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Lowe JWE. Humanising and dehumanising pigs in genomic and transplantation research. HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES 2022; 44:66. [PMID: 36417007 PMCID: PMC9684229 DOI: 10.1007/s40656-022-00545-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biologists who work on the pig (Sus scrofa) take advantage of its similarity to humans by constructing the inferential and material means to traffic data, information and knowledge across the species barrier. Their research has been funded due to its perceived value for agriculture and medicine. Improving selective breeding practices, for instance, has been a driver of genomics research. The pig is also an animal model for biomedical research and practice, and is proposed as a source of organs for cross-species transplantation: xenotransplantation. Genomics research has informed transplantation biology, which has itself motivated developments in genomics. Both have generated models of correspondences between the genomes of pigs and humans. Concerning genomics, I detail how researchers traverse species boundaries to develop representations of the pig genome, alongside ensuring that such representations are sufficiently porcine. In transplantation biology, the representations of the genomes of humans and pigs are used to detect and investigate immunologically-pertinent differences between the two species. These key differences can then be removed, to 'humanise' donor pigs so that they can become a safe and effective source of organs. In both of these endeavours, there is a tension between practices that 'humanise' the pig (or representations thereof) through using resources from human genomics, and the need to 'dehumanise' the pig to maintain distinctions for legal, ethical and scientific reasons. This paper assesses the ways in which this tension has been managed, observing the differences between its realisations across comparative pig genomics and transplantation biology, and considering the consequences of this.
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- James W E Lowe
- Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ, UK.
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Liu M, Ling X, Xiong Y, Xu D. Molecular characterization of differentially expressed TXNIP gene and its association with porcine carcass traits. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 39:10439-46. [PMID: 23053948 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1923-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP), which plays a regulatory role in lipid metabolism and immune regulation, is down-regulated expressed in F(1) hybrids Landrace × Yorkshire skeletal muscle. Here we described the molecular characterization of porcine TXNIP gene. The full-length cDNA contains a coding sequence of 1,176 bp nucleotides with untranslated regions of 263 bp at 5'-end and 441 bp at 3'-end, respectively. The predicted molecular mass and isoelectric point of porcine TXNIP is 43.81 kDa and 7.385, respectively. The deduced 391 amino acids exhibit high identity with other mammalian TXNIP. The TXNIP gene contains eight coding exons and seven non coding introns, spans approximately 3,348 bp. The expression of porcine TXNIP mRNA is almost absent in Landrace × Yorkshire and lower level in 6-month-old pigs during skeletal muscle development. Other stages and breeds were high level expressed. Statistical analysis showed the TXNIP gene polymorphism (c.575-4T>C) was different between F(1) hybrids and their parents, was highly associated with dressing percentage (DP) and thorax-waist fat thickness (TFT) in the Yorkshire × Meishan F(2) population. The possible role of TXNIP was discussed.
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- Min Liu
- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Identification of polymorphisms and association analysis with meat quality traits in the porcine KIAA1717 and HUMMLC2B genes. Livest Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yasue H, Kiuchi S, Hiraiwa H, Ozawa A, Hayashi T. Assignment of 101 genes localized in HSA10 to a swine RH (IMpRH) map to generate a dense human-swine comparative map. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 112:121-5. [PMID: 16276100 DOI: 10.1159/000087523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Economically important traits such as growth and backfat in pigs have been shown to be influenced by genes in swine chromosome (SSC) 10q12-->qter corresponding to human chromosome (HSA) 10p. However, since gene information in the swine chromosomal region was limited, we attempted to generate a dense comparative map between SSC10 and HSA10 by mapping the 115 genes of HSA10 to a swine RH map (IMpRH map). In the mapping ten genes were assigned to SSC10, 88 to SSC14, and one to SSC3. One gene was suggested to link to SSC3, and another to SSC9. The correspondences between HSA10 and SSC10 and between HSA10 and SSC14 were essentially consistent with the observations obtained from bi/uni-directional chromosome painting or other results. This study further indicated that a large number of intrachromosomal rearrangements occurred in the synteny-conserved regions following species separation.
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- H Yasue
- Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Shimogiri T, Kiuchi S, Hiraiwa H, Hayashi T, Takano Y, Maeda Y, Rohrer GA, Milan D, Yasue H. Assignment of 204 genes localized on HSA17 to a porcine RH (IMpRH) map to generate a dense comparative map between pig and human/mouse. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 112:114-20. [PMID: 16276099 DOI: 10.1159/000087522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2004] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bi- and uni-directional chromosome painting (ZOO-FISH) and gene mapping have revealed correspondences between human chromosome (HSA) 17 and porcine chromosome (SSC) 12 harboring economically important quantitative trait loci. In the present study, we have assigned 204 genes localized on HSA17 to SSC12 to generate a comprehensive comparative map between HSA17 and SSC12. Two hundred fifty-five primer pairs were designed using porcine sequences orthologous with human genes. Of the 255 primer pairs, 208 (81.6%) were used to assign the corresponding genes to porcine chromosomes using the INRA-Minnesota 7000-rad porcine x Chinese hamster whole genome radiation hybrid (IMpRH) panel. Two hundred three genes were integrated into the SSC12 IMpRH linkage maps; and one gene, PPARBP, was found to link to THRA1 located in SSC12 but not incorporated into the linkage maps. Three genes (GIT1, SLC25A11, and HT008) were suggested to link to SSC12 markers, and the remaining gene (RPL26) did not link to any genes/expressed sequence tags/markers registered, including those in the present study. A comparison of the gene orders among SSC12, HSA17, and mouse chromosome 11 indicates that intra-chromosomal rearrangements occurred frequently in this ancestral mammalian chromosome during speciation.
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- T Shimogiri
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Mikawa S, Kishi H, Ogawa H, Iga K, Uenishi H, Yasue H. Analysis of recessive lethality on swine chromosome 6 in a Göttingen miniature resource family. Anim Genet 2005; 36:376-80. [PMID: 16167979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01322.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previously, we reported recessive gene(s) that terminate fetal development on swine chromosome (SSC) 6 between SW855 and SW122. The affected alleles originated from a Göttingen miniature pig used for construction of a Göttingen miniature pig x Meishan resource population. However, it is not known when the gene(s) are activated during fetal development, which is one of the important factors in selecting candidate genes responsible for fetal death. In the present study, a second swine population consisting of 159 progeny was produced by mating pigs carrying the deleterious allele(s). This population allowed us to narrow the genetic region harbouring the affected gene(s) and to demonstrate that the region was confined between RYR1 and SW782 (5.7 cM on the National Institute of Animal Industry (NIAI) map and 100 cR on the INRA/University of Minnesota porcine radiation hybrid panel map). In order to determine when the affected gene(s) are activated and in turn terminate fetal development, embryos produced in the second population were collected at several development stages and genotyped for markers in the region. Genes in the homozygous state affected embryo development between 9 and 11 days post-coitus.
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- S Mikawa
- Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan
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Bosak N, Yamomoto R, Fujisaki S, Faraut T, Kiuchi S, Hiraiwa H, Hayashi T, Yasue H. A dense comparative gene map between human chromosome 19q13.3-->q13.4 and a homologous segment of swine chromosome 6. Cytogenet Genome Res 2005; 108:317-21. [PMID: 15627751 DOI: 10.1159/000081525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2004] [Accepted: 06/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The human chromosome (HSA)19q region has been shown to correspond to swine chromosome (SSC) 6q11-->q21 by bi-directional chromosomal painting and gene mapping. However, since the precise correspondence has not been determined, 26 genes localized in HSA19q13.3-->q13.4 were assigned to the SSC6 region mainly by radiation hybrid (RH) mapping, and additionally, by somatic cell hybrid panel (SCHP) mapping, and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Out of the 26 genes, 24 were assigned to a swine RH map with LOD scores greater than 6 (threshold of significance). The most likely order of the 24 genes along SSC6 was calculated by CarthaGene, revealing that the order is essentially the same as that in HSA19q13.3-->q13.4. For AURKC and RPS5 giving LOD scores not greater than 6, SCHP mapping and FISH were additionally performed; SCHP mapping assigned AURKC and RPS5 to SSC6q22-->q23 and SSC6q21, respectively, which is consistent with the observation of FISH. Consequently, all the genes (26 genes) examined in the present study were shown to localize in SSC6q12-->q23, and the order of the genes along the chromosomes was shown to be essentially the same in swine and human, though several intrachromosomal rearrangements were observed between the species.
