The paper analyzes gene and protein domain content changes across 76 arthropod genomes to understand evolutionary patterns and their association with phenotypic adaptations.

Genome biology · Jan 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics

Molecular evolutionary trends and feeding ecology diversification in the Hemiptera, anchored by the milkweed bug genome

Kristen A. Panfilio, Iris M. Vargas Jentzsch, Joshua B. Benoit, Deniz F. Erezyilmaz, Yuichiro Suzuki, Stefano Colella, Hugh M. Robertson, Monica F. Poelchau, Robert Michael Waterhouse, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Matthew T. Weirauch, Daniel Hughes, Shwetha Canchi Murali, John H. Werren, Chris G. C. Jacobs, , Stephen Richards

The paper presents the milkweed bug genome and comparative analyses to study molecular evolution and feeding ecology in Hemiptera.

Genome biology · Apr 1, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

The Glossina Genome Cluster: Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Vectors of African Trypanosomes

Geoffrey Michael Attardo, Adly M. M. Abd‐Alla, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, James E Allen, Rosemary Bateta, Joshua B. Benoit, Kostas Bourtzis, Jelle Caers, Guy Caljon, Mikkel B. Christensen, David W. Farrow, Markus Friedrich, Aurélie Hua‐Van, Emily C. Jennings, Denis M. Larkin, , Serap Aksoy

The paper presents a comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina species, identifying genetic features related to their unique biology and vectorial capacity.

bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2019 · PreprintGenomics

The genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water

David Armisén, Rajendhran Rajakumar, Markus Friedrich, Joshua B. Benoit, Hugh M. Robertson, Kristen A. Panfilio, Seung‐Joon Ahn, Monica F. Poelchau, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, HarshaVardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan, Richard A. Gibbs, Daniel Hughes, Yi Han, , Abderrahman Khila

The paper reports the sequencing and manual annotation of the Gerris buenoi genome, identifying gene expansions linked to adaptations for aquatic life.

BMC Genomics · Nov 21, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics