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Author Correction: Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus

Authors :
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)
University of California (UC)
Source :
Genome Biology, Genome Biology, BioMed Central, 2021, 22 (1), pp.205. ⟨10.1186/s13059-021-02431-x⟩, Genome Biology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-1 (2021), Genome Biology, 2021, 22 (1), pp.205. ⟨10.1186/s13059-021-02431-x⟩
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2021.

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14656906 and 1474760X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Genome Biology, Genome Biology, BioMed Central, 2021, 22 (1), pp.205. ⟨10.1186/s13059-021-02431-x⟩, Genome Biology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-1 (2021), Genome Biology, 2021, 22 (1), pp.205. ⟨10.1186/s13059-021-02431-x⟩
Accession number :
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