A chromosome‐level genome assembly of the parasitoid wasp Pteromalus puparum

Conflicting signal in transcriptomic markers leads to a poorly resolved backbone phylogeny of chalcidoid wasps

(2020) Junxia Zhang et al.   SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Genome elimination mediated by gene expression from a selfish chromosome

(2020) Elena Dalla Benetta et al.   Science Advances

The origins and evolution of chromosomes, dosage compensation, and mechanisms underlying venom regulation in snakes

(2019) Drew R. Schield et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds

(2019) Andreas Wallberg et al.   BMC GENOMICS

A digestive tract expressing α‐amylase influences the adult lifespan of Pteromalus puparum revealed through RNAi and rescue analyses

(2019) Beibei Wang et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

A chromosome‐level genome assembly reveals the genetic basis of cold tolerance in a notorious rice insect pest Chilo suppressalis

(2019) Weihua Ma et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cydia pomonella provides insights into chemical ecology and insecticide resistance

(2019) Fanghao Wan et al.   Nature Communications

Rapid and Differential Evolution of the Venom Composition of a Parasitoid Wasp Depending on the Host Strain

(2019) Cavigliasso et al.   Toxins

OUP accepted manuscript

(2018)   BIOINFORMATICS

The genomic features of parasitism, Polyembryony and immune evasion in the endoparasitic wasp Macrocentrus cingulum

(2018) Chuanlin Yin et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genetic Basis of Body Color and Spotting Pattern in Redheaded Pine Sawfly Larvae (Neodiprion lecontei)

(2018) Catherine R. Linnen et al.   GENETICS

Transcriptome sequence-based phylogeny of chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) reveals a history of rapid radiations, convergence, and evolutionary success

(2018) Ralph S. Peters et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Symbiotic polydnavirus of a parasite manipulates caterpillar and plant immunity

(2018) Ching-Wen Tan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Parasitic insect-derived miRNAs modulate host development

(2018) Zhi-zhi Wang et al.   Nature Communications

OUP accepted manuscript

(2018)   Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation

Genetic Basis of Body Color and Spotting Pattern in Redheaded Pine Sawfly Larvae (Neodiprion lecontei)

(2018) Catherine R. Linnen et al.   GENETICS

Genomes of the Hymenoptera

(2018) Michael G Branstetter et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

The genomic architecture and molecular evolution of ant odorant receptors

(2018) Sean Keane McKenzie et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

CYP6AE gene cluster knockout in Helicoverpa armigera reveals role in detoxification of phytochemicals and insecticides

(2018) Huidong Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

(2018) Timothy R Fallon et al.   eLife

Insights into the venom protein components of Microplitis mediator, an endoparasitoid wasp

(2018) Zhe Lin et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

BUSCO Applications from Quality Assessments to Gene Prediction and Phylogenomics

(2017) Robert M Waterhouse et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

ModelFinder: fast model selection for accurate phylogenetic estimates

(2017) Subha Kalyaanamoorthy et al.   NATURE METHODS

A novel negative-stranded RNA virus mediates sex ratio in its parasitoid host

(2017) Fei Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Protein Discovery: Combined Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses of Venom from the Endoparasitoid Cotesia chilonis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

(2017) Zi-Wen Teng et al.   Toxins

Genomic adaptation to polyphagy and insecticides in a major East Asian noctuid pest

(2017) Tingcai Cheng et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

OGS2: genome re-annotation of the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis

(2016) Alfredo Rago et al.   BMC GENOMICS

A Venom Serpin Splicing Isoform of the Endoparasitoid WaspPteromalus puparumSuppresses Host Prophenoloxidase Cascade by Forming Complexes with Host Hemolymph Proteinases

(2016) Zhichao Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

BlastKOALA and GhostKOALA: KEGG Tools for Functional Characterization of Genome and Metagenome Sequences

(2016) Minoru Kanehisa et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome

(2016) Joshua B. Benoit et al.   Nature Communications

Venom of Parasitoid Pteromalus puparum Impairs Host Humoral Antimicrobial Activity by Decreasing Host Cecropin and Lysozyme Gene Expression

(2016) Qi Fang et al.   Toxins

Insights into the venom composition and evolution of an endoparasitoid wasp by combining proteomic and transcriptomic analyses

(2016) Zhichao Yan et al.   Scientific Reports

The Pfam protein families database: towards a more sustainable future

(2015) Robert D. Finn et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Venom Proteins from Parasitoid Wasps and Their Biological Functions

(2015) Sébastien Moreau et al.   Toxins

The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

(2015) Ben M Sadd et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Recurrent DNA virus domestication leading to different parasite virulence strategies

(2015) A. Pichon et al.   Science Advances

Trimmomatic: a flexible trimmer for Illumina sequence data

(2014) Anthony M. Bolger et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

InterProScan 5: genome-scale protein function classification

(2014) P. Jones et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

PBHoney: identifying genomic variants via long-read discordance and interrupted mapping

