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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Singh, Kumar Saurabh
• Cordeiro, Erick M. G.
• Troczka, Bartlomiej J.
• Pym, Adam
• Mackisack, Joanna
• Mathers, Thomas C.
• Duarte, Ana
• Legeai, Fabrice
• Robin, Stéphanie
• Bielza, Pablo
• Burrack, Hannah J.
• Charaabi, Kamel
• Denholm, Ian
• Figueroa, Christian C.
• ffrench-Constant, Richard H.
• Jander, Georg
• Margaritopoulos, John T.
• Mazzoni, Emanuele
• Nauen, Ralf
• Ramírez, Claudio C.
• Ren, Guangwei
• Stepanyan, Ilona
• Umina, Paul A.
• Voronova, Nina V.
• Vontas, John
• Williamson, Martin S.
• Wilson, Alex C. C.
• Xi-Wu, Gao
• Youn, Young-Nam
• Zimmer, Christoph T.
• Simon, Jean-Christophe
• Hayward, Alex
• Bass, Chris

Titel

Global patterns in genomic diversity underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance in the aphid crop pest Myzuspersicae

Ist Teil von

• Communications biology, 2021-07, Vol.4 (1)

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aphid Myzus persicae is a destructive agricultural pest that displays an exceptional ability to develop resistance to both natural and synthetic insecticides. To investigate the evolution of resistance in this species we generated a chromosome-scale genome assembly and living panel of >110 fully sequenced globally sampled clonal lines. Our analyses reveal a remarkable diversity of resistance mutations segregating in global populations of M. persicae . We show that the emergence and spread of these mechanisms is influenced by host–plant associations, uncovering the widespread co‐option of a host-plant adaptation that also offers resistance against synthetic insecticides. We identify both the repeated evolution of independent resistance mutations at the same locus, and multiple instances of the evolution of novel resistance mechanisms against key insecticides. Our findings provide fundamental insights into the genomic responses of global insect populations to strong selective forces, and hold practical relevance for the control of pests and parasites. Singh, Bass and colleagues generate new genomic resources for the aphid crop pest, Myzus persicae , comprising a chromosome-scale genome assembly and resequenced genomes of >100 globally sampled clonal lines. Using this dataset, they uncover both mechanisms underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance and ecological factors that influence its emergence and spread.