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- N Bosak
- Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Burke JM, Lai Z, Salmaso M, Nakazato T, Tang S, Heesacker A, Knapp SJ, Rieseberg LH. Comparative mapping and rapid karyotypic evolution in the genus helianthus. Genetics 2005; 167:449-57. [PMID: 15166168 PMCID: PMC1470840 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.167.1.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Comparative genetic linkage maps provide a powerful tool for the study of karyotypic evolution. We constructed a joint SSR/RAPD genetic linkage map of the Helianthus petiolaris genome and used it, along with an integrated SSR genetic linkage map derived from four independent H. annuus mapping populations, to examine the evolution of genome structure between these two annual sunflower species. The results of this work indicate the presence of 27 colinear segments resulting from a minimum of eight translocations and three inversions. These 11 rearrangements are more than previously suspected on the basis of either cytological or genetic map-based analyses. Taken together, these rearrangements required a minimum of 20 chromosomal breakages/fusions. On the basis of estimates of the time since divergence of these two species (750,000-1,000,000 years), this translates into an estimated rate of 5.5-7.3 chromosomal rearrangements per million years of evolution, the highest rate reported for any taxonomic group to date.
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- John M Burke
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA.
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Harlizius B, van Wijk R, Merks JWM. Genomics for food safety and sustainable animal production. J Biotechnol 2004; 113:33-42. [PMID: 15380645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2003] [Revised: 02/09/2004] [Accepted: 03/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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There is a growing concern in society about the safety of animal-derived food, the health and welfare of farm animals and the sustainability of current animal production systems. Along farm animal, breeding genomics may contribute to a solution for these concerns. The use of genomic analysis tools, to achieve genetic progress in typical out-bred populations of farm animals, seems to be more difficult compared to 'model' organisms or plants. However, identification of positional candidate genes may be accelerated by linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping. Recording of sustainable traits requires a large financial and logistic input and the economic advantages for the market are not as clear as for traditional selection traits. Examples show that the major genes causing variability for similar traits in different species are rarely the same. Therefore, for breeding purposes genomic analysis of the species of interest is needed. The fundamental knowledge obtained on the genetic architecture of complex traits will open new perspectives for the use of DNA tests in selection schemes. For food safety and traceability, DNA-based techniques evolve for monitoring and early warning systems.
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- Barbara Harlizius
- IPG, Institute for Pig Genetics BV, PO Box 43, 6640 AA Beuningen, The Netherlands.
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Affiliation(s)
- Raymond L Page
- Cyagra Research and Development, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA.
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Bosak N, Faraut T, Mikawa S, Uenishi H, Kiuchi S, Hiraiwa H, Hayashi T, Yasue H. Construction of a high-resolution comparative gene map between swine chromosome region 6q11-->q21 and human chromosome 19 q-arm by RH mapping of 51 genes. Cytogenet Genome Res 2004; 102:109-15. [PMID: 14970688 DOI: 10.1159/000075734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2003] [Accepted: 07/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A comprehensive and comparative map was constructed for the porcine chromosome (SSC) 6q11-->q21 region, where the gene(s) responsible for the maldevelopment of embryos are localized using swine populations of the National Institute of Animal Industry, Japan (NIAI). Since the chromosomal region corresponds to a region of human chromosome (HSA) 19q13.1-->q13.3 based on bi-directional chromosome painting, primer pairs were designed from porcine cDNA sequences identified, on a sequence comparison basis, as being transcripts from genes orthologous to those in the HSA region. Fifty-one genes were successfully assigned to a swine radiation hybrid (RH) map with LOD scores greater than 6. ERF and PSMD8 genes were assigned to SSC4 and SSC1, respectively. The remaining 49 genes were assigned to SSC6, demonstrating that the synteny between the SSC6 and HSA19 chromosomal regions is essentially conserved, therefore confirming, the results of bi-directional chromosome painting. However, when examined precisely, rearrangements have apparently occurred within the region of conserved synteny. For the ERF and PSMD8 genes assigned to SSCs other than SSC6, additional mapping using somatic cell hybrid (SCH) panels was performed to confirm the results of RH-mapping.
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- N Bosak
- Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Power DM, Ingleton PM, Clark MS. Application of comparative genomics in fish endocrinology. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2003; 221:149-90. [PMID: 12455748 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(02)21012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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This review discusses the ways in which comparative genomics can contribute to the study of fish endocrinology. First, the phylogenetic position of fish and an overview of their specific endocrine systems are presented. The emphasis will be on teleosts because they are the most abundant fishes and because most data are available for this group. Second, the complexity of fish genomics is reviewed. With the vast array of genome sizes and ploidy levels, assignment of gene orthology is more difficult in fish, but this is an absolute prerequisite in functional analysis and it is important to be aware of such genome plasticity when cloning genes. The ease with which a gene is cloned at the genomic level is directly related to genome size and complexity, a factor that is not known in the majority of fish species. Finally, the methodology is presented along with specific examples of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) (a previously unidentified hormone in fish), calcium-sensing receptor, and calcitonin (with a duplication of this particular ligand in Fugu rubripes). Preliminary data also suggest that there are further duplicated genes in the calcium regulatory system. Comparative genomics has provided a valuable approach for isolating and characterizing a range of fish genes involved in calcium regulation. However, for understanding the physiology and endocrine regulation of this system, particularly with regard to gene duplication, an alternative approach is required in which conventional endocrinology techniques will play a significant role.
