@article{34694a19ab194b418fc2e8f0e1b60b0c,
title = "Functional and evolutionary insights from the genomes of three parasitoid Nasonia species",
abstract = "We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. tongicomis. Parasitoids are important regulators of arthropod populations, including major agricultural pests and disease vectors, and Nasonia is an emerging genetic model, particularly for evolutionary and developmental genetics. Key findings include the identification of a functional DNA methylation tool kit; hymenopteran-spedfic genes including diverse venoms; lateral gene transfers among Pox viruses, Wolbachia, and Nasonia; and the rapid evolution of genes involved in nuclearmitochondrial interactions that are implicated in spedation. Newly developed genome resources advance Nasonia for genetic research, accelerate mapping and cloning of quantitative trait loci, and will ultimately provide tools and knowledge for further increasing the utility of parasitoids as pest insect-control agents.",
keywords = "Animals, Arthropods, Biological Evolution, DNA Methylation, DNA Transposable Elements, Female, Gene Transfer, Horizontal, Genes, Insect, Genetic Speciation, Genetic Variation, Genome, Insect, Host-Parasite Interactions, Insect Proteins, Insect Viruses, Insects, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Quantitative Trait Loci, Recombination, Genetic, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Wasp Venoms, Wasps, Wolbachia",
author = "Werren, {John H} and Stephen Richards and Desjardins, {Christopher A} and Oliver Niehuis and J{\"u}rgen Gadau and Colbourne, {John K} and Werren, {John H} and Stephen Richards and Desjardins, {Christopher A} and Oliver Niehuis and J{\"u}rgen Gadau and Colbourne, {John K} and Beukeboom, {Leo W} and Claude Desplan and Elsik, {Christine G} and Grimmelikhuijzen, {Cornelis J P} and Paul Kitts and Lynch, {Jeremy A} and Terence Murphy and Oliveira, {Deodoro C S G} and Smith, {Christopher D} and {van de Zande}, Louis and Worley, {Kim C} and Zdobnov, {Evgeny M} and Maarten Aerts and Stefan Albert and Anaya, {Victor H} and Anzola, {Juan M} and Barchuk, {Angel R} and Behura, {Susanta K} and Bera, {Agata N} and Berenbaum, {May R} and Bertossa, {Rinaldo C} and Bitondi, {M{\'a}rcia M G} and Bordenstein, {Seth R} and Peer Bork and Erich Bornberg-Bauer and Marleen Brunain and Giuseppe Cazzamali and Lesley Chaboub and Joseph Chacko and Dean Chavez and Childers, {Christopher P} and Jeong-Hyeon Choi and Clark, {Michael E} and Charles Claudianos and Frank Hauser and Martina Schneider and Elisabeth Stafflinger and Michael Williamson and {Nasonia Genome Working Group}",
year = "2010",
month = jan,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1126/science.1178028",
language = "English",
volume = "327",
pages = "343--8",
journal = "Science",
issn = "0036-8075",
publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",
number = "5963",
}