The monarch butterfly genome yields insights into long-distance migration.
Cell
; 147(5): 1171-85, 2011 Nov 23.
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| ID: mdl-22118469
ABSTRACT
We present the draft 273 Mb genome of the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and a set of 16,866 protein-coding genes. Orthology properties suggest that the Lepidoptera are the fastest evolving insect order yet examined. Compared to the silkmoth Bombyx mori, the monarch genome shares prominent similarity in orthology content, microsynteny, and protein family sizes. The monarch genome reveals a vertebrate-like opsin whose existence in insects is widespread; a full repertoire of molecular components for the monarch circadian clockwork; all members of the juvenile hormone biosynthetic pathway whose regulation shows unexpected sexual dimorphism; additional molecular signatures of oriented flight behavior; microRNAs that are differentially expressed between summer and migratory butterflies; monarch-specific expansions of chemoreceptors potentially important for long-distance migration; and a variant of the sodium/potassium pump that underlies a valuable chemical defense mechanism. The monarch genome enhances our ability to better understand the genetic and molecular basis of long-distance migration.
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Assunto principal:
Borboletas
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Migração Animal
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Genoma de Inseto
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Anotação de Sequência Molecular
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos