Manduca sexta, known as the tobacco hornworm or Carolina sphinx moth, is a lepidopteran insect that is used extensively as a model system for research in insect biochemistry, physiology, neurobiology, development, and immunity. One important benefit of this species as an experimental model is its extremely large size, reaching more than 10 g in the larval stage. M. sexta larvae feed on solanaceous plants and thus must tolerate a substantial challenge from plant allelochemicals, including nicotine.
The official gene set is comprised of 15,451 protein-coding genes, of which 2498 were manually curated. Extensive RNA-seq data from many tissues and developmental stages were used to improve gene models and for insights into gene expression patterns. Genome wide synteny analysis indicated a high level of macrosynteny in the Lepidoptera. Annotation and analyses were carried out for gene families involved in a wide spectrum of biological processes, including apoptosis, vacuole sorting, growth and development, structures of exoskeleton, egg shells, and muscle, vision, chemosensation, ion channels, signal transduction, neuropeptide signaling, neurotransmitter synthesis and transport, nicotine tolerance, lipid metabolism, and immunity.
This dataset presents the Manduca sexta Official Gene Set (OGS) v2.0. It is predicted from genome assembly Msex_1.0 (GCA_000262585.1).
- Manduca sexta Official Gene Set v2.0Data
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Modified | 2022-09-28 |
Release Date | 2019-11-04 |
Identifier | a12ced60-b5c3-4728-ad5b-7b7f5290c123 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area | POLYGON ((-126.09374642372 -57.155307051361, -126.09374642372 43.299603379514, -27.656246423721 43.299603379514, -27.656246423721 -57.155307051361)) |
Publisher | Ag Data Commons |
Temporal Coverage | January 1, 2019 |
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Contact Name | Kanost, Michael |
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Public Access Level | Public |