Title |
A burst of ABC genes in the genome of the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-14-317 |
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Authors |
Wannes Dermauw, Edward John Osborne, Richard M Clark, Miodrag Grbić, Luc Tirry, Thomas Van Leeuwen |
Abstract |
The ABC (ATP-binding cassette) gene superfamily is widespread across all living species. The majority of ABC genes encode ABC transporters, which are membrane-spanning proteins capable of transferring substrates across biological membranes by hydrolyzing ATP. Although ABC transporters have often been associated with resistance to drugs and toxic compounds, within the Arthropoda ABC gene families have only been characterized in detail in several insects and a crustacean. In this study, we report a genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the ABC gene superfamily in the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, a chelicerate ~ 450 million years diverged from other Arthropod lineages. T. urticae is a major agricultural pest, and is among of the most polyphagous arthropod herbivores known. The species resists a staggering array of toxic plant secondary metabolites, and has developed resistance to all major classes of pesticides in use for its control. |
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