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- Deborah M Power
- CCMAR, Centre of Marine Sciences, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-810 Faro, Portugal
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Rowe LB, Barter ME, Kelmenson JA, Eppig JT. The comprehensive mouse radiation hybrid map densely cross-referenced to the recombination map: a tool to support the sequence assemblies. Genome Res 2003; 13:122-33. [PMID: 12529315 PMCID: PMC430952 DOI: 10.1101/gr.858103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We have developed a unique comprehensive mouse radiation hybrid (RH) map of nearly 23,000 markers integrating data from three international genome centers and over 400 independent laboratories. We have cross-referenced this map to the 0.5-cM resolution recombination-based Jackson Laboratory (TJL) backcross panel map, building a complete set of RH framework chromosome maps based on a high density of known-ordered anchor markers. We have systematically typed markers to improve coverage and resolve discrepancies, and have reanalyzed data sets as needed. The cross-linking of the RH and recombination maps has resulted in a highly accurate genome-wide map with consistent marker order. We have compared these linked framework maps to the Ensemble mouse genome sequence assembly, and show that they are a useful medium resolution tool for both validating sequence assembly and elucidating chromosome biology.
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- Lucy B Rowe
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA.
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Goldammer T, Dorroch U, Brunner RM, Kata SR, Womack JE, Schwerin M. Identification and chromosome assignment of 23 genes expressed in meat and dairy cattle. Chromosome Res 2002; 10:411-8. [PMID: 12296524 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016857820524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hepatic and intestinal expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of lactating German Holstein and Charolais cows were used to identify and map genes potentially involved in the regulation of metabolic processes in cattle. Seventeen ESTs were homologous to human gene sequences and six ESTs identified unknown coding sequences in human genomic DNA clones. A cattle-hamster somatic hybrid cell panel and cattle-hamster 5000 rad whole genome radiation hybrid (WGRH) panel were used to assign the ESTs in the bovine genome. Fifteen of the mapped genes and the six ESTs represent new assignments in the established cattle WGRH5000 map. Calculation of the radiation hybrid (RH) mapping data was performed with the software RHMAPPER. The new loci contribute to the completion of the bovine transcript maps and their comparative assignments increase our knowledge about genome evolution between cattle and human.
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- Tom Goldammer
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843, USA.
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Zenger KR, McKenzie LM, Cooper DW. The First Comprehensive Genetic Linkage Map of a Marsupial: The Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Genetics 2002; 162:321-30. [PMID: 12242243 PMCID: PMC1462270 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/162.1.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AbstractThe production of a marsupial genetic linkage map is perhaps one of the most important objectives in marsupial research. This study used a total of 353 informative meioses and 64 genetic markers to construct a framework genetic linkage map for the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Nearly all markers (93.8%) formed a significant linkage (LOD > 3.0) with at least one other marker, indicating that the majority of the genome had been mapped. In fact, when compared with chiasmata data, >70% (828 cM) of the genome has been covered. Nine linkage groups were identified, with all but one (LG7; X-linked) allocated to the autosomes. These groups ranged in size from 15.7 to 176.5 cM and have an average distance of 16.2 cM between adjacent markers. Of the autosomal linkage groups (LGs), LG2 and LG3 were assigned to chromosome 1 and LG4 localized to chromosome 3 on the basis of physical localization of genes. Significant sex-specific distortions toward reduced female recombination rates were revealed in 22% of comparisons. When comparing the X chromosome data to closely related species it is apparent that they are conserved in both synteny and gene order.
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- Kyall R Zenger
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.
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Goldammer T, Kata SR, Brunner RM, Schwerin M, Womack JE. Comparative mapping of five coding DNA sequences on cattle chromosomes 7 and 25. Cytogenet Genome Res 2002; 95:192-5. [PMID: 12063399 DOI: 10.1159/000059345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Comparative mapping of four genes and one unknown coding DNA sequence in breakpoint positions of bovine chromosomes (BTA) 7 and 25 are presented. Performing a genome data base search five bovine expressed sequence tags from the MARC library matched with human genes coding for the general transcription factor IIIC polypeptide 1 (GTF3C1), the hypothetical protein KIAA0556, the interleukin 4 receptor (IL4R), the regulatory factor X-associated ankyrin-containing protein (RFXANK), and with an unknown human coding sequence partially homologous to the genomic cosmid clone R30923. Loci for these sequences were COMPASS predicted on BTA7 or BTA18 and to BTA18 or BTA25. Mapping was performed in a cattle-hamster somatic hybrid cell panel and a cattle-hamster 5000 rad whole genome radiation hybrid panel. GTF3C1, KIAA0556 and IL4R were assigned to the centromere region of BTA25 and RFXANK and R30923 close to the centromere of BTA7. The assignments contribute to the identification of evolutionary chromosome break points between human chromosomes 16 and 19 and BTA7, BTA18, and BTA25.
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- T Goldammer
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Bouchireb N, Grützner F, Haaf T, Stephens RJ, Elgar G, Green AJ, Clark MS. Comparative mapping of the human 9q34 region in Fugu rubripes. Cytogenet Genome Res 2002; 94:173-9. [PMID: 11856876 DOI: 10.1159/000048811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Twenty-seven genes have been cloned and mapped in Fugu which have orthologues within the human chromosome 9q34 region. The genes are arranged into five cosmid and BAC contigs which physically map to two different Fugu chromosomes. Considering the gene content of these contigs, it is more probable that a translocation event took place early in the Fugu lineage to split the ancestral 9q34 region onto two chromosomes rather than the alternative hypothesis of a large-scale duplication of the region into two chromosomes with subsequent rapid and dramatic gene loss. There are considerable differences in gene order between the two species, which would appear to be the result of a series of complex chromosome inversions; thus suggesting that there have been no positional constraints on this particular gene set.
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- N Bouchireb
- MRC-HGMP Resource Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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Slate J, Van Stijn TC, Anderson RM, McEwan KM, Maqbool NJ, Mathias HC, Bixley MJ, Stevens DR, Molenaar AJ, Beever JE, Galloway SM, Tate ML. A deer (subfamily Cervinae) genetic linkage map and the evolution of ruminant genomes. Genetics 2002; 160:1587-97. [PMID: 11973312 PMCID: PMC1462045 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/160.4.1587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Comparative maps between ruminant species and humans are increasingly important tools for the discovery of genes underlying economically important traits. In this article we present a primary linkage map of the deer genome derived from an interspecies hybrid between red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus). The map is approximately 2500 cM long and contains >600 markers including both evolutionary conserved type I markers and highly polymorphic type II markers (microsatellites). Comparative mapping by annotation and sequence similarity (COMPASS) was demonstrated to be a useful tool for mapping bovine and ovine ESTs in deer. Using marker order as a phylogenetic character and comparative map information from human, mouse, deer, cattle, and sheep, we reconstructed the karyotype of the ancestral Pecoran mammal and identified the chromosome rearrangements that have occurred in the sheep, cattle, and deer lineages. The deer map and interspecies hybrid pedigrees described here are a valuable resource for (1) predicting the location of orthologs to human genes in ruminants, (2) mapping QTL in farmed and wild deer populations, and (3) ruminant phylogenetic studies.
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- Jon Slate
- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand.
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Goldammer T, Kata SR, Brunner RM, Dorroch U, Sanftleben H, Schwerin M, Womack JE. A comparative radiation hybrid map of bovine chromosome 18 and homologous chromosomes in human and mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:2106-11. [PMID: 11854506 PMCID: PMC122326 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.042688699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A comprehensive radiation hybrid (RH) map and a high resolution comparative map of Bos taurus (BTA) chromosome 18 were constructed, composed of 103 markers and 76 markers, respectively, by using a cattle-hamster somatic hybrid cell panel and a 5,000 rad whole-genome radiation hybrid (WGRH) panel. These maps include 65 new assignments (56 genes, 3 expressed-sequence tags, 6 microsatellites) and integrate 38 markers from the first generation WGRH(5,000) map of BTA18. Fifty-nine assignments of coding sequences were supported by somatic hybrid cell mapping to markers on BTA18. The total length of the comprehensive map was 1666 cR(5,000). Break-point positions within the chromosome were refined and a new telomeric RH linkage group was established. Conserved synteny between cattle, human, and mouse was found for 76 genes of BTA18 and human chromosomes (HSA) 16 and 19 and for 34 cattle genes and mouse chromosomes (MMU) 7 and 8. The new RH map is potentially useful for the identification of candidate genes for economically important traits, contributes to the expansion of the existing BTA18 gene map, and provides new information about the chromosome evolution in cattle, humans, and mice.
