The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae.
Nicolas ParisotCarlos Vargas-ChávezClément GoubertPatrice Baa-PuyouletSéverine BalmandLouis BerangerCaroline BlancAymeric BonnamourMatthieu BoulesteixNelly BurletFederica CalevroPatrick CallaertsThéo ChancyHubert CharlesStefano ColellaAndré Da Silva BarbosaElisa Dell'AglioAlex Di GenovaGérard FebvayToni GabaldónMariana Galvão FerrariniAlexandra GerberBenjamin GilletRobert HubleySandrine HughesEmmanuelle Jacquin-JolyJustin MaireMarina Marcet-HoubenFlorent MassonCamille MeslinNicolas MontagnéAndrés MoyaAna Tereza Ribeiro de VasconcelosGautier RichardJeb RosenMarie-France SagotArian F A SmitJessica M StorerCarole Vincent-MonegatAgnès VallierAurélien VigneronAnna Zaidman-RémyWaël ZamoumCristina VieiraRita RebolloAmparo LatorreAbdelaziz HeddiPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
Here we present the genome of an agricultural pest beetle, which may act as a foundation for pest control. In addition, S. oryzae may be a useful model for endosymbiosis, and studying TE evolution and regulation, along with the impact of TEs on eukaryotic genomes.