Advances in research on insect genomics in China

Author of the article:HOU Li1 ZHAN Shuai2 ZHOU Xin3 LI Fei4 WANG Xian-Hui1**

Author's Workplace：1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; 2. Institute of Plan Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; 3. Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; 4. Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Key Words：whole genome sequence, comparative and systematic genomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, database

Abstract：With the advent of next-generation sequencing, insect genomics has undergone rapid development in recent decades triggered by the systematic analysis of insect genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and other cellular components. Several of important insect species have recently been sequenced, including Bombyx mori, Plutella xylostella, Locusta migratoria, Ceratosolen solmsi, Nilaparvata lugens, Papilio xuthus, and Bemisia tabaci. Meanwhile, great advances have been made in research on comparative genomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics and databases, and genomic editing. This paper summarizes recent progress in insect genomics over the past five years in China. We also discuss the challenges, opportunities, and emerging trends in insect genomics.