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- Tom Goldammer
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Davoli R, Fontanesi L, Zambonelli P, Bigi D, Gellin J, Yerle M, Milc J, Braglia S, Cenci V, Cagnazzo M, Russo V. Isolation of porcine expressed sequence tags for the construction of a first genomic transcript map of the skeletal muscle in pig. Anim Genet 2002; 33:3-18. [PMID: 11849132 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To identify genes with effects on meat quality and production traits we developed an adult porcine skeletal muscle cDNA library. After pre-screening this library with seven genes highly expressed in skeletal muscle, 385 non-hybridizing clones were sequenced from both ends to yield 510 expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Together with those ESTs previously generated from this library, we have produced 701 porcine skeletal muscle ESTs. These ESTs were grouped into 306 different cDNA species and compared with the human skeletal muscle transcriptional profiles obtained from different databases. Furthermore we mapped 107 of these cDNAs using a somatic cell hybrid panel with genes mapping over all the autosomes (except on chromosome 11) and on chromosome X. The mapping of these cDNAs contributed to the construction of a first genomic transcript map of the skeletal muscle tissue in pig.
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- R Davoli
- DIPROVAL - Sezione di Allevamenti Zootecnici, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bologna, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Hayes H, Di Meo GP, Gautier M, Laurent P, Eggen A, Iannuzzi L. Localization by FISH of the 31 Texas nomenclature type I markers to both Q- and R-banded bovine chromosomes. CYTOGENETICS AND CELL GENETICS 2001; 90:315-20. [PMID: 11124540 DOI: 10.1159/000056795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A series of 31 marker genes (one per chromosome) were localized precisely to both Q- and R-banded bovine chromosomes by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), as a contribution to the revised chromosome nomenclature of the three major domestic bovidae (cattle, sheep and goat). All marker genes except one (LDHA) are taken from the Texas Nomenclature of the cattle karyotype published in 1996. Homologous probes for each marker gene were obtained by screening a bovine BAC library by PCR with specific primer pairs. After labeling with biotin, each probe preparation was divided into two fractions and hybridized to bovine chromosomes identified either by Q or R banding. Clear signals and good quality band patterns were observed in all cases. Results of the two series of hybridizations are totally concordant both for Q and R band chromosome numbering and precise band localization. This work permits an unambiguous correlation between the Q/G- and R-banded 31 bovine chromosomes, including chromosomes 25, 27 and 29 which remained unresolved in the Texas Nomenclature (1996). Hybridization of the chromosome 29 marker gene to metaphase spreads from a 1;29 Robertsonian translocation bull carrier showed a positive signal on the short arm of this rearranged chromosome, confirming that the numbering of this long-known translocation in cattle is correct when referring to the Texas Nomenclature (1996). Taking into account that cattle, goat and sheep have very similar banded karyotypes, the data presented here will help to establish a definite and complete reference chromosome nomenclature for these species.
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- H Hayes
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, INRA-CRJ, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Rowe LB, Barter ME, Eppig JT. Cross-referencing radiation hybrid data to the recombination map: lessons from mouse chromosome 18. Genomics 2000; 69:27-36. [PMID: 11013072 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We are building a framework map of known-order anchor markers between the mouse T31 radiation hybrid (RH) panel and the recombination map based on The Jackson Laboratory (TJL) interspecific backcross panels using the established genetic order to evaluate and strengthen the RH results. In making this map comparison, we have elucidated several problems inherent in RH mapping and minimized these by careful attention to data gathering and interpretation methods. We describe lessons and pitfalls of developing radiation hybrid maps, using the example of mouse Chromosome 18, for which we have built a framework map of microsatellite anchor loci spanning the entire chromosome at significant LOD with no gaps. Sixty-five D18Mit- simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) markers form a continuous linkage along the T31 RH Chromosome 18 (RH map length 1598 cR, genetic length 41 cM) with all LODs greater than 6. These markers are also placed on TJL interspecific backcrosses, and the order of the markers in the two systems is in complete agreement. We are continuing to cross-reference the RH data to TJL backcross data for the other mouse chromosomes to improve further the power of RH mapping and to integrate more precisely the extensive existing recombination mapping data for the mouse with the incoming radiation hybrid map data.
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- L B Rowe
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609-1500, USA.
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