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Journal Article
The genomic and functional landscapes of developmental plasticity in the American cockroach
2018
Overview
Many cockroach species have adapted to urban environments, and some have been serious pests of public health in the tropics and subtropics. Here, we present the 3.38-Gb genome and a consensus gene set of the American cockroach,
Periplaneta americana
. We report insights from both genomic and functional investigations into the underlying basis of its adaptation to urban environments and developmental plasticity. In comparison with other insects, expansions of gene families in
P. americana
exist for most core gene families likely associated with environmental adaptation, such as chemoreception and detoxification. Multiple pathways regulating metamorphic development are well conserved, and RNAi experiments inform on key roles of 20-hydroxyecdysone, juvenile hormone, insulin, and decapentaplegic signals in regulating plasticity. Our analyses reveal a high level of sequence identity in genes between the American cockroach and two termite species, advancing it as a valuable model to study the evolutionary relationships between cockroaches and termites.
The American cockroach (
Periplaneta americana
) is an hemimetabolous insect with rapid growth, high fecundity, and remarkable tissue-regeneration capability. Here Li et al sequence its 3.38-Gb genome and perform the functional studies, yielding insights into its environmental adaptation and developmental plasticity.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
Subject
/ 45/23
/ Adaptation, Biological - physiology
/ Animals
/ Female
/ Genome
/ Genomes
/ Genomics
/ Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Insect Proteins - physiology
/ Insects
/ Insulin
/ Juvenile Hormones - physiology
/ Male
/ Metamorphosis, Biological - physiology
/ Pests
/ Science
