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    The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization


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    Sadd, Ben M., Barribeau, Seth M., Bloch, Guy, de Graaf, Dirk C., Dearden, Peter, Elsik, Christine G., Gadau, Jürgen, Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J.P., Hasselmann, Martin, Lozier, Jeffrey D., Robertson, Hugh M., Smagghe, Guy, Stolle, Eckart, Van Vaerenbergh, Matthias, Waterhouse, Robert M., Bornberg-Bauer, Erich, Klasberg, Steffen, Bennett, Anna K., Câmara, Francisco, Guigó, Roderic, Hoff, Katharina, Mariotti, Marco, Munoz-Torres, Monica, Murphy, Terence, Santesmasses, Didac, Amdam, Gro V., Beckers, Matthew, Beye, Martin, Biewer, Matthias, Bitondi, Márcia M.G., Blaxter, Mark L., Bourke, Andrew F.G., Brown, Mark J.F., Buechel, Severine D., Cameron, Rossanah, Cappelle, Kaat, Carolan, James C., Christiaens, Olivier, Ciborowski, Kate L., Clarke, David F., Colgan, Thomas J., Collins, David H., Cridge, Andrew G., Dalmay, Tamas, Dreier, Stephanie, du Plessis, Louis, Duncan, Elizabeth, Erler, Silvio, Evans, Jay, Falcon, Tiago, Flores, Kevin, Freites, Flávia C.P., Fuchikawa, Taro, Gempe, Tanja, Hartfelder, Klaus, Hauser, Frank, Helbing, Sophie, Humann, Fernanda C., Irvine, Frano, Jermiin, Lars S., Johnson, Claire E., Johnson, Reed M., Jones, Andrew K., Kadowaki, Tatsuhiko, Kidner, Jonathan H., Koch, Vasco, Köhler, Arian, Kraus, F. Bernhard, Lattorff, H. Michael, Leask, Megan, Lockett, Gabrielle A., Mallon, Eamonn B., Marco Antonio, David S., Marxer, Monica, Meeus, Ivan, Moritz, Robin F.A., Nair, Ajay, Näpflin, Kathrin, Nissen, Inga, Niu, Jinzhi, Nunes, Francis M.F., Oakeshott, John G., Osborne, Amy, Otte, Marianne, Pinheiro, Daniel, Rossié, Nina, Rueppell, Olav, Santos, Carolina G., Schmid-Hempel, Regula, Schmitt, Björn D., Scheulte, Christina, Simões, Zilá L.P., Soares, Michelle P.M., Swevers, Luc, Winnebeck, Eva C., Wolschin, Florian, Yu, Na, Zdobnov, Evgeny M., Aqrawi, Peshtewani K., Blankenburg, Kerstin P., Coyle, Marcus, Francisco, Liezl, Hernandez, Alvaro G., Holder, Michael, Hudson, Matthew E., Jackson, LaRonda, Jayaseelan, Joy, Joshi, Vandita, Kovar, Christie, Lee, Sandra L., Mata, Robert, Mathew, Tittu, Newsham, Irene F., Ngo, Robert, Okwuonu, Geoffrey, Pham, Christopher, Pu, Ling-Ling, Saada, Nehad, Santibanez, Jireh, Simmons, DeNard, Thornton, Rebecca, Venkat, Aarti, Walden, Kimberley K.O., Wu, Yuan-Qing, Debyser, Griet, Devreese, Bart, Asher, Claire, Blommaert, Julie, Chipman, Ariel D., Chittka, Lars, Fouks, Bertrand, Liu, Jisheng, O'Neill, Meaghan P., Sumner, Seirian, Puiu, Daniela, Qu, Jiaxin, Salzberg, Steven L., Scherer, Steven E., Muzny, Donna M., Richards, Stephen, Robinson, Gene E., Gibbs, Richard A., Schmid-Hempel, Paul and Worley, Kim C. (2015) The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization. Genome Biology, 16 (76). pp. 1-31. ISSN 1465-6906

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    Abstract

    Background: The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of highly eusocial insect societies. Bumblebees are also invaluable natural and agricultural pollinators, and there is widespread concern over recent population declines in some species. High-quality genomic data will inform key aspects of bumblebee biology, including susceptibility to implicated population viability threats. Results: We report the high quality draft genome sequences of Bombus terrestris and Bombus impatiens, two ecologically dominant bumblebees and widely utilized study species. Comparing these new genomes to those of the highly eusocial honeybee Apis mellifera and other Hymenoptera, we identify deeply conserved similarities, as well as novelties key to the biology of these organisms. Some honeybee genome features thought to underpin advanced eusociality are also present in bumblebees, indicating an earlier evolution in the bee lineage. Xenobiotic detoxification and immune genes are similarly depauperate in bumblebees and honeybees, and multiple categories of genes linked to social organization, including development and behavior, show high conservation. Key differences identified include a bias in bumblebee chemoreception towards gustation from olfaction, and striking differences in microRNAs, potentially responsible for gene regulation underlying social and other traits. Conclusions: These two bumblebee genomes provide a foundation for post-genomic research on these key pollinators and insect societies. Overall, gene repertoires suggest that the route to advanced eusociality in bees was mediated by many small changes in many genes and processes, and not by notable expansion or depauperation.
    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: © 2015 Sadd et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
    Keywords: genomes; bumblebee; species; solitary behavior; social behavior; primitive eusocial organization; Apis mellifera; Bombus terrestris; Bombus impatiens;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
    Item ID: 7168
    Identification Number: 10.1186/s13059-015-0623-3
    Depositing User: James Carolan
    Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2016 15:31
    Journal or Publication Title: Genome Biology
    Publisher: BioMed Central
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/7168
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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