Draft Genome of a Blister Beetle .

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2019
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Abstract
is a widely distributed blister beetle of the Meloidae family. It has the ability to synthesize a potent defensive secretion that includes cantharidin, a toxic compound used to treat many major illnesses. However, owing to the lack of genetic studies on cantharidin biosynthesis in , the commercial use of this species is less extensive than that of other blister beetle species in China. This study reports a draft assembly and possible genes and pathways related to cantharidin biosynthesis for the blister beetle using nanopore sequencing data. The draft genome assembly size was 288.5 Mb with a 467.8 Kb N50, and a repeat content of 50.62%. An integrated gene finding pipeline performed for assembly obtained 16,500 protein coding genes. Benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs assessment showed that this gene set included 94.4% complete Insecta universal single-copy orthologs. Over 99% of these genes were assigned functional annotations in the gene ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, or Genbank non-redundant databases. Comparative genomic analysis showed that the completeness and continuity of our assembly was better than those of and blister beetle genomes. The analysis of homologous orthologous genes and inference from evolutionary history imply that the and genera are genetically close, have a similar genetic background, and have differentiated within one million years. This genome assembly provides a valuable resource for future blister beetle studies and will contribute to cantharidin biosynthesis.
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Authors Guan, De-Long;Hao, Xiao-Qian;Mi, Da;Peng, Jiong;Li, Yuan;Xie, Juan-Ying;Huang, Huateng;Xu, Sheng-Quan;
Journal Frontiers in genetics
Year 2019
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10.3389/fgene.2019.01281
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comparative genomics genome sequencing mylabris aulica blister beetle evolution cantharidin

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