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  1. Article ; Online: Hymenoptera Genome Database: new genomes and annotation datasets for improved go enrichment and orthologue analyses.

    Walsh, Amy T / Triant, Deborah A / Le Tourneau, Justin J / Shamimuzzaman, Md / Elsik, Christine G

    Nucleic acids research

    2021  Volume 50, Issue D1, Page(s) D1032–D1039

    Abstract: We report an update of the Hymenoptera Genome Database (HGD; http://HymenopteraGenome.org), a genomic database of hymenopteran insect species. The number of species represented in HGD has nearly tripled, with fifty-eight hymenopteran species, including ... ...

    Abstract We report an update of the Hymenoptera Genome Database (HGD; http://HymenopteraGenome.org), a genomic database of hymenopteran insect species. The number of species represented in HGD has nearly tripled, with fifty-eight hymenopteran species, including twenty bees, twenty-three ants, eleven wasps and four sawflies. With a reorganized website, HGD continues to provide the HymenopteraMine genomic data mining warehouse and JBrowse/Apollo genome browsers integrated with BLAST. We have computed Gene Ontology (GO) annotations for all species, greatly enhancing the GO annotation data gathered from UniProt with more than a ten-fold increase in the number of GO-annotated genes. We have also generated orthology datasets that encompass all HGD species and provide orthologue clusters for fourteen taxonomic groups. The new GO annotation and orthology data are available for searching in HymenopteraMine, and as bulk file downloads.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Computational Biology ; Databases, Genetic ; Genome, Insect/genetics ; Genomics/classification ; Hymenoptera/classification ; Hymenoptera/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Annotation ; Software
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkab1018
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  2. Article ; Online: Multi-tiered analyses of honey bees that resist or succumb to parasitic mites and viruses.

    Weaver, Daniel B / Cantarel, Brandi L / Elsik, Christine G / Boncristiani, Dawn L / Evans, Jay D

    BMC genomics

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 720

    Abstract: Background: Varroa destructor mites, and the numerous viruses they vector to their honey bee hosts, are among the most serious threats to honey bee populations, causing mortality and morbidity to both the individual honey bee and colony, the negative ... ...

    Abstract Background: Varroa destructor mites, and the numerous viruses they vector to their honey bee hosts, are among the most serious threats to honey bee populations, causing mortality and morbidity to both the individual honey bee and colony, the negative effects of which convey to the pollination services provided by honey bees worldwide. Here we use a combination of targeted assays and deep RNA sequencing to determine host and microbial changes in resistant and susceptible honey bee lineages. We focus on three study sets. The first involves field sampling of sympatric western bees, some derived from resistant stock and some from stock susceptible to mites. The second experiment contrasts three colonies more deeply, two from susceptible stock from the southeastern U.S. and one from mite-resistant bee stock from Eastern Texas. Finally, to decouple the effects of mites from those of the viruses they vector, we experimentally expose honey bees to DWV in the laboratory, measuring viral growth and host responses.
    Results: We find strong differences between resistant and susceptible bees in terms of both viral loads and bee gene expression. Interestingly, lineages of bees with naturally low levels of the mite-vectored Deformed wing virus, also carried lower levels of viruses not vectored by mites. By mapping gene expression results against current ontologies and other studies, we describe the impacts of mite parasitism, as well as viruses on bee health against two genetic backgrounds. We identify numerous genes and processes seen in other studies of stress and disease in honey bee colonies, alongside novel genes and new patterns of expression.
    Conclusions: We provide evidence that honey bees surviving in the face of parasitic mites do so through their abilities to resist the presence of devastating viruses vectored by these mites. In all cases, the most divergence between stocks was seen when bees were exposed to live mites or viruses, suggesting that gene activation, rather than constitutive expression, is key for these interactions. By revealing responses to viral infection and mite parasitism in different lineages, our data identify candidate proteins for the evolution of mite tolerance and virus resistance.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bees ; RNA Viruses/genetics ; Varroidae ; Viral Load ; Virus Diseases
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1471-2164
    ISSN (online) 1471-2164
    DOI 10.1186/s12864-021-08032-z
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  3. Article ; Online: The pea aphid genome sequence brings theories of insect defense into question.

