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Highly accurate genome assembly of an improved high-yielding silkworm strain, Nichi01.
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G3 (Bethesda, Md.) [G3 (Bethesda)] 2023 Apr 11; Vol. 13 (4). - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is an important lepidopteran model insect and an industrial domestic animal traditionally used for silk production. Here, we report the genome assembly of an improved Japanese strain Nichi01, in which the cocoon yield is comparable to that of commercial silkworm strains. The integration of PacBio Sequel II long-read and ddRAD-seq-based high-density genetic linkage map achieved the highest quality genome assembly of silkworms to date; 22 of the 28 pseudomolecules contained telomeric repeats at both ends, and only four gaps were present in the assembly. A total of 452 Mbp of the assembly with an N50 of 16.614 Mbp covered 99.3% of the complete orthologs of the lepidopteran core genes. Although the genome sequence of Nichi01 and that of the previously reported low-yielding tropical strain p50T assured their accuracy in most regions, we corrected several regions, misassembled in p50T, in our assembly. A total of 18,397 proteins were predicted using over 95 Gb of mRNA-seq derived from 10 different organs, covering 96.9% of the complete orthologs of the lepidopteran core genes. The final assembly and annotation files are available in KAIKObase (https://kaikobase.dna.affrc.go.jp/index.html) along with a genome browser and BLAST searching service, which would facilitate further studies and the breeding of silkworms and other insects.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interest statement The authors declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Genetics Society of America.)
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- Animals
Silk genetics
Genome
Bombyx genetics
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2160-1836
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- G3 (Bethesda, Md.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36814357
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad044