ArthroVerse: mapping protein family diversity across arthropod-associated microbiomes

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Chasapi, I. N., Aplakidou, E., Chasapi, M. N., Lamari, E., Galaras, A., Diplari, S., Iliopoulos, I., Emiris, I. Z., Georgakopoulos-Soares, I., Patalano, S., Stravopodis, D. J., Karatzas, E., Baltoumas, F. A., Kyrpides, N., Pavlopoulos, G. A.

Abstract

Metagenomic studies of arthropod-associated microbiomes have generated vast amounts of sequence data, yet the functional and structural organization of these proteins remains largely unexplored. Here, we present ArthroVerse, the first comprehensive database of protein families derived from arthropod-associated metagenomes. Non-redundant protein families were generated after rigorous filtering, deduplication, and clustering. The protein families were further annotated with microbial taxonomy, host associations, protein structural information, and Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZyme) predictions. The resulting dataset integrates both metagenomic and reference genome-derived proteins, enabling systematic exploration of functional diversity, evolutionary relationships, and host-microbe interactions in insect microbiomes. ArthroVerse provides a valuable resource for the study of microbial ecology and arthropod physiology, offering unprecedented insight into the protein landscape of insect-associated microbial communities.

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