The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Honey bees are not only important for honey production but also as pollinators of wild and cultivated plants. The Eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) is more resistant to several pathogens than the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), and the genomes of two strains of the nominotypical subspecies, A. ceran...
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| author | Kakeru YOKOI Hironobu UCHIYAMA Takeshi WAKAMIYA Mikio YOSHIYAMA Jun-Ichi TAKAHASHI Tetsuro NOMURA Tsutomu FURUKAWA Shunsuke YAJIMA Kiyoshi KIMURA |
| author_facet | Kakeru YOKOI Hironobu UCHIYAMA Takeshi WAKAMIYA Mikio YOSHIYAMA Jun-Ichi TAKAHASHI Tetsuro NOMURA Tsutomu FURUKAWA Shunsuke YAJIMA Kiyoshi KIMURA |
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| description | Honey bees are not only important for honey production but also as pollinators of wild and cultivated plants. The Eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) is more resistant to several pathogens than the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), and the genomes of two strains of the nominotypical subspecies, A. cerana cerana, northern (Korea) and southern (China) strains, have been sequenced. Apis cerana japonica, another subspecies of A. cerana, shows many specific features (e.g. mildness, low honey production and frequently absconds) and it is important to study the molecular biological and genetic aspects of these features. To accelerate the genetic research on A. cerana japonica, we sequenced the genome of this subspecies. The draft genome sequence of A. cerana japonica presented here is of high quality in terms of basic genome status (e.g. N50 is 180 kbp, total length is 211 Mbp, and largest contig length is 1.31 Mbp) and BUSCO results. The gene set of A. cerana japonica was predicted using AUGUSTUS software and the set of genes was annotated using Blastp and InterProScan, and GO terms were added to each gene. The number of genes is higher than in A. mellifera and in the two strains of A. cerana cerana sequenced previously. A small number of transposable elements and repetitive regions were found in A. cerana japonica, which are also in the genomes of A. mellifera and the northern and southern strains of A. cerana cerana. Apis cerana is resistant to several pathogens that seriously damage A. mellifera. We searched for 41 orthologs related to the IMD and Toll pathways, which have key roles in the immune reaction to invading pathogens. Some orthologs were not identified in the genome of the northern strain of A. cerana cerana. This indicates that the Toll and IMD pathways function in the same way as in A. mellifera and Drosophila melanogaster. Use of the draft genome sequence of A. cerana japonica provided herein and those of the other Apis (sub)species may help to accelerate comparative research on the genome of honey bees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53dd232e5d39480f9f337aba352fb9432022-12-21T22:52:06ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292018-11-01115165065710.14411/eje.2018.064eje-201801-0064The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)Kakeru YOKOI0Hironobu UCHIYAMA1Takeshi WAKAMIYA2Mikio YOSHIYAMA3Jun-Ichi TAKAHASHI4Tetsuro NOMURA5Tsutomu FURUKAWA6Shunsuke YAJIMA7Kiyoshi KIMURA8Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan; e-mail: yokoi123@affrc.go.jpNODAI Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan; e-mails: hu202456@nodai.ac.jp, yshun@nodai.ac.jpDepartment of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8555 Japan; e-mail: jit@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp, nomurat@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jpHoneybee Research Group, Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan; e-mail: yoshiyam@affrc.go.jpDepartment of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8555 Japan; e-mail: jit@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp, nomurat@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jpDepartment of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8555 Japan; e-mail: jit@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp, nomurat@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jpDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, JapanNODAI Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan; e-mails: hu202456@nodai.ac.jp, yshun@nodai.ac.jpHoneybee Research Group, Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan; e-mail: yoshiyam@affrc.go.jpHoney bees are not only important for honey production but also as pollinators of wild and cultivated plants. The Eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) is more resistant to several pathogens than the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), and the genomes of two strains of the nominotypical subspecies, A. cerana cerana, northern (Korea) and southern (China) strains, have been sequenced. Apis cerana japonica, another subspecies of A. cerana, shows many specific features (e.g. mildness, low honey production and frequently absconds) and it is important to study the molecular biological and genetic aspects of these features. To accelerate the genetic research on A. cerana japonica, we sequenced the genome of this subspecies. The draft genome sequence of A. cerana japonica presented here is of high quality in terms of basic genome status (e.g. N50 is 180 kbp, total length is 211 Mbp, and largest contig length is 1.31 Mbp) and BUSCO results. The gene set of A. cerana japonica was predicted using AUGUSTUS software and the set of genes was annotated using Blastp and InterProScan, and GO terms were added to each gene. The number of genes is higher than in A. mellifera and in the two strains of A. cerana cerana sequenced previously. A small number of transposable elements and repetitive regions were found in A. cerana japonica, which are also in the genomes of A. mellifera and the northern and southern strains of A. cerana cerana. Apis cerana is resistant to several pathogens that seriously damage A. mellifera. We searched for 41 orthologs related to the IMD and Toll pathways, which have key roles in the immune reaction to invading pathogens. Some orthologs were not identified in the genome of the northern strain of A. cerana cerana. This indicates that the Toll and IMD pathways function in the same way as in A. mellifera and Drosophila melanogaster. Use of the draft genome sequence of A. cerana japonica provided herein and those of the other Apis (sub)species may help to accelerate comparative research on the genome of honey bees.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0064_The_draft_genome_sequence_of_the_Japanese_honey_bee_Apis_cerana_japonica_Hymenoptera_Apidae.phphymenopteraapidaeapis cerana japonicagenome sequencetransposable elementsinnate immune genes |
| spellingShingle | Kakeru YOKOI Hironobu UCHIYAMA Takeshi WAKAMIYA Mikio YOSHIYAMA Jun-Ichi TAKAHASHI Tetsuro NOMURA Tsutomu FURUKAWA Shunsuke YAJIMA Kiyoshi KIMURA The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) European Journal of Entomology hymenoptera apidae apis cerana japonica genome sequence transposable elements innate immune genes |
| title | The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
| title_full | The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
| title_fullStr | The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
| title_short | The draft genome sequence of the Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
| title_sort | draft genome sequence of the japanese honey bee apis cerana japonica hymenoptera apidae |
| topic | hymenoptera apidae apis cerana japonica genome sequence transposable elements innate immune genes |
| url | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0064_The_draft_genome_sequence_of_the_Japanese_honey_bee_Apis_cerana_japonica_Hymenoptera_Apidae.php |
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