1. Author Correction: Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus
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Pascal Miesen, Rebecca Halbach, Omar S. Akbari, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Elisa Pischedda, Ronald P. van Rij, Flavia Krsticevic, Françoise Thibaud-Nissen, Atashi Sharma, Arang Rhie, Luciano V. Cosme, Michele Marconcini, Zhijian Tu, Anna-Bella Failloux, Jeffrey R. Powell, Maria V. Sharakhova, James K. Biedler, Jacob E. Crawford, Reem A. Masri, Sergey Koren, D. A. Karagodin, Igor Antoshechkin, Jeremy Jenrette, Stephanie Gamez, Adam M. Phillippy, Umberto Palatini, Adalgisa Caccone, Mariangela Bonizzoni, J. Spencer Johnston, Patrick Masterson, Jay Ghurye, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [Blacksburg], Yale University [New Haven], National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ), Texas A&M University [College Station], Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Nijmegen, the Netherlands], Verily Life Sciences Inc, California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), Arbovirus et Insectes Vecteurs - Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, Institut Pasteur [Paris], Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), University of California [San Diego] (UC San Diego), University of California, Tomsk State University [Tomsk], Università degli Studi di Pavia = University of Pavia (UNIPV), Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP), and University of California (UC)
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Aedes albopictus ,QH301-705.5 ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Computational biology ,Mosquito Vectors ,Biology ,QH426-470 ,Chromosomes ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Genome Size ,Aedes ,Genetics ,Animals ,RNA, Small Interfering ,Biology (General) ,Author Correction ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Genome ,Immunity ,Chromosome Mapping ,biology.organism_classification ,Human genetics ,3. Good health ,Insect Vectors ,[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,Vector (epidemiology) ,[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,Transcriptome ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Arboviruses ,Reference genome - Abstract
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs and vaccines available, vector control is the primary approach to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. A reliable and accurate DNA sequence of the Ae. albopictus genome is essential to develop new approaches that involve genetic manipulation of mosquitoes.We use long-read sequencing methods and modern scaffolding techniques (PacBio, 10X, and Hi-C) to produce AalbF2, a dramatically improved assembly of the Ae. albopictus genome. AalbF2 reveals widespread viral insertions, novel microRNAs and piRNA clusters, the sex-determining locus, and new immunity genes, and enables genome-wide studies of geographically diverse Ae. albopictus populations and analyses of the developmental and stage-dependent network of expression data. Additionally, we build the first physical map for this species with 75% of the assembled genome anchored to the chromosomes.The AalbF2 genome assembly represents the most up-to-date collective knowledge of the Ae. albopictus genome. These resources represent a foundation to improve understanding of the adaptation potential and the epidemiological relevance of this species and foster the development of innovative control measures.
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- 2021
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