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Zhang Y, Li X, Guo Q, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Yuan X, Chen G, Chang G, Bai H. Genome-wide association study reveals 2 copy number variations associated with the variation of plumage color in the white duck hybrid population. Poult Sci 2024; 103:104107. [PMID: 39094499 PMCID: PMC11342262 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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Plumage color is an intuitive external poultry characteristic with rich manifestations and complex genetic mechanisms. In our previous study, we observed that there were more dark variations in plumage color in the F2 population derived from the hybridization of 2 white duck varieties. Therefore, based on the statistics of plumage color of 308 F2 populations, we further used the resequencing data of these individuals to detect copy number variations (CNVs) in the whole genome and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to determine the genetic basis related to plumage color traits. The CNV detection revealed 9,337 CNVs, with an average length of 15,950 bp and a total length of 142.02 MB, accounting for approximately 12.91% of the reference genome. The CNV distribution on the chromosomes was relatively uniform, and the number of CNVs on each chromosome positively correlated with the length of the chromosome. In the pure black plumage group, 2,101 CNVs were only identified, and 1,714 were specifically identified in the pure white plumage group. Ten CNVs were randomly selected for validation using quantitative real-time PCR, and 9 CNVs had the same CNV types as predicted, with an accuracy of 90%. Based on GWAS, we identified 2 CNVs potentially associated with plumage color variations, with the associated CNV regions covering 9 genes. Enrichment analysis of these 9 candidate genes showed significant enrichment of 3 pathways (ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes, RNA transport, and protein export) and 17 gene ontology terms. Among these, VWA5A can downregulate MITF by binding to the regulatory factors SOX10. The occurrence of CNV may indirectly contribute to duck plumage color variation by affecting the regulatory factors of the switch gene MITF in the melanogenesis pathway. These findings have improved the understanding of the genetic basis of duck plumage color variation and have been beneficial for developing and using plumage color traits in subsequent poultry breeding.
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- Yi Zhang
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Eisenhut P, Marx N, Borsi G, Papež M, Ruggeri C, Baumann M, Borth N. Manipulating gene expression levels in mammalian cell factories: An outline of synthetic molecular toolboxes to achieve multiplexed control. N Biotechnol 2024; 79:1-19. [PMID: 38040288 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Mammalian cells have developed dedicated molecular mechanisms to tightly control expression levels of their genes where the specific transcriptomic signature across all genes eventually determines the cell's phenotype. Modulating cellular phenotypes is of major interest to study their role in disease or to reprogram cells for the manufacturing of recombinant products, such as biopharmaceuticals. Cells of mammalian origin, for example Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells, are most commonly employed to produce therapeutic proteins. Early genetic engineering approaches to alter their phenotype have often been attempted by "uncontrolled" overexpression or knock-down/-out of specific genetic factors. Many studies in the past years, however, highlight that rationally regulating and fine-tuning the strength of overexpression or knock-down to an optimum level, can adjust phenotypic traits with much more precision than such "uncontrolled" approaches. To this end, synthetic biology tools have been generated that enable (fine-)tunable and/or inducible control of gene expression. In this review, we discuss various molecular tools used in mammalian cell lines and group them by their mode of action: transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational and post-translational regulation. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these tools for each cell regulatory layer and with respect to cell line engineering approaches. This review highlights the plethora of synthetic toolboxes that could be employed, alone or in combination, to optimize cellular systems and eventually gain enhanced control over the cellular phenotype to equip mammalian cell factories with the tools required for efficient production of emerging, more difficult-to-express biologics formats.
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- Peter Eisenhut
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib GmbH), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
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- BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib GmbH), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria; BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib GmbH), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib GmbH), Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria; BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Berdan EL, Aubier TG, Cozzolino S, Faria R, Feder JL, Giménez MD, Joron M, Searle JB, Mérot C. Structural Variants and Speciation: Multiple Processes at Play. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2024; 16:a041446. [PMID: 38052499 PMCID: PMC10910405 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Research on the genomic architecture of speciation has increasingly revealed the importance of structural variants (SVs) that affect the presence, abundance, position, and/or direction of a nucleotide sequence. SVs include large chromosomal rearrangements such as fusion/fissions and inversions and translocations, as well as smaller variants such as duplications, insertions, and deletions (CNVs). Although we have ample evidence that SVs play a key role in speciation, the underlying mechanisms differ depending on the type and length of the SV, as well as the ecological, demographic, and historical context. We review predictions and empirical evidence for classic processes such as underdominance due to meiotic aberrations and the coupling effect of recombination suppression before exploring how recent sequencing methodologies illuminate the prevalence and diversity of SVs. We discuss specific properties of SVs and their impact throughout the genome, highlighting that multiple processes are at play, and possibly interacting, in the relationship between SVs and speciation.
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- Emma L Berdan
- Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg 40530, Sweden
- Bioinformatics Core, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, UMR 5174, CNRS/IRD, 31077 Toulouse, France
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, Italia
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO, Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Genética Humana de Misiones (IGeHM), Parque de la Salud de la Provincia de Misiones "Dr. Ramón Madariaga," N3300KAZ Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- CNRS, UMR 6553 Ecobio, OSUR, Université de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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Yang S, Ning C, Yang C, Li W, Zhang Q, Wang D, Tang H. Identify Candidate Genes Associated with the Weight and Egg Quality Traits in Wenshui Green Shell-Laying Chickens by the Copy Number Variation-Based Genome-Wide Association Study. Vet Sci 2024; 11:76. [PMID: 38393094 PMCID: PMC10892766 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11020076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Copy number variation (CNV), as an essential source of genetic variation, can have an impact on gene expression, genetic diversity, disease susceptibility, and species evolution in animals. To better understand the weight and egg quality traits of chickens, this paper aimed to detect CNVs in Wenshui green shell-laying chickens and conduct a copy number variation regions (CNVRs)-based genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify variants and candidate genes associated with their weight and egg quality traits to support related breeding efforts. In our paper, we identified 11,035 CNVRs in Wenshui green shell-laying chickens, which collectively spanned a length of 13.1 Mb, representing approximately 1.4% of its autosomal genome. Out of these CNVRs, there were 10,446 loss types, 491 gain types, and 98 mixed types. Notably, two CNVRs showed significant correlations with egg quality, while four CNVRs exhibited significant associations with body weight. These significant CNVRs are located on chromosome 4. Further analysis identified potential candidate genes that influence weight and egg quality traits, including FAM184B, MED28, LAP3, ATOH8, ST3GAL5, LDB2, and SORCS2. In this paper, the CNV map of the Wenshui green shell-laying chicken genome was constructed for the first time through population genotyping. Additionally, CNVRs can be employed as molecular markers to genetically improve chickens' weight and egg quality traits.
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- Suozhou Yang
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China; (S.Y.); (C.N.); (C.Y.); (W.L.)
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China;
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Cui Z, Zhai Z, Xie D, Wang L, Cheng F, Lou S, Zou F, Pan R, Chang S, Yao H, She J, Zhang Y, Yang X. From genomic spectrum of NTRK genes to adverse effects of its inhibitors, a comprehensive genome-based and real-world pharmacovigilance analysis. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1329409. [PMID: 38357305 PMCID: PMC10864613 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1329409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction: The discovery of neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusions has facilitated the development of precision oncology. Two first-generation NTRK inhibitors (larotrectinib and entrectinib) are currently approved for the treatment of patients with solid tumors harboring NTRK gene fusions. Nevertheless, comprehensive NTRK profiling at the pan-cancer genomic level and real-world studies pertaining to the adverse events of NTRK inhibitors are lacking. Methods: We characterize the genome of NTRK at the pan-cancer level through multi-omics databases such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database, we collect reports of entrectinib and larotrectinib-induced adverse events and perform a pharmacovigilance analysis using various disproportionality methods. Results: NTRK1/2/3 expression is lower in most tumor tissues, while they have higher methylation levels. NTRK gene expression has prognostic value in some cancer types, such as breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA). The cancer type with highest NTRK alteration frequency is skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) (31.98%). Thyroid carcinoma (THCA) has the largest number of NTRK fusion cases, and the most common fusion pair is ETV6-NTRK3. Adverse drug events (ADEs) obtained from the FAERS database for larotrectinib and entrectinib are 524 and 563, respectively. At the System Organ Class (SOC) level, both drugs have positive signal value for "nervous system disorder". Other positive signals for entrectinib include "cardiac disorders", "metabolism and nutrition disorders", while for larotrectinib, it is "hepatobiliary disorders". The unexpected signals are also listed in detail. ADEs of the two NTRK inhibitors mainly occur in the first month. The median onset time of ADEs for entrectinib and larotrectinib was 16 days (interquartile range [IQR] 6-86.5) and 44 days ([IQR] 7-136), respectively. Conclusion: Our analysis provides a broad molecular view of the NTRK family. The real-world adverse drug event analysis of entrectinib and larotrectinib contributes to more refined medication management.
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- Zhiwei Cui
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xiang’an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Clifton BD, Hariyani I, Kimura A, Luo F, Nguyen A, Ranz JM. Paralog transcriptional differentiation in the D. melanogaster-specific gene family Sdic across populations and spermatogenesis stages. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1069. [PMID: 37864070 PMCID: PMC10589255 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05427-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
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How recently originated gene copies become stable genomic components remains uncertain as high sequence similarity of young duplicates precludes their functional characterization. The tandem multigene family Sdic is specific to Drosophila melanogaster and has been annotated across multiple reference-quality genome assemblies. Here we show the existence of a positive correlation between Sdic copy number and total expression, plus vast intrastrain differences in mRNA abundance among paralogs, using RNA-sequencing from testis of four strains with variable paralog composition. Single cell and nucleus RNA-sequencing data expose paralog expression differentiation in meiotic cell types within testis from third instar larva and adults. Additional RNA-sequencing across synthetic strains only differing in their Y chromosomes reveal a tissue-dependent trans-regulatory effect on Sdic: upregulation in testis and downregulation in male accessory gland. By leveraging paralog-specific expression information from tissue- and cell-specific data, our results elucidate the intraspecific functional diversification of a recently expanded tandem gene family.
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- Bryan D Clifton
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Tian D, Sun D, Ren Q, Zhang P, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Luo H, Li X, Han B, Liu D, Zhao K. Genome-wide identification of candidate copy number polymorphism genes associated with complex traits of Tibetan-sheep. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17283. [PMID: 37828092 PMCID: PMC10570297 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44402-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Copy number variation (CNV) is a genetic structural polymorphism important for phenotypic diversity and important economic traits of livestock breeds, and it plays an important role in the desired genetic variation. This study used whole genome sequencing to detect the CNV variation in the genome of 6 local Tibetan sheep groups. We detected 69,166 CNV events and 7230 copy number variable regions (CNVRs) after merging the overlapping CNVs, accounting for 2.72% of the reference genome. The CNVR length detected ranged from 1.1 to 1693.5 Kb, with a total length of 118.69 Mb and an average length of 16.42 Kb per CNVR. Functional GO cluster analysis showed that the CNVR genes were mainly involved in sensory perception systems, response to stimulus, and signal transduction. Through CNVR-based Vst analysis, we found that the CACNA2D3 and CTBP1 genes related to hypoxia adaptation, the HTR1A gene related to coat color, and the TRNAS-GGA and PIK3C3 genes related to body weight were all strongly selected. The findings of our study will contribute novel insights into the genetic structural variation underlying hypoxia adaptation and economically important traits in Tibetan sheep.
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- Dehong Tian
- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station of Huzhu County of Qinghai Province, Huzhu, 810500, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Sheep Breeding and Promotion Service Center, Gangcha, 812300, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Animal and Plant Quarantine Station, Xining, 810000, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Sheep Breeding and Promotion Service Center, Gangcha, 812300, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Sheep Breeding and Promotion Service Center, Gangcha, 812300, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Sheep Breeding and Promotion Service Center, Gangcha, 812300, Qinghai, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, Qinghai, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Rapid molecular diversification and homogenization of clustered major ampullate silk genes in Argiope garden spiders. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010537. [PMID: 36508456 PMCID: PMC9779670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The evolutionary diversification of orb-web weaving spiders is closely tied to the mechanical performance of dragline silk. This proteinaceous fiber provides the primary structural framework of orb web architecture, and its extraordinary toughness allows these structures to absorb the high energy of aerial prey impact. The dominant model of dragline silk molecular structure involves the combined function of two highly repetitive, spider-specific, silk genes (spidroins)-MaSp1 and MaSp2. Recent genomic studies, however, have suggested this framework is overly simplistic, and our understanding of how MaSp genes evolve is limited. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of MaSp structural and evolutionary diversity across species of Argiope (garden spiders). This genomic analysis reveals the largest catalog of MaSp genes found in any spider, driven largely by an expansion of MaSp2 genes. The rapid diversification of Argiope MaSp genes, located primarily in a single genomic cluster, is associated with profound changes in silk gene structure. MaSp2 genes, in particular, have evolved complex hierarchically organized repeat units (ensemble repeats) delineated by novel introns that exhibit remarkable evolutionary dynamics. These repetitive introns have arisen independently within the genus, are highly homogenized within a gene, but diverge rapidly between genes. In some cases, these iterated introns are organized in an alternating structure in which every other intron is nearly identical in sequence. We hypothesize that this intron structure has evolved to facilitate homogenization of the coding sequence. We also find evidence of intergenic gene conversion and identify a more diverse array of stereotypical amino acid repeats than previously recognized. Overall, the extreme diversification found among MaSp genes requires changes in the structure-function model of dragline silk performance that focuses on the differential use and interaction among various MaSp paralogs as well as the impact of ensemble repeat structure and different amino acid motifs on mechanical behavior.
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Xu Y, Hu J, Fan W, Liu H, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Huang W, Liu X, Hou S. Genome-wide association analysis reveals 6 copy number variations associated with the number of cervical vertebrae in Pekin ducks. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1041088. [PMID: 36438573 PMCID: PMC9685309 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1041088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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As a critical developmental stage in vertebrates, the vertebral column formation process is under strict control; however, we observed variations in the number of cervical vertebrae in duck populations in our previous study. Here, we further explored the variations in the number of vertebrae in two duck populations: 421 Pekin duck × mallard F2 ducks and 850 Pekin ducks. Using resequencing data of 125 Pekin ducks with different numbers of cervical vertebrae and 352 Pekin duck × mallard F2 ducks with different numbers of thoracic vertebrae, we detected whole-genome copy number variations (CNVs) and implemented a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify the genetic variants related to the traits. The findings verified the existence of variations in the number of cervical vertebrae in duck populations. The number of cervical vertebrae in most ducks was 15, while that in a small number of the ducks was 14 or 16. The number of cervical vertebrae had a positive influence on the neck production, and one cervical vertebra addition could increase 11 g or 2 cm of duck neck. Genome-wide CNV association analysis identified six CNVs associated with the number of cervical vertebrae, and the associated CNV regions covered 15 genes which included WNT10A and WNT6. These findings improve our understanding of the variations in the number of vertebrae in ducks and lay a foundation for future duck breeding.
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- Yaxi Xu
- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Rahmani RS, Decap D, Fostier J, Marchal K. BLSSpeller to discover novel regulatory motifs in maize. DNA Res 2022; 29:6651838. [PMID: 35904558 PMCID: PMC9358016 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsac029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With the decreasing cost of sequencing and availability of larger numbers of sequenced genomes, comparative genomics is becoming increasingly attractive to complement experimental techniques for the task of transcription factor (TF) binding site identification. In this study, we redesigned BLSSpeller, a motif discovery algorithm, to cope with larger sequence datasets. BLSSpeller was used to identify novel motifs in Zea mays in a comparative genomics setting with 16 monocot lineages. We discovered 61 motifs of which 20 matched previously described motif models in Arabidopsis. In addition, novel, yet uncharacterized motifs were detected, several of which are supported by available sequence-based and/or functional data. Instances of the predicted motifs were enriched around transcription start sites and contained signatures of selection. Moreover, the enrichment of the predicted motif instances in open chromatin and TF binding sites indicates their functionality, supported by the fact that genes carrying instances of these motifs were often found to be co-expressed and/or enriched in similar GO functions. Overall, our study unveiled several novel candidate motifs that might help our understanding of the genotype to phenotype association in crops.
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- Razgar Seyed Rahmani
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University , Gent, Belgium
- Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University—imec , Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University—imec , Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University—imec , Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University , Gent, Belgium
- Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University—imec , Gent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria , Pretoria, South Africa
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Guo X, Pei J, Wu X, Bao P, Ding X, Xiong L, Chu M, Lan X, Yan P. Detection of InDel and CNV of SPAG17 gene and their associations with bovine growth traits. Anim Biotechnol 2022; 33:440-447. [PMID: 32820682 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1803342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sperm-associated antigen 17 (SPAG17) gene encodes a central pair protein, which is involved in flagellar motility, male fertility and skeletal growth in ruminants. The insertions/deletions (indels) and copy number variations (CNVs) influence phenotypic traits by altering the sequences and copy numbers of functional genes, respectively. This study identified a novel 8-bp indel of SPAG17 gene in 1520 individuals from eight different cattle breeds, as well as a novel CNV region in 355 animals. The correlation analysis of indel showed that the individuals of ID genotype had superior performance traits such as body height (p = 0.038) and body slanting length (p = 0.041) as compared to other genotypes in Xianan cattle. For the CNV, different copy numbers were closely related to the body height in Qinchuan (p = 0.045) and body weight in Xianan (p = 0.036) breeds. Importantly, significant difference was observed between the 8-bp indel and the copy number loss in Xianan breed (p < 0.01). These findings indicated that the variations within the bovine SPAG17 gene can be considered as an effective DNA molecular marker for beef cattle breeding.
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- Xian Guo
- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Chen X, Bai X, Liu H, Zhao B, Yan Z, Hou Y, Chu Q. Population Genomic Sequencing Delineates Global Landscape of Copy Number Variations that Drive Domestication and Breed Formation of in Chicken. Front Genet 2022; 13:830393. [PMID: 35391799 PMCID: PMC8980806 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.830393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Copy number variation (CNV) is an important genetic mechanism that drives evolution and generates new phenotypic variations. To explore the impact of CNV on chicken domestication and breed shaping, the whole-genome CNVs were detected via multiple methods. Using the whole-genome sequencing data from 51 individuals, corresponding to six domestic breeds and wild red jungle fowl (RJF), we determined 19,329 duplications and 98,736 deletions, which covered 11,123 copy number variation regions (CNVRs) and 2,636 protein-coding genes. The principal component analysis (PCA) showed that these individuals could be divided into four populations according to their domestication and selection purpose. Seventy-two highly duplicated CNVRs were detected across all individuals, revealing pivotal roles of nervous system (NRG3, NCAM2), sensory (OR), and follicle development (VTG2) in chicken genome. When contrasting the CNVs of domestic breeds to those of RJFs, 235 CNVRs harboring 255 protein-coding genes, which were predominantly involved in pathways of nervous, immunity, and reproductive system development, were discovered. In breed-specific CNVRs, some valuable genes were identified, including HOXB7 for beard trait in Beijing You chicken; EDN3, SLMO2, TUBB1, and GFPT1 for melanin deposition in Silkie chicken; and SORCS2 for aggressiveness in Luxi Game fowl. Moreover, CSMD1 and NTRK3 with high duplications found exclusively in White Leghorn chicken, and POLR3H, MCM9, DOCK3, and AKR1B1L found in Recessive White Rock chicken may contribute to high egg production and fast-growing traits, respectively. The candidate genes of breed characteristics are valuable resources for further studies on phenotypic variation and the artificial breeding of chickens.
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- Xia Chen
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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Poignet M, Johnson Pokorná M, Altmanová M, Majtánová Z, Dedukh D, Albrecht T, Reif J, Osiejuk TS, Reifová R. Comparison of Karyotypes in Two Hybridizing Passerine Species: Conserved Chromosomal Structure but Divergence in Centromeric Repeats. Front Genet 2021; 12:768987. [PMID: 34938317 PMCID: PMC8687609 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.768987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Changes in chromosomal structure involving chromosomal rearrangements or copy number variation of specific sequences can play an important role in speciation. Here, we explored the chromosomal structure of two hybridizing passerine species; the common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), using conventional cytogenetic approaches, immunostaining of meiotic chromosomes, fluorescence in situ hybridization as well as comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). We found that the two nightingale species show conserved karyotypes with the same diploid chromosome number of 2n = 84. In addition to standard chromosomes, both species possessed a small germline restricted chromosome of similar size as a microchromosome. Just a few subtle changes in chromosome morphology were observed between the species, suggesting that only a limited number of chromosomal rearrangements occurred after the species divergence. The interspecific CGH experiment suggested that the two nightingale species might have diverged in centromeric repetitive sequences in most macro- and microchromosomes. In addition, some chromosomes showed changes in copy number of centromeric repeats between the species. The observation of very similar karyotypes in the two nightingale species is consistent with a generally slow rate of karyotype evolution in birds. The divergence of centromeric sequences between the two species could theoretically cause meiotic drive or reduced fertility in interspecific hybrids. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to evaluate the potential role of chromosomal structural variations in nightingale speciation.
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- Manon Poignet
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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In-Depth Sequence Analysis of Bread Wheat VRN1 Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212284. [PMID: 34830166 PMCID: PMC8626038 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) gene encodes a MADS-box transcription factor and plays an important role in the cold-induced transition from the vegetative to reproductive stage. Allelic variability of VRN1 homoeologs has been associated with large differences in flowering time. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic variability of VRN1 homoeologs (VRN-A1, VRN-B1 and VRN-D1). We performed an in-depth sequence analysis of VRN1 homoeologs in a panel of 105 winter and spring varieties of hexaploid wheat. We describe the novel allele Vrn-B1f with an 836 bp insertion within intron 1 and show its specific expression pattern associated with reduced heading time. We further provide the complete sequence of the Vrn-A1b allele, revealing a 177 bp insertion in intron 1, which is transcribed into an alternative splice variant. Copy number variation (CNV) analysis of VRN1 homoeologs showed that VRN-B1 and VRN-D1 are present in only one copy. The copy number of recessive vrn-A1 ranged from one to four, while that of dominant Vrn-A1 was one or two. Different numbers of Vrn-A1a copies in the spring cultivars Branisovicka IX/49 and Bastion did not significantly affect heading time. We also report on the deletion of secondary structures (G-quadruplex) in promoter sequences of cultivars with more vrn-A1 copies.
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Metwally M, Bayoumi A, Khan A, Adams LA, Aller R, García-Monzón C, Arias-Loste MT, Bugianesi E, Miele L, Anna A, Latchoumanin O, Han S, Alenizi S, Sharkawy RE, Elattar A, Gallego-Durán R, Fischer J, Berg T, Liddle C, Romero-Gomez M, George J, Eslam M. Copy number variation and expression of exportin-4 associates with severity of fibrosis in metabolic associated fatty liver disease. EBioMedicine 2021; 70:103521. [PMID: 34388518 PMCID: PMC8365315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Liver fibrosis risk is a heritable trait, the outcome of which is the net deposition of extracellular matrix by hepatic stellate cell-derived myofibroblasts. Whereas nucleotide sequence variations have been extensively studied in liver fibrosis, the role of copy number variations (CNV) in which genes exist in abnormal numbers of copies (mostly due to duplication or deletion) has had limited exploration. Methods The impact of the XPO4 CNV on histological liver damage was examined in a cohort comprised 646 Caucasian patients with biopsy-proven MAFLD and 170 healthy controls. XPO4 expression was modulated and function was examined in human and animal models. Findings Here we demonstrate in a cohort of 816 subjects, 646 with biopsy-proven metabolic associated liver disease (MAFLD) and 170 controls, that duplication in the exportin 4 (XPO4) CNV is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis. Functionally, this occurs via reduced expression of hepatic XPO4 that maintains sustained activation of SMAD3/SMAD4 and promotes TGF-β1-mediated HSC activation and fibrosis. This effect was mediated through termination of nuclear SMAD3 signalling. XPO4 demonstrated preferential binding to SMAD3 compared to other SMADs and led to reduced SMAD3-mediated responses as shown by attenuation of TGFβ1 induced SMAD transcriptional activity, reductions in the recruitment of SMAD3 to target gene promoters following TGF-β1, as well as attenuation of SMAD3 phosphorylation and disturbed SMAD3/SMAD4 complex formation. Interpretation We conclude that a CNV in XPO4 is a critical mediator of fibrosis severity and can be exploited as a therapeutic target for liver fibrosis. Funding ME and JG are supported by the Robert W. Storr Bequest to the Sydney Medical Foundation, University of Sydney; a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Program Grant (APP1053206) and Project and ideas grants (APP2001692, APP1107178 and APP1108422). AB is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship. EB is supported by Horizon 2020 under grant 634413 for the project EPoS.
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- Mayada Metwally
- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Medical School, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Center of Investigation of Endocrinology and Nutrition, School of Medicine, and Unit of Investigation, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Liver Research Unit, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria Princesa, University Hospital Santa Cristina, CIBERehd, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit of Molecular Genetics of Complex Phenotypes, IRCCS "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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- Section of Hepatology, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, University Clinic Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Section of Hepatology, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, University Clinic Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Chen BB, Yan JH, Zheng J, Peng HW, Cai XL, Pan XT, Li HQ, Hong QZ, Peng XE. Copy number variation in the CES1 gene and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver in a Chinese Han population. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13984. [PMID: 34234263 PMCID: PMC8263572 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93549-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A recent genome-wide copy number variations (CNVs) scan identified a 16q12.2 deletion that included the carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) gene, which is important in the metabolism of fatty acids and cholesterol. We aimed to investigate whether CES1 CNVs was associated with susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a Chinese Han population. A case-control study was conducted among 303 patients diagnosed with NAFLD and 303 age (± 5) and sex-matched controls from the Affiliated Nanping First Hospital of Fujian Medical University in China. The copy numbers of CES1 were measured using TaqMan quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and serum CES1 was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The Chi-squared test and a logistic regression model were used to evaluate the association between CES1 CNVs and NAFLD susceptibility. The distribution of CES1 CNVs showed a higher frequency of CNVs loss (< 2) among patients; however, the difference was not significant (P = 0.05). After controlling for other known or suspected risk factors for NAFLD, CES1 CNVs loss was significantly associated with greater risk of NAFLD (adjusted OR = 2.75, 95% CI 1.30-5.85, P = 0.01); while CES1 CNVs gain (> 2) was not. There was a suggestion of an association between increased CES1 serum protein levels and CNVs losses among cases, although this was not statistically significant (P = 0.07). Copy number losses (< 2) of CES1 contribute to susceptibility to NAFLD in the Chinese Han population.
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- Bing Bing Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China.,Department of Hospital Infection Control, First Hospital of Quanzhou Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, 350122, China. .,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China.
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Romero-Olivares AL, Morrison EW, Pringle A, Frey SD. Linking Genes to Traits in Fungi. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2021; 82:145-155. [PMID: 33483845 PMCID: PMC8282587 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01687-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fungi are mediators of the nitrogen and carbon cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. Examining how nitrogen uptake and organic matter decomposition potential differs in fungi can provide insight into the underlying mechanisms driving fungal ecological processes and ecosystem functioning. In this study, we assessed the frequency of genes encoding for specific enzymes that facilitate nitrogen uptake and organic matter decomposition in 879 fungal genomes with fungal taxa grouped into trait-based categories. Our linked gene-trait data approach revealed that gene frequencies vary across and within trait-based groups and that trait-based categories differ in trait space. We present two examples of how this linked gene-trait approach can be used to address ecological questions. First, we show that this type of approach can help us better understand, and potentially predict, how fungi will respond to environmental stress. Specifically, we found that trait-based categories with high nitrogen uptake gene frequency increased in relative abundance when exposed to high soil nitrogen enrichment. Second, by comparing frequencies of nitrogen uptake and organic matter decomposition genes, we found that most ectomycorrhizal fungi in our dataset have similar gene frequencies to brown rot fungi. This demonstrates that gene-trait data approaches can shed light on potential evolutionary trajectories of life history traits in fungi. We present a framework for exploring nitrogen uptake and organic matter decomposition gene frequencies in fungal trait-based groups and provide two concise examples on how to use our framework to address ecological questions from a mechanistic perspective.
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- A L Romero-Olivares
- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, USA.
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Department of Botany and Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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ERCC5 quantification for age estimation of peripheral blood in a Chinese Han population. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2021; 52:101912. [PMID: 34090258 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2021.101912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Age estimation is an important topic of human identification in forensic practice, especially coming to biological samples in crime scene, such as blood, saliva, semen. As rate-limiting enzyme in Nucleotide excision repair (NER) that was associated with aging, Excision repair cross-complementation group 5 (ERCC5) was considered to be a candidate biomarker for individual age estimation. The ERCC5 mRNA and protein expression levels association with age have been demonstrated in our previous study. However, very little is known about relationship DNA-based quantification of ERCC5 with age. In this study, we detected ERCC5 level in peripheral blood from a Chinese Han population by SYBR qPCR assay to gain better insight into the quantitative relationship with age. The results showed ERCC5 level declined with individual age with a negative correlation(r = -0.8, R2 = 0.63, P < 0.001). The data model for age estimation based on ERCC5 level was Y = -31.352X + 14.436 ± 10.28 (Y: age, year; X: CqTBP-CqERCC5; standard error: year). The accuracy about the data model for age estimation was about 73.33%. The mean absolute difference (MAD) values were 8.22, 8.09 and 8.38 in total, male and female, respectively. Furthermore, ERCC5 quantification for age estimation was also applicable for stored blood samples under low temperature up to 6 months. It was suggested that the ERCC5 quantification was expected to be a valuable additional method for individual age estimation, especially in cases where traditional morphologic method is absent or inefficient in forensic practice.
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Spatiotemporal 7q11.23 protein network analysis implicates the role of DNA repair pathway during human brain development. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8246. [PMID: 33859276 PMCID: PMC8050238 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87632-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Recurrent deletions and duplications of chromosome 7q11.23 copy number variants (CNVs) are associated with several psychiatric disorders. Although phenotypic abnormalities have been observed in patients, causal genes responsible for CNV-associated diagnoses and traits are still poorly understood. Furthermore, the targeted human brain regions, developmental stages, protein networks, and signaling pathways, influenced by this CNV remain unclear. Previous works showed GTF2I involved in Williams-Beuren syndrome, but pathways affected by GTF2I are indistinct. We first constructed dynamic spatiotemporal networks of 7q11.23 genes by combining data from the brain developmental transcriptome with physical interactions of 7q11.23 proteins. Topological changes were observed in protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks throughout different stages of brain development. Early and late fetal periods of development in the cortex, striatum, hippocampus, and amygdale were observed as the vital periods and regions for 7q11.23 CNV proteins. CNV proteins and their partners are significantly enriched in DNA repair pathway. As a driver gene, GTF2I interacted with PRKDC and BRCA1 to involve in DNA repair pathway. The physical interaction between GTF2I with PRKDC was confirmed experimentally by the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We identified that early and late fetal periods are crucial for 7q11.23 genes to affect brain development. Our results implicate that 7q11.23 CNV genes converge on the DNA repair pathway to contribute to the pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases.
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Zheng Z, Li Y, Li M, Li G, Du X, Hongyin H, Yin M, Lu Z, Zhang X, Shrestha N, Liu J, Yang Y. Whole-Genome Diversification Analysis of the Hornbeam Species Reveals Speciation and Adaptation Among Closely Related Species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:581704. [PMID: 33643339 PMCID: PMC7902934 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.581704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Speciation is the key evolutionary process for generating biological diversity and has a central place in evolutionary and ecological research. How species diverge and adapt to different habitats is one of the most exciting areas in speciation studies. Here, we sequenced 55 individuals from three closely related species in the genus Carpinus: Carpinus tibetana, Carpinus monbeigiana, and Carpinus mollicoma to understand the strength and direction of gene flow and selection during the speciation process. We found low genetic diversity in C. tibetana, which reflects its extremely small effective population size. The speciation analysis between C. monbeigiana and C. mollicoma revealed that both species diverged ∼1.2 Mya with bidirectional gene flow. A total of 291 highly diverged genes, 223 copy number variants genes, and 269 positive selected genes were recovered from the two species. Genes associated with the diverged and positively selected regions were mainly involved in thermoregulation, plant development, and response to stress, which included adaptations to their habitats. We also found a great population decline and a low genetic divergence of C. tibetana, which suggests that this species is extremely vulnerable. We believe that the current diversification and adaption study and the important genomic resource sequenced herein will facilitate the speciation studies and serve as an important methodological reference for future research.
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- Zeyu Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Institute of Innovation Ecology and School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Du H, Zheng X, Zhao Q, Hu Z, Wang H, Zhou L, Liu JF. Analysis of Structural Variants Reveal Novel Selective Regions in the Genome of Meishan Pigs by Whole Genome Sequencing. Front Genet 2021; 12:550676. [PMID: 33613628 PMCID: PMC7890942 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.550676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Structural variants (SVs) represent essential forms of genetic variation, and they are associated with various phenotypic traits in a wide range of important livestock species. However, the distribution of SVs in the pig genome has not been fully characterized, and the function of SVs in the economic traits of pig has rarely been studied, especially for most domestic pig breeds. Meishan pig is one of the most famous Chinese domestic pig breeds, with excellent reproductive performance. Here, to explore the genome characters of Meishan pig, we construct an SV map of porcine using whole-genome sequencing data and report 33,698 SVs in 305 individuals of 55 globally distributed pig breeds. We perform selective signature analysis using these SVs, and a number of candidate variants are successfully identified. Especially for the Meishan pig, 64 novel significant selection regions are detected in its genome. A 140-bp deletion in the Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) gene, is shown to be associated with reproduction traits in Meishan pig. In addition, we detect two duplications only existing in Meishan pig. Moreover, the two duplications are separately located in cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily J member 2 (CYP2J2) gene and phospholipase A2 group IVA (PLA2G4A) gene, which are related to the reproduction trait. Our study provides new insights into the role of selection in SVs' evolution and how SVs contribute to phenotypic variation in pigs.
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- Heng Du
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zhang X, Rayner JG, Blaxter M, Bailey NW. Rapid parallel adaptation despite gene flow in silent crickets. Nat Commun 2021; 12:50. [PMID: 33397914 PMCID: PMC7782688 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20263-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gene flow is predicted to impede parallel adaptation via de novo mutation, because it can introduce pre-existing adaptive alleles from population to population. We test this using Hawaiian crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus) in which 'flatwing' males that lack sound-producing wing structures recently arose and spread under selection from an acoustically-orienting parasitoid. Morphometric and genetic comparisons identify distinct flatwing phenotypes in populations on three islands, localized to different loci. Nevertheless, we detect strong, recent and ongoing gene flow among the populations. Using genome scans and gene expression analysis we find that parallel evolution of flatwing on different islands is associated with shared genomic hotspots of adaptation that contain the gene doublesex, but the form of selection differs among islands and corresponds to known flatwing demographics in the wild. We thus show how parallel adaptation can occur on contemporary timescales despite gene flow, indicating that it could be less constrained than previously appreciated.
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- Xiao Zhang
- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TH, UK.
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- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TH, UK
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- Tree of Life, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TH, UK.
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Berton MP, de Antunes Lemos MV, Seleguim Chud TC, Bonvino Stafuzza N, Kluska S, Amorim ST, Silva Ferlin Lopes L, Cravo Pereira AS, Bickhart D, Liu G, Galvão de Albuquerque L, Baldi F. Genome-wide association study between copy number variation regions and carcass- and meat-quality traits in Nellore cattle. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/an20275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Context
Indicine breeds are the main source of beef products in tropical and subtropical regions. However, genetic improvement for carcass- and meat-quality traits in zebu cattle have been limited and genomics studies concerning structural variations that influence these traits are essential.
Aim
The aim of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study between copy number variation regions (CNVRs) and carcass- and meat quality-traits in Nellore cattle.
