • Qili Feng

    (South China Normal University)

  • Shuai Zhan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Many cockroach species have adapted to urban environments, and some have been serious pests of public health in the tropics and subtropics. Here, we present the 3.38-Gb genome and a consensus gene set of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. We report insights from both genomic and functional investigations into the underlying basis of its adaptation to urban environments and developmental plasticity. In comparison with other insects, expansions of gene families in P. americana exist for most core gene families likely associated with environmental adaptation, such as chemoreception and detoxification. Multiple pathways regulating metamorphic development are well conserved, and RNAi experiments inform on key roles of 20-hydroxyecdysone, juvenile hormone, insulin, and decapentaplegic signals in regulating plasticity. Our analyses reveal a high level of sequence identity in genes between the American cockroach and two termite species, advancing it as a valuable model to study the evolutionary relationships between cockroaches and termites.

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  • Sheng Li & Shiming Zhu & Qiangqiang Jia & Dongwei Yuan & Chonghua Ren & Kang Li & Suning Liu & Yingying Cui & Haigang Zhao & Yanghui Cao & Gangqi Fang & Daqi Li & Xiaoming Zhao & Jianzhen Zhang & Qiao, 2018. "The genomic and functional landscapes of developmental plasticity in the American cockroach," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-03281-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03281-1
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