Recent advances in crustacean genomics and their potential application in aquaculture

J Yuan, Y Yu, X Zhang, S Li, J Xiang… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic resources are increasingly being used to improve the production efficiency and
profitability of aquaculture. Crustaceans are a large group of invertebrates that …

Chitin synthesis and degradation in crustaceans: A genomic view and application

X Zhang, J Yuan, F Li, J Xiang - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitin is among the most important components of the crustacean cuticular exoskeleton and
intestinal peritrophic matrix. With the progress of genomics and sequencing technology, a …

The enormous repetitive Antarctic krill genome reveals environmental adaptations and population insights

C Shao, S Sun, K Liu, J Wang, S Li, Q Liu, BE Deagle… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is Earth's most abundant wild animal, and its enormous
biomass is vital to the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Here, we report a 48.01-Gb chromosome …

Apollo: democratizing genome annotation

NA Dunn, DR Unni, C Diesh… - PLoS computational …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Genome annotation is the process of identifying the location and function of a genome's
encoded features. Improving the biological accuracy of annotation is a complex and iterative …

Gene content evolution in the arthropods

GWC Thomas, E Dohmen, DST Hughes, SC Murali… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Arthropods comprise the largest and most diverse phylum on Earth and play
vital roles in nearly every ecosystem. Their diversity stems in part from variations on a …

Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests

D Rotenberg, AA Baumann, S Ben-Mahmoud… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a globally
invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber, and ornamental crops. The …

Impacts of sex ratio meiotic drive on genome structure and function in a stalk-eyed fly

JA Reinhardt, RH Baker, AV Zimin… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Stalk-eyed flies in the genus Teleopsis carry selfish genetic elements that induce sex ratio
(SR) meiotic drive and impact the fitness of male and female carriers. Here, we assemble …

A chromosome‐level assembly of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) genome facilitates the identification of growth‐associated genes

T Uengwetwanit, W Pootakham… - Molecular ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To salvage marine ecosystems from fishery overexploitation, sustainable and efficient
aquaculture must be emphasized. The knowledge obtained from available genome …

Speed it up: How temperature drives toxicokinetics of organic contaminants in freshwater amphipods

J Raths, V Švara, B Lauper, Q Fu… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The acceleration of global climate change draws increasing attention towards interactive
effects of temperature and organic contaminants. Many studies reported a higher sensitivity …

Recognizing salinity threats in the climate crisis

CE Lee, K Downey, RS Colby, CA Freire… - Integrative and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is causing habitat salinity to transform at unprecedented rates across the
globe. While much of the research on climate change has focused on rapid shifts in …