title: De novo transcriptome sequencing in Frankliniella occidentalis to identify genes involved in plant virus transmission and insecticide resistance.
abstract: The western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis, a world-wide invasive insect, causes agricultural damage by directly feeding and by indirectly vectoring Tospoviruses, such as Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). We characterized the transcriptome of WFT and analyzed global gene expression of WFT response to TSWV infection using Illumina sequencing platform. We compiled 59,932 unigenes, and identified 36,339 unigenes by similarity analysis against public databases, most of which were annotated using gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis. Within these annotated transcripts, we collected 278 sequences related to insecticide resistance. GO and KEGG analysis of different expression genes between TSWV-infected and non-infected WFT population revealed that TSWV can regulate cellular process and immune response, which might lead to low virus titers in thrips cells and no detrimental effects on F. occidentalis. This data-set not only enriches genomic resource for WFT, but also benefits research into its molecular genetics and functional genomics.
authors: State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors: Zhijun
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: Pengjun
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: Weidi
authors: W
authors: Li
authors: Jinming
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Huang
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Yang
authors: Yawei
authors: Y
authors: Bei
authors: Yaobin
authors: Y
authors: Lu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D017344:Genes, Insect; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058865:Introduced Species; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000235:genetics; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000235:genetics; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D017865:Tospovirus / Q000502:physiology; D059467:Transcriptome
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D007306:Insecticides; D021122:Protein Subunits; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic