The genome sequence and gene models of Hepatospora
eriocheir GB1 were not determined by the Joint Genome
Institute (JGI), but were downloaded from Ensembl
Fungi on April 11, 2020. Please note that this copy of the
genome is not maintained by Ensembl and is therefore not
automatically updated. The JGI Annotation Pipeline was used to add
additional functional annotation to the author's chromosomes and
proteins.
Hepatospora eriocheir is an intracellular parasite in the
phylum Microsporidia. These parasites infect host cells by sending
out a fine tube which pierces the host cell and is used to pass the
spore contents into the host cell cytoplasm. This species infects
the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, the edible
crab Cancer pagurus, and the marine mussel symbiont pea
crab Pinnotheres pisum. It has a highly reduced genome and
encodes neither the electron transport chain nor a full glycolytic
pathway.
Genome Reference(s)
Wiredu Boakye D, Jaroenlak P, Prachumwat A, Williams TA, Bateman KS, Itsathitphaisarn O, Sritunyalucksana K, Paszkiewicz KH, Moore KA, Stentiford GD, Williams BAP
Decay of the glycolytic pathway and adaptation to intranuclear parasitism within Enterocytozoonidae microsporidia.
Environ Microbiol. 2017 May;19(5):2077-2089. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.13734