Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing

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dc.contributor.author Park, D.
dc.contributor.author Jung, J. W.
dc.contributor.author Choi, B. S.
dc.contributor.author Jayakodi, M.
dc.contributor.author Lee, J.
dc.contributor.author Lim, J.
dc.contributor.author Yu, Y.
dc.contributor.author Choi, Y. S.
dc.contributor.author Lee, M. L.
dc.contributor.author Park, Yoonseong
dc.contributor.author Choi, I. Y.
dc.contributor.author Yang, T. J.
dc.contributor.author Edwards, O. R.
dc.contributor.author Nah, G.
dc.contributor.author Kwon, H. W.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-04T22:45:59Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-04T22:45:59Z
dc.date.issued 2015-01-02
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32302
dc.description Citation: Park, D., Jung, J. W., Choi, B. S., Jayakodi, M., Lee, J., Lim, J., . . . Kwon, H. W. (2015). Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing. Bmc Genomics, 16, 16. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-16-1
dc.description Background: The honey bee is an important model system for increasing understanding of molecular and neural mechanisms underlying social behaviors relevant to the agricultural industry and basic science. The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, has served as a model species, and its genome sequence has been published. In contrast, the genome of the Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, has not yet been sequenced. A. cerana has been raised in Asian countries for thousands of years and has brought considerable economic benefits to the apicultural industry. A cerana has divergent biological traits compared to A. mellifera and it has played a key role in maintaining biodiversity in eastern and southern Asia. Here we report the first whole genome sequence of A. cerana. Results: Using de novo assembly methods, we produced a 238 Mbp draft of the A. cerana genome and generated 10,651 genes. A. cerana-specific genes were analyzed to better understand the novel characteristics of this honey bee species. Seventy-two percent of the A. cerana-specific genes had more than one GO term, and 1,696 enzymes were categorized into 125 pathways. Genes involved in chemoreception and immunity were carefully identified and compared to those from other sequenced insect models. These included 10 gustatory receptors, 119 odorant receptors, 10 ionotropic receptors, and 160 immune-related genes. Conclusions: This first report of the whole genome sequence of A. cerana provides resources for comparative sociogenomics, especially in the field of social insect communication. These important tools will contribute to a better understanding of the complex behaviors and natural biology of the Asian honey bee and to anticipate its future evolutionary trajectory.
dc.description Citation: Park et al.: Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing. BMC Genomics 2015 16:1.
dc.relation.uri https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-16-1
dc.rights Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject Apis Cerana
dc.subject Asian Honey Bee
dc.subject Genome
dc.subject Social Insect
dc.subject Chemosensory
dc.subject Receptors
dc.title Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing
dc.type Text
dc.date.published 2015
dc.citation.doi 10.1186/1471-2164-16-1
dc.citation.issn 1471-2164
dc.citation.issue 1
dc.citation.jtitle Bmc Genomics
dc.citation.spage 16
dc.citation.volume 16
dc.citation Park et al.: Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing. BMC Genomics 2015 16:1.
dc.contributor.authoreid ypark
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