Methods
In total, 3794 animals, males and females included, were genotyped using a 777962 single-nucleotide polymorphism platform of BovineHD BeadChip (777k; Illumina Inc.). Of these, 1751 Nellore bulls were slaughtered at 24 months of age for further carcass beef analysis. The following traits were studied: beef tenderness, marbling, rib-eye area, backfat thickness and meat colour (lightness, redness and yellowness). The CNV detection was conducted through PennCNV software. The association analyses were performed using CNVRuler software.
Key results
Several identified genomic regions were linked to quantitative trait loci associated with fat deposition (FABP7) and lipid metabolism (PPARA; PLA2 family; BCHE), extracellular matrix (INS; COL10A1), contraction (SLC34A3; TRDN) and muscle development (CAPZP). The gene-enrichment analyses highlighted biological mechanisms directly related to the metabolism and synthesis of lipids and fatty acids.
Conclusions
The large number of potential candidate genes identified within the CNVRs, as well as the functions and pathways identified, should help better elucidate the genetic mechanisms involved in the expression of beef and carcass traits in Nellore cattle. Several CNVRs harboured genes that might have a functional impact to improve the beef and carcass traits.
Implications
The results obtained contribute to upgrade the sensorial and organoleptic attributes of Nellore cattle and make feasible the genetic improvement of carcass- and meat-quality traits.
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Tigano A. A population genomics approach to uncover the CNVs, and their evolutionary significance, hidden in reduced-representation sequencing data sets. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:4749-4753. [PMID: 32997366 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The importance of structural variation in adaptation and speciation is becoming increasingly evident in the literature. Among SVs, copy number variants (CNVs) are known to affect phenotypes through changes in gene expression and can potentially reduce recombination between alleles with different copy numbers. However, little is known about their abundance, distribution and frequency in natural populations. In a "From the Cover" article in this issue of Molecular Ecology, Dorant et al. (2020) present a new cost-effective approach to genotype copy number variants (CNVs) from large reduced-representation sequencing (RRS) data sets in nonmodel organisms, and thus to analyse sequence and structural variation jointly. They show that in American lobsters (Homarus americanus), CNVs exhibit strong population structure and several significant associations with annual variance in sea surface temperature, while SNPs fail to uncover any population structure or genotype-environment associations. Their results clearly illustrate that structural variants like CNVs can potentially store important information on differentiation and adaptive differences that cannot be retrieved from the analysis of sequence variation alone. To better understand the factors affecting the evolution of CNVs and their role in adaptation and speciation, we need to compare and synthesize data from a wide variety of species with different demographic histories and genome structure. The approach developed by Dorant et al. (2020) now allows to gain crucial knowledge on CNVs in a cost-effective way, even in species with limited genomic resources.
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- Anna Tigano
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.,Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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Chen FYH, Jung HW, Tsuei CY, Liao JC. Converting Escherichia coli to a Synthetic Methylotroph Growing Solely on Methanol. Cell 2020; 182:933-946.e14. [PMID: 32780992 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Methanol, being electron rich and derivable from methane or CO2, is a potentially renewable one-carbon (C1) feedstock for microorganisms. Although the ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) cycle used by methylotrophs to assimilate methanol differs from the typical sugar metabolism by only three enzymes, turning a non-methylotrophic organism to a synthetic methylotroph that grows to a high cell density has been challenging. Here we reprogrammed E. coli using metabolic robustness criteria followed by laboratory evolution to establish a strain that can efficiently utilize methanol as the sole carbon source. This synthetic methylotroph alleviated a so far uncharacterized hurdle, DNA-protein crosslinking (DPC), by insertion sequence (IS)-mediated copy number variations (CNVs) and balanced the metabolic flux by mutations. Being capable of growing at a rate comparable with natural methylotrophs in a wide range of methanol concentrations, this synthetic methylotrophic strain illustrates genome editing and evolution for microbial tropism changes and expands the scope of biological C1 conversion.
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- Frederic Y-H Chen
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Lakhssassi N, Piya S, Bekal S, Liu S, Zhou Z, Bergounioux C, Miao L, Meksem J, Lakhssassi A, Jones K, Kassem MA, Benhamed M, Bendahmane A, Lambert K, Boualem A, Hewezi T, Meksem K. A pathogenesis-related protein GmPR08-Bet VI promotes a molecular interaction between the GmSHMT08 and GmSNAP18 in resistance to Heterodera glycines. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:1810-1829. [PMID: 31960590 PMCID: PMC7336373 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines) is the most devastating pest affecting soybean production worldwide. SCN resistance requires both the GmSHMT08 and the GmSNAP18 in 'Peking'-type resistance. Here, we describe the molecular interaction between GmSHMT08 and GmSNAP18, which is potentiated by a pathogenesis-related protein GmPR08-Bet VI. Like GmSNAP18 and GmSHMT08, GmPR08-Bet VI expression was induced in response to SCN and its overexpression decreased SCN cysts by 65% in infected transgenic soybean roots. Overexpression of GmPR08-Bet VI did not have an effect on SCN resistance when the two cytokinin-binding sites in GmPR08-Bet VI were mutated, indicating a new role of GmPR08-Bet VI in SCN resistance. GmPR08-Bet VI was mapped to a QTL for resistance to SCN using different mapping populations. GmSHMT08, GmSNAP18 and GmPR08-Bet VI localize to the cytosol and plasma membrane. GmSNAP18 expression and localization hyper-accumulated at the plasma membrane and was specific to the root cells surrounding the nematode in SCN-resistant soybeans. Genes encoding key components of the salicylic acid signalling pathway were induced under SCN infection. GmSNAP18 and GmPR08-Bet VI were also induced under salicylic acid and cytokinin exogenous treatments, while GmSHMT08 was induced only when the resistant GmSNAP18 was present, pointing to the presence of a molecular crosstalk between SCN-resistant genes and defence genes. Expression analysis of GmSHMT08 and GmSNAP18 identified the need of a minimum expression requirement to trigger the SCN resistance reaction. These results provide insight into a new response mechanism towards plant nematode resistance involving haplotype compatibility, gene dosage and hormone signalling.
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- Naoufal Lakhssassi
- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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- INRAInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2)CNRSUniversité Paris‐SudOrsayFrance
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
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- Faculty of Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of LorraineNancyFrance
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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- INRAInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2)CNRSUniversité Paris‐SudOrsayFrance
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- INRAInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2)CNRSUniversité Paris‐SudOrsayFrance
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- Department of Crop SciencesUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaILUSA
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- INRAInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2)CNRSUniversité Paris‐SudOrsayFrance
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNUSA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural SystemsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILUSA
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Todd RT, Selmecki A. Expandable and reversible copy number amplification drives rapid adaptation to antifungal drugs. eLife 2020; 9:e58349. [PMID: 32687060 PMCID: PMC7371428 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Previously, we identified long repeat sequences that are frequently associated with genome rearrangements, including copy number variation (CNV), in many diverse isolates of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans (Todd et al., 2019). Here, we describe the rapid acquisition of novel, high copy number CNVs during adaptation to azole antifungal drugs. Single-cell karyotype analysis indicates that these CNVs appear to arise via a dicentric chromosome intermediate and breakage-fusion-bridge cycles that are repaired using multiple distinct long inverted repeat sequences. Subsequent removal of the antifungal drug can lead to a dramatic loss of the CNV and reversion to the progenitor genotype and drug susceptibility phenotype. These findings support a novel mechanism for the rapid acquisition of antifungal drug resistance and provide genomic evidence for the heterogeneity frequently observed in clinical settings.
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- Robert T Todd
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinneapolis, MinnesotaUnited States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinneapolis, MinnesotaUnited States
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Bruders R, Van Hollebeke H, Osborne EJ, Kronenberg Z, Maclary E, Yandell M, Shapiro MD. A copy number variant is associated with a spectrum of pigmentation patterns in the rock pigeon (Columba livia). PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008274. [PMID: 32433666 PMCID: PMC7239393 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Rock pigeons (Columba livia) display an extraordinary array of pigment pattern variation. One such pattern, Almond, is characterized by a variegated patchwork of plumage colors that are distributed in an apparently random manner. Almond is a sex-linked, semi-dominant trait controlled by the classical Stipper (St) locus. Heterozygous males (ZStZ+ sex chromosomes) and hemizygous Almond females (ZStW) are favored by breeders for their attractive plumage. In contrast, homozygous Almond males (ZStZSt) develop severe eye defects and often lack plumage pigmentation, suggesting that higher dosage of the mutant allele is deleterious. To determine the molecular basis of Almond, we compared the genomes of Almond pigeons to non-Almond pigeons and identified a candidate St locus on the Z chromosome. We found a copy number variant (CNV) within the differentiated region that captures complete or partial coding sequences of four genes, including the melanosome maturation gene Mlana. We did not find fixed coding changes in genes within the CNV, but all genes are misexpressed in regenerating feather bud collar cells of Almond birds. Notably, six other alleles at the St locus are associated with depigmentation phenotypes, and all exhibit expansion of the same CNV. Structural variation at St is linked to diversity in plumage pigmentation and gene expression, and thus provides a potential mode of rapid phenotypic evolution in pigeons. The genetic changes responsible for different animal color patterns are poorly understood, due in part to a paucity of research organisms that are both genetically tractable and phenotypically diverse. Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) have been artificially selected for many traits, including an enormous variety of color patterns that are variable both within and among different breeds of this single species. We investigated the genetic basis of a sex-linked color pattern in pigeons called Almond that is characterized by a sprinkled pattern of plumage pigmentation. Pigeons with one copy of the Almond allele have desirable color pattern; however, male pigeons with two copies of the Almond mutation have severely depleted pigmentation and congenital eye defects. By comparing the genomes of Almond and non-Almond pigeons, we discovered that Almond pigeons have extra copies of a chromosome region that contains a gene that is critical for the formation of pigment granules. We also found that different numbers of copies of this region are associated with varying degrees of pigment reduction. The Almond phenotype in pigeons bears a remarkable resemblance to Merle coat color mutants in dogs, and our new results from pigeons suggest that similar genetic mechanisms underlie these traits in both species. Our work highlights the role of gene copy number variation as a potential driver of rapid phenotypic evolution.
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- Rebecca Bruders
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Song MJ, Potter BI, Doyle JJ, Coate JE. Gene Balance Predicts Transcriptional Responses Immediately Following Ploidy Change in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:1434-1448. [PMID: 32184347 PMCID: PMC7203931 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The gene balance hypothesis postulates that there is selection on gene copy number (gene dosage) to preserve the stoichiometric balance among interacting proteins. This presupposes that gene product abundance is governed by gene dosage and that gene dosage responses are consistent for interacting genes in a dosage-balance-sensitive network or complex. Gene dosage responses, however, have rarely been quantified, and the available data suggest that they are highly variable. We sequenced the transcriptomes of two synthetic autopolyploid accessions of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and their diploid progenitors, as well as one natural tetraploid and its synthetic diploid produced via haploid induction, to estimate transcriptome size and dosage responses immediately following ploidy change. Similar to what has been observed in previous studies, overall transcriptome size does not exhibit a simple doubling in response to genome doubling, and individual gene dosage responses are highly variable in all three accessions, indicating that expression is not strictly coupled with gene dosage. Nonetheless, putatively dosage balance-sensitive gene groups (Gene Ontology terms, metabolic networks, gene families, and predicted interacting proteins) exhibit smaller and more coordinated dosage responses than do putatively dosage-insensitive gene groups, suggesting that constraints on dosage balance operate immediately following whole-genome duplication and that duplicate gene retention patterns are shaped by selection to preserve dosage balance.
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- Michael J Song
- University and Jepson Herbaria and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
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Huang Y, Feulner PGD, Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL, Bornberg-Bauer E, Milinski M, Reusch TBH, Chain FJJ. Genome-Wide Genotype-Expression Relationships Reveal Both Copy Number and Single Nucleotide Differentiation Contribute to Differential Gene Expression between Stickleback Ecotypes. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 11:2344-2359. [PMID: 31298693 PMCID: PMC6735750 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Repeated and independent emergence of trait divergence that matches habitat differences is a sign of parallel evolution by natural selection. Yet, the molecular underpinnings that are targeted by adaptive evolution often remain elusive. We investigate this question by combining genome-wide analyses of copy number variants (CNVs), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and gene expression across four pairs of lake and river populations of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). We tested whether CNVs that span entire genes and SNPs occurring in putative cis-regulatory regions contribute to gene expression differences between sticklebacks from lake and river origins. We found 135 gene CNVs that showed a significant positive association between gene copy number and gene expression, suggesting that CNVs result in dosage effects that can fuel phenotypic variation and serve as substrates for habitat-specific selection. Copy number differentiation between lake and river sticklebacks also contributed to expression differences of two immune-related genes in immune tissues, cathepsin A and GIMAP7. In addition, we identified SNPs in cis-regulatory regions (eSNPs) associated with the expression of 1,865 genes, including one eSNP upstream of a carboxypeptidase gene where both the SNP alleles differentiated and the gene was differentially expressed between lake and river populations. Our study highlights two types of mutations as important sources of genetic variation involved in the evolution of gene expression and in potentially facilitating repeated adaptation to novel environments.
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- Yun Huang
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany.,Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Centre of Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.,Division of Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Marine Evolutionary Ecology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
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Salces-Ortiz J, Vargas-Chavez C, Guio L, Rech GE, González J. Transposable elements contribute to the genomic response to insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190341. [PMID: 32075557 PMCID: PMC7061994 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Most of the genotype–phenotype analyses to date have largely centred attention on single nucleotide polymorphisms. However, transposable element (TE) insertions have arisen as a plausible addition to the study of the genotypic–phenotypic link because of to their role in genome function and evolution. In this work, we investigate the contribution of TE insertions to the regulation of gene expression in response to insecticides. We exposed four Drosophila melanogaster strains to malathion, a commonly used organophosphate insecticide. By combining information from different approaches, including RNA-seq and ATAC-seq, we found that TEs can contribute to the regulation of gene expression under insecticide exposure by rewiring cis-regulatory networks. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Crossroads between transposons and gene regulation’.
