Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis reveals detoxification gene expansion and adaptive genetic variation in the emerging pest Acanthotomicus suncei.

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The bark beetle Acanthotomicus suncei is an emerging destructive pest of the introduced American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) in China. The molecular mechanisms underlying its successful adaptation to this exotic host, particularly its ability to overcome plant chemical defenses, remain largely unknown. We conducted a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of A. suncei. Our assembly yielded 30,557 unigenes...

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• Adaptation, Physiological
• Coleoptera
• Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
• Gene Expression Profiling
• Glutathione Transferase