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Title: Draft genome of the most devastating insect pest of coffee worldwide: the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei

Journal Article · · Scientific Reports
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep12525· OSTI ID:1256057
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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD (United States). Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
  2. New York Univ. School of Medicine, New York, NY (United States)
  3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal-Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Tapachula, Chiapas (Mexico)
  6. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL (United States). Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, is the most economically important insect pest of coffee worldwide. We present an analysis of the draft genome of the coffee berry borer, the third genome for a Coleopteran species. The genome size is ca. 163 Mb with 19,222 predicted protein-coding genes. Analysis was focused on genes involved in primary digestion as well as gene families involved in detoxification of plant defense molecules and insecticides, such as carboxylesterases, cytochrome P450, gluthathione S-transferases, ATP-binding cassette transporters, and a gene that confers resistance to the insecticide dieldrin. A broad range of enzymes capable of degrading complex polysaccharides were identified. We also evaluated the pathogen defense system and found homologs to antimicrobial genes reported in the Drosophila genome. Ten cases of horizontal gene transfer were identified with evidence for expression, integration into the H. hampei genome, and phylogenetic evidence that the sequences are more closely related to bacterial rather than eukaryotic genes. We find the draft genome analysis broadly expands our knowledge on the biology of a devastating tropical insect pest and suggests new pest management strategies.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-05CH1121231
OSTI ID:
1256057
Journal Information:
Scientific Reports, Vol. 5; ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 53 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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