(Below N is a link to NCBI taxonomic web page and E link to ESTHER at designed phylum.) > cellular organisms: NE > Eukaryota: NE > Opisthokonta: NE > Metazoa: NE > Eumetazoa: NE > Bilateria: NE > Protostomia: NE > Ecdysozoa: NE > Panarthropoda: NE > Arthropoda: NE > Mandibulata: NE > Pancrustacea: NE > Hexapoda: NE > Insecta: NE > Dicondylia: NE > Pterygota: NE > Neoptera: NE > Paraneoptera: NE > Hemiptera: NE > Prosorrhyncha: NE > Heteroptera: NE > Euheteroptera: NE > Neoheteroptera: NE > Panheteroptera: NE > Cimicomorpha: NE > Cimicoidea: NE > Miridae: NE > Mirinae: NE > Mirini: NE > Lygus: NE > Lygus hesperus: NE
LegendThis sequence has been compared to family alignement (MSA) red => minority aminoacid blue => majority aminoacid color intensity => conservation rate title => sequence position(MSA position)aminoacid rate Catalytic site Catalytic site in the MSA MWVLTYAAIGTLFTASVAQQPVVTTTLGTLKGLTLETISGRPFHGFQGVP YAKPPVGKHRFKQSIPGDRWTGIYNATRPSEMCIQKVTSFLLPNSPLDVF GSEDCLYLNIFTPKLPSEGADGKLLDVIVYIHGGGFRAAAGNVWGPSILL DRDVVLVTFNYRLGMMGFLSFGDSVMPGNNGLKDQTLALQWVKNHIADFG GDPNKVTIAGMSAGGASVHYHMLSPLSKGLFQKAIANSGSALNPWAMNRN ARKTGLAFAQAIGCPTNDTTVTLKCLRERPAGHLLNSADSIESELSIKFV PVVEPVGPKAFIDEDPVDLIKSKAGSDVPALFSYCDDEGSEFALPSLADE KKESEIENNWNELLLNKLLFGESDKTNEVSQTIRKHFLDNKKVNENLQGY SKMFGERYFIDGIQKAAILHAEHQSSPVYSYRFSFRTPKGFNALELVYAR LQYEGGSSHGNDNSFLFNAMYLKPIQEFPELLPMTKYMTDVWMKFIEQTG QSDWLTVKSALPKFTYLDIWNSDPSKNTFKSEEPVGLFWDSLNLHRHNST PISYH
BACKGROUND: The plant bug Lygus hesperus Knight is a polyphagous pest of many economically important crops. Despite its pest status, little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for much of the biology of this species. Earlier Lygus transcriptome assemblies were limited by low read depth, or because they focused on specific conditions. To generate a more comprehensive transcriptome, we supplemented previous datasets with new reads corresponding to specific tissues (heads, antennae, and male reproductive tissues). This transcriptome augments current Lygus molecular resources and provides the foundational knowledge critical for future comparative studies. FINDINGS: An expanded, Trinity-based de novo transcriptome assembly for L. hesperus was generated using previously published whole body Illumina data, supplemented with 293 million bp of new raw sequencing data corresponding to five tissue-specific cDNA libraries and 11 Illumina sequencing runs. The updated transcriptome consists of 22,022 transcripts (average length of 2075 nt), 62 % of which contain complete open reading frames. Significant coverage of the BUSCO (benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs) dataset and robust metrics indicate that the transcriptome is a quality assembly with a high degree of completeness. Initial assessment of the new assembly's utility revealed that the length and abundance of transcripts predicted to regulate insect physiology and chemosensation have improved, compared with previous L. hesperus assemblies. CONCLUSIONS: This transcriptome represents a significant expansion of Lygus transcriptome data, and improves foundational knowledge about the molecular mechanisms underlying L. hesperus biology. The dataset is publically available in NCBI and GigaDB as a resource for researchers.
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are a large superfamily of proteins that mediate diverse physiological functions by coupling ATP hydrolysis with substrate transport across lipid membranes. In insects, these proteins play roles in metabolism, development, eye pigmentation, and xenobiotic clearance. While ABC transporters have been extensively studied in vertebrates, less is known concerning this superfamily in insects, particularly hemipteran pests. We used RNA-Seq transcriptome sequencing to identify 65 putative ABC transporter sequences (including 36 full-length sequences) from the eight ABC subfamilies in the western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus), a polyphagous agricultural pest. Phylogenetic analyses revealed clear orthologous relationships with ABC transporters linked to insecticide/xenobiotic clearance and indicated lineage specific expansion of the L. hesperus ABCG and ABCH subfamilies. The transcriptional profile of 13 LhABCs representative of the ABCA, ABCB, ABCC, ABCG, and ABCH subfamilies was examined across L. hesperus development and within sex-specific adult tissues. All of the transcripts were amplified from both reproductively immature and mature adults and all but LhABCA8 were expressed to some degree in eggs. Expression of LhABCA8 was spatially localized to the testis and temporally timed with male reproductive development, suggesting a potential role in sexual maturation and/or spermatozoa protection. Elevated expression of LhABCC5 in Malpighian tubules suggests a possible role in xenobiotic clearance. Our results provide the first transcriptome-wide analysis of ABC transporters in an agriculturally important hemipteran pest and, because ABC transporters are known to be important mediators of insecticidal resistance, will provide the basis for future biochemical and toxicological studies on the role of this protein family in insecticide resistance in Lygus species.
