Reference genome of the ant Lasius platythorax

作者：Barbara Feldmeyer, Nadège Guiglielmoni, Joseph Kirangwa, Florian Menzel, Judit Salces-Ortiz, Rosa Fernández, Elena Buena‐Atienza, Claúdio Ciofi, Maria Angela Diroma, Alessio Iannucci, Chiara Natali, Ann M. Mc Cartney, Olaf Rieß, Nicolas Casadei, Ann‐Marie Waldvogel · 发表于：bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1101/2023.07.18.549505 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior、Plant and animal studies、Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Abstract Ants are a highly diversified insect family of the order Hymenoptera, with many fascinating characteristics such as eusociality, chemical communication, farming, or social parasitism. Moreover, ants frequent a wide variety of habitats from dry deserts, grasslands, and savannas to cold temperate forests. The ability of ants to inhabit such diverse habitat ranges demonstrates their adaptability and ecological resilience. However, little is known about the genetic underpinnings of this vast array of traits and their adaptive potential. Here, we generated a high-quality genome assembly for the ant species Lasius platythorax using long-read PacBio HiFi in combination with chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) sequencing. We successfully assembled the genome into 15 chromosome-level scaffolds ranging from 7.9 to 19.2 Mb and encompassing 204.6 Mb out of 235.3 Mb (total assembly), and a BUSCO score of 86% (Hymenoptera_odb10). Comparative genomics between the two sister species will provide insights into the genomic basis of trait differentiation.