(2014) Adam C English et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Identification of the main venom protein components of Aphidius ervi, a parasitoid wasp of the aphid model Acyrthosiphon pisum

(2014) Dominique Colinet et al.   BMC GENOMICS

SPEED OF ADAPTATION AND GENOMIC FOOTPRINTS OF HOST-PARASITE COEVOLUTION UNDER ARMS RACE AND TRENCH WARFARE DYNAMICS

(2014) Aurélien Tellier et al.   EVOLUTION

Parasitoid venom induces metabolic cascades in fly hosts

(2014) Mrinalini et al.   Metabolomics

IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies

(2014) Lam-Tung Nguyen et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Nasonia vitripennisvenom causes targeted gene expression changes in its fly host

(2014) Ellen O. Martinson et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Integration of mapped RNA-Seq reads into automatic training of eukaryotic gene finding algorithm

(2014) Alexandre Lomsadze et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Teratocytes and their functions in parasitoids

(2014) Michael R Strand   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Genome-wide analysis reveals the expansion of Cytochrome P450 genes associated with xenobiotic metabolism in rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis

(2013) Baoju Wang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Extensive inter- and intraspecific venom variation in closely related parasites targeting the same host: The case of Leptopilina parasitoids of Drosophila

(2013) Dominique Colinet et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Inhibition of host cell encapsulation through inhibiting immune gene expression by the parasitic wasp venom calreticulin

(2013) Lei Wang et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Chromosome-scale scaffolding of de novo genome assemblies based on chromatin interactions

(2013) Joshua N Burton et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis

(2013) Brian J Haas et al.   Nature Protocols

Characterization of an Ancient Lepidopteran Lateral Gene Transfer

(2013) David Wheeler et al.   PLoS One

Integrative Approach Reveals Composition of Endoparasitoid Wasp Venoms

(2013) Jeremy Goecks et al.   PLoS One

The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

(2013) F. J. Vonk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Polydnavirus-wasp associations: evolution, genome organization, and function

(2013) Michael R Strand et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Fine-Scale Mapping of the Nasonia Genome to Chromosomes Using a High-Density Genotyping Microarray

(2013) Christopher A. Desjardins et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

TopHat2: accurate alignment of transcriptomes in the presence of insertions, deletions and gene fusions

(2013) Daehwan Kim et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Venom evolution through gene duplications

(2012) Emily S.W. Wong et al.   GENE

Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2

(2012) Ben Langmead et al.   NATURE METHODS

Differential gene and transcript expression analysis of RNA-seq experiments with TopHat and Cufflinks

(2012) Cole Trapnell et al.   Nature Protocols

SOAPdenovo2: an empirically improved memory-efficient short-read de novo assembler

(2012) Ruibang Luo et al.   GigaScience

A fast, lock-free approach for efficient parallel counting of occurrences of k-mers

(2011) Guillaume Marçais et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

RSEM: accurate transcript quantification from RNA-Seq data with or without a reference genome

(2011) Bo Li et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

REVIGO Summarizes and Visualizes Long Lists of Gene Ontology Terms

(2011) Fran Supek et al.   PLoS One

Venom of Parasitoid, Pteromalus puparum, Suppresses Host, Pieris rapae, Immune Promotion by Decreasing Host C-Type Lectin Gene Expression

(2011) Qi Fang et al.   PLoS One

Venom Proteins from Endoparasitoid Wasps and Their Role in Host-Parasite Interactions

(2010) Sassan Asgari et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Scaffolding pre-assembled contigs using SSPACE

(2010) Marten Boetzer et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Expression of immune-response genes in lepidopteran host is suppressed by venom from an endoparasitoid, Pteromalus puparum

(2010) Qi Fang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The venom composition of the parasitic wasp Chelonus inanitus resolved by combined expressed sequence tags analysis and proteomic approach

(2010) Bruno Vincent et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Insights into the venom composition of the ectoparasitoid waspNasonia vitripennisfrom bioinformatic and proteomic studies

(2010) D. C. de Graaf et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Functional and Evolutionary Insights from the Genomes of Three Parasitoid Nasonia Species

(2010) J. H. Werren et al.   SCIENCE

Venom Proteins of the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia vitripennis: Recent Discovery of an Untapped Pharmacopee

(2010) Ellen L. Danneels et al.   Toxins

trimAl: a tool for automated alignment trimming in large-scale phylogenetic analyses

(2009) S. Capella-Gutierrez et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

De novo assembly of human genomes with massively parallel short read sequencing

(2009) R. Li et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Transcriptome and proteome analysis of ovaries of arrhenotokous and thelytokousVenturia canescens

(2009) I. Mateo Leach et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Field-Caught Permethrin-Resistant Anopheles gambiae Overexpress CYP6P3, a P450 That Metabolises Pyrethroids

(2008) Pie Müller et al.   PLoS Genetics

Automated eukaryotic gene structure annotation using EVidenceModeler and the Program to Assemble Spliced Alignments

(2008) Brian J Haas et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY