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ArticlePloS one2015

Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes from Secondary Reproductives of Three Reticulitermes Termite Species.

Franck Dedeine, Lucy A Weinert, Diane Bigot, Thibaut Josse, Marion Ballenghien, Vincent Cahais, Nicolas Galtier, Philippe Gayral

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Franck DedeineInstitut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS-Université François Rabelais, 37200, Tours, France.
Lucy A WeinertInstitut des Sciences de l'Evolution, UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier-CNRS-IRD-EPHE, Montpellier, France.
Diane BigotInstitut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS-Université François Rabelais, 37200, Tours, France.
Thibaut JosseInstitut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS-Université François Rabelais, 37200, Tours, France.
Marion BallenghienInstitut des Sciences de l'Evolution, UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier-CNRS-IRD-EPHE, Montpellier, France.
Vincent CahaisInstitut des Sciences de l'Evolution, UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier-CNRS-IRD-EPHE, Montpellier, France.
Nicolas GaltierInstitut des Sciences de l'Evolution, UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier-CNRS-IRD-EPHE, Montpellier, France.
Philippe GayralInstitut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS-Université François Rabelais, 37200, Tours, France.
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Termites are eusocial insects related to cockroaches that feed on lignocellulose. These insects are key species in ecosystems since they recycle a large amount of nutrients but also are pests, exerting major economic impacts. Knowledge on the molecular pathways underlying reproduction, caste differentiation or lignocellulose digestion would largely benefit from additional transcriptomic data. This study focused on transcriptomes of secondary reproductive females (nymphoid neotenics). Thirteen transcriptomes were used: 10 of Reticulitermes flavipes and R. grassei sequenced from a previous study, and two transcriptomes of R. lucifugus sequenced for the present study. After transcriptome assembly and read mapping, we examined interspecific variations of genes expressed by termites or gut microorganisms. A total of 18,323 orthologous gene clusters were detected. Functional annotation and taxonomic assignment were performed on a total of 41,287 predicted contigs in the three termite species. Between the termite species studied, functional categories of genes were comparable. Gene ontology (GO) terms analysis allowed the discovery of 9 cellulases and a total of 79 contigs potentially involved in 11 enzymatic activities used in wood metabolism. Altogether, results of this study illustrate the strong potential for the use of comparative interspecific transcriptomes, representing a complete resource for future studies including differentially expressed genes between castes or SNP analysis for population genetics.

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TranscriptomeAnimalsComputational BiologyFemaleGenetics, PopulationInsect ProteinsIsopteraReproductionInsect Proteins

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PMID26698123
PMCPMC4689415
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