Title
De Novo Genome Assembly and Annotation of an Andean Caddisfly, Atopsyche davidsoni Sykora, 1991, a Model for Genome Research of High-Elevation Adaptations
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ríos-Touma B.
Holzenthal R.W.
Heckenhauer J.
Pauls S.U.
Storer C.G.
Frandsen P.B.
University of Minnesota
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
We sequence, assemble, and annotate the genome of Atopsyche davidsoni Sykora, 1991, the first whole-genome assembly for the caddisfly family Hydrobiosidae. This free-living and predatory caddisfly inhabits streams in the high-elevation Andes and is separated by more than 200 Myr of evolutionary history from the most closely related caddisfly species with genome assemblies available. We demonstrate the promise of PacBio HiFi reads by assembling the most contiguous caddisfly genome assembly to date with a contig N50 of 14 Mb, which is more than 6× more contiguous than the current most contiguous assembly for a caddisfly (Hydropsyche tenuis). We recover 98.8% of insect BUSCO genes indicating a high level of gene completeness. We also provide a genome annotation of 12,232 annotated proteins. This new genome assembly provides an important new resource for studying genomic adaptation of aquatic insects to harsh, high-altitude environments.
Volume
14
Issue
1
Number
evab286
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología (teórica, matemática, térmica, criobiología, ritmo biológico), Biología evolutiva Conservación de la Biodiversidad Genética, Herencia Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123812592
PubMed ID
Source
Genome biology and evolution
ISSN of the container
17596653
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