Organization and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome for phylogenetic studies in Elateroidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

• Grant number: 13/00574-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: May 01, 2013
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Molecular Biology
• Principal Investigator: Vadim Viviani
• Grantee: Danilo Trabuco do Amaral
• Supervisor: Yasuo Mitani
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba (AIST), Japan
• Associated to the scholarship: 10/02868-0 - Molecular evolution of the luciferases of the lanterns from the adult and larval stages of luminescent elaterids and molecular phylogeny of Elateroidea, BP.DD

Abstract

Bioluminescence, in beetles, occurs mainly within the families Elateriade, Lampyridae and Phengodidae (Elateroidea). The origin of bioluminescence within the superfamily Elateroidea is still a mystery, due to the convergence between luminescent and non luminescent families, mainly in the Elateridae family. The phylogeny of these families is not clear yet; different molecular markers display drastically differences results. Analyses of the luciferases amino acid sequences indicate the proximity between Lampyridae and Phengodidae families; however molecular data demonstrate that the Elateridae family is phylogenetically closer to Phengodidae. Therefore, in order to better understand the Neotropical Elateroidea phylogeny and bioluminescence origin in these families, we aim to sequence the complete mitochondrial genome of Brazilian species belonging to Elateridae and Phengodidae families. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

AMARAL, DANILO T.; MITANI, YASUO; OLIVEIRA, GABRIELA; OHMIYA, YOSHIHIRO; VIVIANI, VADIM R.. Revisiting Coleoptera a plus T-rich region: structural conservation, phylogenetic and phylogeographic approaches in mitochondrial control region of bioluminescent Elateridae species (Coleoptera). MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART A, v. 28, n. 4-5, p. 671-680, SEP 2017. (14/20176-9, 13/00574-7, 13/09594-0, 11/19427-9, 10/02868-0)

AMARAL, DANILO T.; MITANI, YASUO; OHMIYA, YOSHIHIRO; VIVIANI, VADIM R.. Organization and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of bioluminescent Elateroidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga). Gene, v. 586, n. 2, p. 254-262, JUL 25 2016. (11/19427-9, 13/00574-7, 13/09594-0)