Genome-Wide Screening of Transposable Elements in the Whitefly, (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Revealed Insertions with Potential Insecticide Resistance Implications.

Transposable elements (TEs) are genetically mobile units that move from one site to another within a genome. These units can mediate regulatory changes that can result in massive changes in genes expression. In fact, a precise identification of TEs can allow the detection of the mechanisms involving these elements in gene regulation and genome evolution.

Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in the Two Lepidopteran Genomes of and .

Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements MITEs are ubiquitous, non-autonomous class II transposable elements. The moths, and , are recognized as the two most serious pest species within the genus. Moreover, these pests have the ability to develop insecticide resistance.

Genome-wide characterization of Mariner-like transposons and their derived MITEs in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci is a hemipteran pest of vegetable crops vectoring a broad category of viruses. Currently, this insect pest showed a high adaptability and resistance to almost all the chemical compounds commonly used for its control. In many cases, transposable elements (TEs) contributed to the evolution of host genomic plasticity.

Screening of Mobilome Revealed Transposable Element Insertions in Insecticide Resistance Genes.

The cotton bollworm Hübner () is an important pest of many crops that has developed resistance to almost all groups of insecticides used for its management. Insecticide resistance was often related to Transposable Element (TE) insertions near specific genes. In the present study, we deeply retrieve and annotate TEs in the genome using the Pipeline to Retrieve and Annotate Transposable Elements, PiRATE.