    Elsik, Christine G

    Genome biology

    2010  Volume 11, Issue 2, Page(s) 106

    Abstract: The genome sequence of the pea aphid is the first for a basal hemimetabolous insect and provides insights into developmental plasticity, symbiosis and insect immunity. ...

    Abstract The genome sequence of the pea aphid is the first for a basal hemimetabolous insect and provides insights into developmental plasticity, symbiosis and insect immunity.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Aphids/genetics ; Aphids/immunology ; Aphids/microbiology ; Buchnera/physiology ; Genome, Insect ; Immunity/genetics ; Symbiosis/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1465-6914 ; 1465-6906
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X ; 1465-6914
    ISSN 1465-6906
    DOI 10.1186/gb-2010-11-2-106
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  4. Article: Nuclear translocation of vitellogenin in the honey bee (

    Salmela, Heli / Harwood, Gyan P / Münch, Daniel / Elsik, Christine G / Herrero-Galán, Elías / Vartiainen, Maria K / Amdam, Gro V

    Apidologie

    2022  Volume 53, Issue 1, Page(s) 13

    Abstract: Vitellogenin (Vg) is a conserved protein used by nearly all oviparous animals to produce eggs. It is also pleiotropic and performs functions in oxidative stress resistance, immunity, and, in honey bees, behavioral development of the worker caste. It has ... ...

    Abstract Vitellogenin (Vg) is a conserved protein used by nearly all oviparous animals to produce eggs. It is also pleiotropic and performs functions in oxidative stress resistance, immunity, and, in honey bees, behavioral development of the worker caste. It has remained enigmatic how Vg affects multiple traits. Here, we asked whether Vg enters the nucleus and acts via DNA-binding. We used cell fractionation, immunohistology, and cell culture to show that a structural subunit of honey bee Vg translocates into cell nuclei. We then demonstrated Vg-DNA binding theoretically and empirically with prediction software and chromatin immunoprecipitation with sequencing (ChIP-seq), finding binding sites at genes influencing immunity and behavior. Finally, we investigated the immunological and enzymatic conditions affecting Vg cleavage and nuclear translocation and constructed a 3D structural model. Our data are the first to show Vg in the nucleus and suggest a new fundamental regulatory role for this ubiquitous protein.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13592-022-00914-9.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-15
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 280429-3
    ISSN 1297-9678 ; 0044-8435 ; 0365-5407
    ISSN (online) 1297-9678
    ISSN 0044-8435 ; 0365-5407
    DOI 10.1007/s13592-022-00914-9
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  5. Article: Nuclear translocation of vitellogenin in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

    Salmela, Heli / Harwood, Gyan P. / Münch, Daniel / Elsik, Christine G. / Herrero-Galán, Elías / Vartiainen, Maria K. / Amdam, Gro V.

    Apidologie. 2022 Mar., v. 53, no. 1

    2022  

    Abstract: Vitellogenin (Vg) is a conserved protein used by nearly all oviparous animals to produce eggs. It is also pleiotropic and performs functions in oxidative stress resistance, immunity, and, in honey bees, behavioral development of the worker caste. It has ... ...

    Abstract Vitellogenin (Vg) is a conserved protein used by nearly all oviparous animals to produce eggs. It is also pleiotropic and performs functions in oxidative stress resistance, immunity, and, in honey bees, behavioral development of the worker caste. It has remained enigmatic how Vg affects multiple traits. Here, we asked whether Vg enters the nucleus and acts via DNA-binding. We used cell fractionation, immunohistology, and cell culture to show that a structural subunit of honey bee Vg translocates into cell nuclei. We then demonstrated Vg-DNA binding theoretically and empirically with prediction software and chromatin immunoprecipitation with sequencing (ChIP-seq), finding binding sites at genes influencing immunity and behavior. Finally, we investigated the immunological and enzymatic conditions affecting Vg cleavage and nuclear translocation and constructed a 3D structural model. Our data are the first to show Vg in the nucleus and suggest a new fundamental regulatory role for this ubiquitous protein.
    Keywords Apis mellifera ; cell culture ; cell fractionation ; chromatin immunoprecipitation ; computer software ; honey ; immunity ; models ; ovipary ; oxidative stress ; prediction ; stress tolerance ; vitellogenin
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-03
    Size p. 13.
    Publishing place Springer Paris
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 280429-3
    ISSN 1297-9678 ; 0044-8435 ; 0365-5407
    ISSN (online) 1297-9678
    ISSN 0044-8435 ; 0365-5407
    DOI 10.1007/s13592-022-00914-9
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  6. Article ; Online: Toward a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas

