{"entity": "researcher", "timestamp": "2026-07-20T22:57:42.329Z", "family": "Yang", "given": "Xuyue", "initials": "X", "orcid": "0000-0003-2084-1651", "affiliations": ["Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden"], "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/f0959fee187345d497cec63bce88d136.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/f0959fee187345d497cec63bce88d136"}}, "publications": [{"entity": "publication", "iuid": "4adf66bcf02144de8e00d95337520efa", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/4adf66bcf02144de8e00d95337520efa.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/4adf66bcf02144de8e00d95337520efa"}}, "title": "Genome assemblies of three closely related leaf beetle species (Galerucella spp.).", "authors": [{"family": "Yang", "given": "Xuyue", "initials": "X", "orcid": "0000-0003-2084-1651", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/f0959fee187345d497cec63bce88d136.json"}}, {"family": "Slotte", "given": "Tanja", "initials": "T", "orcid": "0000-0001-6020-5102", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/67c69ee78bae41478465a7e5fa63b946.json"}}, {"family": "Dainat", "given": "Jacques", "initials": "J"}, {"family": "Hamb\u00e4ck", "given": "Peter A", "initials": "PA"}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2021-08-07", "journal": {"title": "G3 (Bethesda)", "issn": "2160-1836", "volume": "11", "issue": "8", "issn-l": "2160-1836"}, "abstract": "Galerucella (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a leaf beetle genus that has been extensively used for ecological and evolutionary studies. It has also been used as biological control agent against invading purple loosestrife in North America, with large effects on biodiversity. Here, we report genome assembly and annotation of three closely related Galerucella species: G. calmariensis, G. pusilla, and G. tenella. The three assemblies have a genome size ranging from 460 to 588 Mbp, with N50 from 31,588 to 79,674 kbp, containing 29,202 to 40,929 scaffolds. Using an ab initio evidence-driven approach, 30,302 to 33,794 protein-coding genes were identified and functionally annotated. These draft genomes will contribute to the understanding of host-parasitoid interactions, evolutionary comparisons of leaf beetle species and future population genomics studies.", "doi": "10.1093/g3journal/jkab214", "pmid": "34849825", "labels": {"Bioinformatics Support, Infrastructure and Training": "Collaborative", "Bioinformatics Support and Infrastructure": "Collaborative", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service", "Bioinformatics (NBIS)": "Collaborative"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pii", "key": "6307723"}, {"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC8496278"}, {"db": "figshare", "key": "10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5470650"}], "notes": [], "created": "2021-12-10T09:54:47.125Z", "modified": "2024-01-16T13:48:38.816Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "342bc12c089c4c7fa2ac81719202f980", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/342bc12c089c4c7fa2ac81719202f980.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/342bc12c089c4c7fa2ac81719202f980"}}, "title": "Differential Expression of Immune Genes between Two Closely Related Beetle Species with Different Immunocompetence following Attack by Asecodes parviclava.", "authors": [{"family": "Yang", "given": "Xuyue", "initials": "X", "orcid": "0000-0003-2084-1651", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/f0959fee187345d497cec63bce88d136.json"}}, {"family": "Fors", "given": "Lisa", "initials": "L"}, {"family": "Slotte", "given": "Tanja", "initials": "T", "orcid": "0000-0001-6020-5102", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/67c69ee78bae41478465a7e5fa63b946.json"}}, {"family": "Theopold", "given": "Ulrich", "initials": "U"}, {"family": "Binzer-Panchal", "given": "Mahesh", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "Wheat", "given": "Christopher W", "initials": "CW"}, {"family": "Hamb\u00e4ck", "given": "Peter A", "initials": "PA"}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2020-05-01", "journal": {"title": "Genome Biol Evol", "issn": "1759-6653", "volume": "12", "issue": "5", "pages": "522-534", "issn-l": "1759-6653"}, "abstract": "Endoparasitoid wasps are important natural enemies of many insect species and are major selective forces on the host immune system. Despite increased interest in insect antiparasitoid immunity, there is sparse information on the evolutionary dynamics of biological pathways and gene regulation involved in host immune defense outside Drosophila species. We de novo assembled transcriptomes from two beetle species and used time-course differential expression analysis to investigate gene expression differences in closely related species Galerucella pusilla and G. calmariensis that are, respectively, resistant and susceptible against parasitoid infection by Asecodes parviclava parasitoids. Approximately 271 million and 224 million paired-ended reads were assembled and filtered to form 52,563 and 59,781 transcripts for G. pusilla and G. calmariensis, respectively. In the whole-transcriptome level, an enrichment of functional categories related to energy production, biosynthetic process, and metabolic process was exhibited in both species. The main difference between species appears to be immune response and wound healing process mounted by G. pusilla larvae. Using reciprocal BLAST against the Drosophila melanogaster proteome, 120 and 121 immune-related genes were identified in G. pusilla and G. calmariensis, respectively. More immune genes were differentially expressed in G. pusilla than in G. calmariensis, in particular genes involved in signaling, hematopoiesis, and melanization. In contrast, only one gene was differentially expressed in G. calmariensis. Our study characterizes important genes and pathways involved in different immune functions after parasitoid infection and supports the role of signaling and hematopoiesis genes as key players in host immunity in Galerucella against parasitoid wasps.", "doi": "10.1093/gbe/evaa075", "pmid": "32282901", "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pii", "key": "5819554"}, {"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC7211424"}], "notes": [], "created": "2020-07-08T13:04:36.500Z", "modified": "2024-01-16T13:48:42.522Z"}]}