PMID- 33671870 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210316 IS - 2075-4450 (Print) IS - 2075-4450 (Electronic) IS - 2075-4450 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb 15 TI - Physical Mapping of the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Genomic Scaffolds. LID - 10.3390/insects12020164 [doi] LID - 164 AB - The genome assembly of Anopheles darlingi consists of 2221 scaffolds (N50 = 115,072 bp) and has a size spanning 136.94 Mbp. This assembly represents one of the smallest genomes among Anopheles species. Anopheles darlingi genomic DNA fragments of ~37 Kb were cloned, end-sequenced, and used as probes for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with salivary gland polytene chromosomes. In total, we mapped nine DNA probes to scaffolds and autosomal arms. Comparative analysis of the An. darlingi scaffolds with homologous sequences of the Anopheles albimanus and Anopheles gambiae genomes identified chromosomal rearrangements among these species. Our results confirmed that physical mapping is a useful tool for anchoring genome assemblies to mosquito chromosomes. FAU - Rafael, Miriam Silva AU - Rafael MS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4726-855X AD - Coordenacao de Sociedade Ambiente e Saude, Laboratorio de Vetores de Malaria e Dengue, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. Andre Araujo, 2936, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica, Conservacao e Biologia Evolutiv, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. FAU - Bridi, Leticia Cegatti AU - Bridi LC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8470-4205 AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica, Conservacao e Biologia Evolutiv, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. FAU - Sharakhov, Igor V AU - Sharakhov IV AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0752-3747 AD - Department of Entomology and Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. AD - Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics of Insects, the Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia. AD - Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia. FAU - Marinotti, Osvaldo AU - Marinotti O AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7173-7160 AD - MTEKPrime, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA. FAU - Sharakhova, Maria V AU - Sharakhova MV AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5790-3548 AD - Department of Entomology and Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. AD - Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics of Insects, the Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia. FAU - Timoshevskiy, Vladimir AU - Timoshevskiy V AD - Department of Entomology and Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. AD - Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. FAU - Guimaraes-Marques, Giselle Moura AU - Guimaraes-Marques GM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9944-3586 AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica, Conservacao e Biologia Evolutiv, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Valeria Silva AU - Santos VS AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica, Conservacao e Biologia Evolutiv, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. FAU - da Silva, Carlos Gustavo Nunes AU - da Silva CGN AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. Rodrigo Otavio, 6.200. Coroado l, Manaus, AM 69080-900, Brazil. FAU - Astolfi-Filho, Spartaco AU - Astolfi-Filho S AD - Laboratorio de Tecnologias de DNA, Divisao de Biotecnologia, Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universi dade Federal do Amazonas, Av. Rodrigo Otavio, 6.200. Coroado l, Manaus, AM 69080-900, Brazil. FAU - Tadei, Wanderli Pedro AU - Tadei WP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0612-3285 AD - Coordenacao de Sociedade Ambiente e Saude, Laboratorio de Vetores de Malaria e Dengue, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. Andre Araujo, 2936, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica, Conservacao e Biologia Evolutiv, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM 69060-001, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210215 PL - Switzerland TA - Insects JT - Insects JID - 101574235 PMC - PMC7918962 OTO - NOTNLM OT - genomics and cytogenetics OT - in situ hybridization OT - polytene chromosome OT - synteny COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/07 06:01 PMCR- 2021/02/15 CRDT- 2021/03/06 01:11 PHST- 2020/12/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/06 01:11 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - insects12020164 [pii] AID - insects-12-00164 [pii] AID - 10.3390/insects12020164 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Insects. 2021 Feb 15;12(2):164. doi: 10.3390/insects12020164.