Improved Aedes aegypti mosquito reference genome assembly enables biological discovery and vector control
Author:
Matthews Benjamin J.ORCID, Dudchenko OlgaORCID, Kingan SarahORCID, Koren SergeyORCID, Antoshechkin IgorORCID, Crawford Jacob E.ORCID, Glassford William J.ORCID, Herre MargaretORCID, Redmond Seth N.ORCID, Rose Noah H.ORCID, Weedall Gareth D.ORCID, Wu YangORCID, Batra Sanjit S.ORCID, Brito-Sierra Carlos A.ORCID, Buckingham Steven D.ORCID, Campbell Corey LORCID, Chan SakiORCID, Cox EricORCID, Evans Benjamin R.ORCID, Fansiri ThanyalakORCID, Filipović IgorORCID, Fontaine AlbinORCID, Gloria-Soria AndreaORCID, Hall RichardORCID, Joardar Vinita S.ORCID, Jones Andrew K.ORCID, Kay Raissa G.G.ORCID, Kodali Vamsi K.ORCID, Lee JoyceORCID, Lycett Gareth J.ORCID, Mitchell Sara N.ORCID, Muehling JillORCID, Murphy Michael R.ORCID, Omer Arina D.ORCID, Partridge Frederick A.ORCID, Peluso PaulORCID, Aiden Aviva PresserORCID, Ramasamy VidyaORCID, Rašić GordanaORCID, Roy SouravORCID, Saavedra-Rodriguez KarlaORCID, Sharan ShrutiORCID, Sharma AtashiORCID, Smith Melissa LairdORCID, Turner JoeORCID, Weakley Allison M.ORCID, Zhao ZhileiORCID, Akbari Omar S.ORCID, Black William C.ORCID, Cao HanORCID, Darby Alistair C.ORCID, Hill CatherineORCID, Johnston J. SpencerORCID, Murphy Terence D.ORCID, Raikhel Alexander S.ORCID, Sattelle David B.ORCID, Sharakhov Igor V.ORCID, White Bradley J.ORCID, Zhao LiORCID, Aiden Erez LiebermanORCID, Mann Richard S.ORCID, Lambrechts LouisORCID, Powell Jeffrey R.ORCID, Sharakhova Maria V.ORCID, Tu ZhijianORCID, Robertson Hugh M.ORCID, McBride Carolyn S.ORCID, Hastie Alex R.ORCID, Korlach JonasORCID, Neafsey Daniel E.ORCID, Phllippy Adam M.ORCID, Vosshall Leslie B.ORCID
Abstract
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infect hundreds of millions of people each year with dangerous viral pathogens including dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya. Progress in understanding the biology of this insect, and developing tools to fight it, has been slowed by the lack of a high-quality genome assembly. Here we combine diverse genome technologies to produce AaegL5, a dramatically improved and annotated assembly, and demonstrate how it accelerates mosquito science and control. We anchored the physical and cytogenetic maps, resolved the size and composition of the elusive sex-determining “M locus”, significantly increased the known members of the glutathione-S-transferase genes important for insecticide resistance, and doubled the number of chemosensory ionotropic receptors that guide mosquitoes to human hosts and egg-laying sites. Using high-resolution QTL and population genomic analyses, we mapped new candidates for dengue vector competence and insecticide resistance. We predict that AaegL5 will catalyse new biological insights and intervention strategies to fight this deadly arboviral vector.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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