    Fahlgren, Noah / Kapoor, Muskan / Yordanova, Galabina / Papatheodorou, Irene / Waese, Jamie / Cole, Benjamin / Harrison, Peter / Ware, Doreen / Tickle, Timothy / Paten, Benedict / Burdett, A. F. M. / Elsik, Christine G. / Tuggle, Christopher K. / Provart, Nicholas J.

    Plant Physiology. 2023 Jan. 01, v. 191, no. 1 p.35-46

    2023  

    Abstract: We review how a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas might be built using existing infrastructure and platforms. The Human Cell Atlas has developed an extensive infrastructure for human and mouse single cell data, while the European ... ...

    Abstract We review how a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas might be built using existing infrastructure and platforms. The Human Cell Atlas has developed an extensive infrastructure for human and mouse single cell data, while the European Bioinformatics Institute has developed a Single Cell Expression Atlas, that currently houses several plant data sets. We discuss issues related to appropriate ontologies for describing a plant single cell experiment. We imagine how such an infrastructure will enable biologists and data scientists to glean new insights into plant biology in the coming decades, as long as such data are made accessible to the community in an open manner.
    Keywords bioinformatics ; humans ; infrastructure ; plant physiology
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0101
    Size p. 35-46.
    Publishing place Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Resource is Open Access
    ZDB-ID 208914-2
    ISSN 1532-2548 ; 0032-0889
    ISSN (online) 1532-2548
    ISSN 0032-0889
    DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiac468
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  7. Article: The pea aphid genome sequence brings theories of insect defense into question

    Elsik, Christine G

    Genome biology. 2010 Feb., v. 11, no. 2

    2010  

    Abstract: The genome sequence of the pea aphid is the first for a basal hemimetabolous insect and provides insights into developmental plasticity, symbiosis and insect immunity. ...

    Abstract The genome sequence of the pea aphid is the first for a basal hemimetabolous insect and provides insights into developmental plasticity, symbiosis and insect immunity.
    Keywords Acyrthosiphon pisum ; insect immunity ; insects ; nucleotide sequences ; symbiosis
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2010-02
    Size p. 2400.
    Publishing place Springer-Verlag
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1465-6914 ; 1465-6906
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X ; 1465-6914
    ISSN 1465-6906
    DOI 10.1186/gb-2010-11-2-106
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  8. Article ; Online: Differential gene expression in response to eCry3.1Ab ingestion in an unselected and eCry3.1Ab-selected western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) population.

    Zhao, Zixiao / Meihls, Lisa N / Hibbard, Bruce E / Ji, Tieming / Elsik, Christine G / Shelby, Kent S

    Scientific reports

    2019  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 4896

    Abstract: Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, the western corn rootworm (WCR) is one of the most destructive pests in the U.S. Corn Belt. Transgenic maize lines expressing various Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis have been adopted as a management ... ...

    Abstract Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, the western corn rootworm (WCR) is one of the most destructive pests in the U.S. Corn Belt. Transgenic maize lines expressing various Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis have been adopted as a management strategy. However, resistance to many Bt toxins has occurred. To investigate the mechanisms of Bt resistance we carried out RNA-seq using Illumina sequencing technology on resistant, eCry3.1Ab-selected and susceptible, unselected, whole WCR neonates which fed on seedling maize with and without eCry3.1Ab for 12 and 24 hours. In a parallel experiment RNA-seq experiments were conducted when only the midgut of neonate WCR was evaluated from the same treatments. After de novo transcriptome assembly we identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Results from the assemblies and annotation indicate that WCR neonates from the eCry3.1Ab-selected resistant colony expressed a small number of up and down-regulated genes following Bt intoxication. In contrast, unselected susceptible WCR neonates expressed a large number of up and down-regulated transcripts in response to intoxication. Annotation and pathway analysis of DEGs between susceptible and resistant whole WCR and their midgut tissue revealed genes associated with cell membrane, immune response, detoxification, and potential Bt receptors which are likely related to eCry3.1Ab resistance. This research provides a framework to study the toxicology of Bt toxins and mechanism of resistance in WCR, an economically important coleopteran pest species.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacillus thuringiensis/genetics ; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Coleoptera/genetics ; Endotoxins/genetics ; Hemolysin Proteins/genetics ; Insecticide Resistance/genetics ; Larva/genetics ; Pest Control, Biological ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; Zea mays/genetics
    Chemical Substances Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins ; Bacterial Proteins ; Endotoxins ; Hemolysin Proteins ; insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-41067-7
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  9. Article ; Online: AgAnimalGenomes: browsers for viewing and manually annotating farm animal genomes.

