Medfly transposable elements: diversity, evolution, genomic impact and possible applications

Gomulski, Ludvik M.; Torti, C.; Murelli, V.; Bonizzoni, Mariangela; Gasperi, Giuliano; Malacrida, Anna R.

doi:10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.015

Cited by 14 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 74 publications

(84 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Indeed, the genome has been shown to contain a rich assortment of Class I and II TEs (Gomulski et al 2004b). These TEs display different levels of diversity, abundance and distribution.…”

Section: Exploring the Genome Of A Global Invadermentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalization and fruitfly invasion and expansion: the medfly paradigm

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The phytophagous insects of the Tephritidae family commonly referred to as "true fruit flies" offer different case histories of successful invasions. Mankind has played an important role in altering the distributions of some of the more polyphagous and oligophagous species. However, the question arises why only a few species have become major invaders. The understanding of traits underlying adaptation in different environments is a major topic in invasion biology. Being generalists or specialists, along the K-r gradient of the growth curve, make a difference in term of food resources exploitation and interspecies competition and displacement. The species of the genus Ceratitis are good examples of r-strategists. The genetic and biological data of the most notorious Ceratitis species, the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (medfly), are reviewed to investigate the traits and behaviours that make the medfly an important invader. It can be learnt from medfly, that invasions in a modern global trade network tend to be due to multiple introductions. This fact allows a maintenance or enhancement of genetic variability in the adventive populations, which in turn increases their potential invasiveness. Our current knowledge of the medfly genome opens the way for future studies on functional genomics.

show abstract

“…Indeed, the genome has been shown to contain a rich assortment of Class I and II TEs (Gomulski et al 2004b). These TEs display different levels of diversity, abundance and distribution.…”

Section: Exploring the Genome Of A Global Invadermentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalization and fruitfly invasion and expansion: the medfly paradigm

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Medfly is native to South East Africa, but has invaded many parts of the world, including the Mediterranean Basin, Australasia and North and South America (Malacrida et al, 2007). As a consequence, C. capitata is the best-studied fruit fly pest at both the genetic and molecular levels (Gasperi et al, 2002;Gomulski et al, 2004;Malacrida et al, 2007). Medfly has become a subject of intense control efforts and a model organism in the sterile insect technique (SIT), a method considered to be the most efficient environmentally friendly control procedures (Joint FAO/IAEA Division, 1985;Komitopoulou et al, 2004;Franz, 2005;Navarro-Llopis et al, 2007;Shelly et al, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification and expression profiling of Ceratitis capitata genes coding for β-hexosaminidases

Pasini

Intra

Gomulski

et al. 2011

Gene

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Medfly is native to the Mediterranean area, but has spread invasively in many parts of the world, including Australasia and North and South America (Harris, 1989). As a consequence, C. capitata is the best-studied fruit fly pest at both genetic and molecular level (Loukeris et al, 1995;Gasperi et al, 2002;Gomulski et al, 2004;Malacrida et al, 2007). In fact, medfly has become a subject of intense control efforts and a model organism in the sterile insect technique (SIT), a method considered to be among the most efficient and environmentally control procedures (Joint FAO/IAEA division, 1985;Komitopoulou et al, 2004;Franz, 2002;Navarro-Llopis et al, 2007;Shelly et al, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%