    Triant, Deborah A / Walsh, Amy T / Hartley, Gabrielle A / Petry, Bruna / Stegemiller, Morgan R / Nelson, Benjamin M / McKendrick, Makenna M / Fuller, Emily P / Cockett, Noelle E / Koltes, James E / McKay, Stephanie D / Green, Jonathan A / Murdoch, Brenda M / Hagen, Darren E / Elsik, Christine G

    Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 3, Page(s) 418–436

    Abstract: Current genome sequencing technologies have made it possible to generate highly contiguous genome assemblies for non-model animal species. Despite advances in genome assembly methods, there is still room for improvement in the delineation of specific ... ...

    Abstract Current genome sequencing technologies have made it possible to generate highly contiguous genome assemblies for non-model animal species. Despite advances in genome assembly methods, there is still room for improvement in the delineation of specific gene features in the genomes. Here we present genome visualization and annotation tools to support seven livestock species (bovine, chicken, goat, horse, pig, sheep, and water buffalo), available in a new resource called AgAnimalGenomes. In addition to supporting the manual refinement of gene models, these browsers provide visualization tracks for hundreds of RNAseq experiments, as well as data generated by the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) Consortium. For species with predicted gene sets from both Ensembl and RefSeq, the browsers provide special tracks showing the thousands of protein-coding genes that disagree across the two gene sources, serving as a valuable resource to alert researchers to gene model issues that may affect data interpretation. We describe the data and search methods available in the new genome browsers and how to use the provided tools to edit and create new gene models.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cattle ; Swine ; Horses/genetics ; Sheep/genetics ; Animals, Domestic/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Annotation ; Databases, Genetic ; Genome/genetics ; Chromosome Mapping ; Goats/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 1058547-3
    ISSN 1432-1777 ; 0938-8990
    ISSN (online) 1432-1777
    ISSN 0938-8990
    DOI 10.1007/s00335-023-10008-1
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  10. Article ; Online: Toward a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas.

    Fahlgren, Noah / Kapoor, Muskan / Yordanova, Galabina / Papatheodorou, Irene / Waese, Jamie / Cole, Benjamin / Harrison, Peter / Ware, Doreen / Tickle, Timothy / Paten, Benedict / Burdett, Tony / Elsik, Christine G / Tuggle, Christopher K / Provart, Nicholas J

    Plant physiology

    2022  Volume 191, Issue 1, Page(s) 35–46

    Abstract: We review how a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas might be built using existing infrastructure and platforms. The Human Cell Atlas has developed an extensive infrastructure for human and mouse single cell data, while the European ... ...

    Abstract We review how a data infrastructure for the Plant Cell Atlas might be built using existing infrastructure and platforms. The Human Cell Atlas has developed an extensive infrastructure for human and mouse single cell data, while the European Bioinformatics Institute has developed a Single Cell Expression Atlas, that currently houses several plant data sets. We discuss issues related to appropriate ontologies for describing a plant single cell experiment. We imagine how such an infrastructure will enable biologists and data scientists to glean new insights into plant biology in the coming decades, as long as such data are made accessible to the community in an open manner.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Plant Cells ; Computational Biology ; Plants/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Review ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 208914-2
    ISSN 1532-2548 ; 0032-0889
    ISSN (online) 1532-2548
    ISSN 0032-0889
    DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiac468
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