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- Judit Salces-Ortiz
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Copy number variation profiling in pharmacogenes using panel-based exome resequencing and correlation to human liver expression. Hum Genet 2019; 139:137-149. [PMID: 31786673 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-02093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Structural variants including copy number variations (CNV) have gained widespread attention, especially in pharmacogenomics but for several genes functional relevance and clinical evidence are still lacking. Detection of CNVs in next-generation sequencing data is challenging but offers widespread applications. We developed a cohort-based CNV detection workflow to extract CNVs from read counts of targeted NGS of 340 genes involved in absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of drugs. We applied our method to 150 human liver tissue samples and correlated identified CNVs to mRNA expression levels. In total, we identified 445 deletions (73%) and 167 duplications (27%) in 36 pharmacogenes including all well-known CNVs of CYPs, GSTs, SULTs, UGTs, numerous described rare CNVs of CYP2E1, SLC16A3 or UGT2B15 as well as novel observations, e.g., for SLC22A12, SLC22A17 and GPS2 (G Protein Pathway Suppressor 2). We were able to fine-map complex CNVs of CYP2A6 and CYP2D6 with exon resolution. Correlation analysis confirmed known expression patterns for common CNVs and suggested an influence on expression variability for some rare CNVs. Our straightforward CNV detection workflow can be easily applied to any NGS coverage data and helped to analyze CNVs in an ADME-NGS panel of 340 pharmacogenes to improve genotype-phenotype correlations.
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Hanson MA, Lemaitre B, Unckless RL. Dynamic Evolution of Antimicrobial Peptides Underscores Trade-Offs Between Immunity and Ecological Fitness. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2620. [PMID: 31781114 PMCID: PMC6857651 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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There is a developing interest in how immune genes may function in other physiological roles, and how traditionally non-immune peptides may, in fact, be active in immune contexts. In the absence of infection, the induction of the immune response is costly, and there are well-characterized trade-offs between immune defense and fitness. The agents behind these fitness costs are less understood. Here we implicate antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as particularly costly effectors of immunity using an evolutionary framework. We describe the independent loss of AMPs in multiple lineages of Diptera (true flies), tying these observations back to life history. We then focus on the intriguing case of the glycine-rich AMP, Diptericin, and find several instances of loss, pseudogenization, and segregating null alleles. We suggest that Diptericin may be a particularly toxic component of the Dipteran immune response lost in flies either with reduced pathogen pressure or other environmental factors. As Diptericins have recently been described to have neurological roles, these findings parallel a developing interest in AMPs as potentially harmful neuropeptides, and AMPs in other roles beyond immunity.
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- Mark A Hanson
- School of Life Science, Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Science, Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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Identification of Copy Number Variation in Domestic Chicken Using Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Evidence of Selection in the Genome. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9100809. [PMID: 31618984 PMCID: PMC6826909 DOI: 10.3390/ani9100809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Chickens have been bred for meat and egg production as a source of animal protein. With the increase of productivity as the main purpose of domestication, factors such as metabolism and immunity were boosted, which are detectable signs of selection on the genome. This study focused on copy number variation (CNV) to find evidence of domestication on the genome. CNV was detected from whole-genome sequencing of 65 chickens including Red Jungle Fowl, broilers, and layers. After that, CNV region, the overlapping region of CNV between individuals, was made to identify which genomic regions showed copy number differentiation. The 663 domesticated-specific CNV regions were associated with various functions such as metabolism and organ development. Also, by performing population differentiation analyses such as clustering analysis and ANOVA test, we found that there are a lot of genomic regions with different copy number patterns between broilers and layers. This result indicates that different genetic variations can be found, depending on the purpose of artificial selection and provides considerations for future animal breeding. Abstract Copy number variation (CNV) has great significance both functionally and evolutionally. Various CNV studies are in progress to find the cause of human disease and to understand the population structure of livestock. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have made CNV detection more reliable and accurate at whole-genome level. However, there is a lack of CNV studies on chickens using NGS. Therefore, we obtained whole-genome sequencing data of 65 chickens including Red Jungle Fowl, Cornish (broiler), Rhode Island Red (hybrid), and White Leghorn (layer) from the public databases for CNV region (CNVR) detection. Using CNVnator, a read-depth based software, a total of 663 domesticated-specific CNVRs were identified across autosomes. Gene ontology analysis of genes annotated in CNVRs showed that mainly enriched terms involved in organ development, metabolism, and immune regulation. Population analysis revealed that CN and RIR are closer to each other than WL, and many genes (LOC772271, OR52R1, RD3, ADH6, TLR2B, PRSS2, TPK1, POPDC3, etc.) with different copy numbers between breeds found. In conclusion, this study has helped to understand the genetic characteristics of domestic chickens at CNV level, which may provide useful information for the development of breeding systems in chickens.
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Pei SW, Qin F, Li WH, Li FD, Yue XP. Copy number variation of ZNF280AY across 21 cattle breeds and its association with the reproductive traits of Holstein and Simmental bulls. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:7226-7236. [PMID: 31202648 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-16063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The mammalian Y chromosome gene families in the ampliconic region are expressed predominantly or exclusively in the testis, and their copy number variations (CNV) are significantly associated with male reproductive traits, suggesting they have important roles in spermatogenesis and testicular development. ZNF280AY (zinc finger protein 280A, Y-linked) is a member of the zinc finger protein family and has been identified as a bovid-specific Y-chromosome gene. The current study applied a reliable quantitative real-time PCR method to estimate the CNV of ZNF280AY in 715 bulls across 21 cattle breeds and to further investigate the association of the CNV of ZNF280AY with bull reproductive traits and ZNF280AY mRNA expression levels in adult testis. The results revealed that the median copy number of ZNF280AY was 47, and the copy number varied from 11 to 154, showing significant CNV between and within the investigated cattle breeds. In addition, all 715 bulls were classified into Y1, Y2, and Y3 lineage groups based on a rapid genotyping method described previously. Pairwise comparisons indicated that bulls belonging to the Y1 lineage had a significantly lower median copy number (40) than bulls belonging to the Y2 (52) and Y3 lineages (57). Association analysis revealed that the CNV of ZNF280AY was correlated negatively with the percentage of normal sperm and sperm concentration in Holstein bulls, whereas no significant correlation was observed with ejaculation volume, total sperm count, sperm motility, postthaw motility (PTM), and scrotal circumference in Holstein and Simmental bulls. Furthermore, no correlation was observed between ZNF280AY copy number and ZNF280AY mRNA expression levels in the testis. The current study suggests that the CNV of the ZNF280AY gene family is associated with male reproductive traits and may serve as a valuable marker for early bull fertility selection in Holstein breeding programs.
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- S W Pei
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems; Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education; College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems; Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education; College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems; Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education; College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, P. R. China; Engineering Laboratory of Sheep Breeding and Reproduction Biotechnology in Gansu Province, Minqin 733300, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems; Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education; College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, P. R. China.
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Characterization and evolutionary dynamics of complex regions in eukaryotic genomes. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2019; 62:467-488. [PMID: 30810961 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-018-9458-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Complex regions in eukaryotic genomes are typically characterized by duplications of chromosomal stretches that often include one or more genes repeated in a tandem array or in relatively close proximity. Nevertheless, the repetitive nature of these regions, together with the often high sequence identity among repeats, have made complex regions particularly recalcitrant to proper molecular characterization, often being misassembled or completely absent in genome assemblies. This limitation has prevented accurate functional and evolutionary analyses of these regions. This is becoming increasingly relevant as evidence continues to support a central role for complex genomic regions in explaining human disease, developmental innovations, and ecological adaptations across phyla. With the advent of long-read sequencing technologies and suitable assemblers, the development of algorithms that can accommodate sample heterozygosity, and the adoption of a pangenomic-like view of these regions, accurate reconstructions of complex regions are now within reach. These reconstructions will finally allow for accurate functional and evolutionary studies of complex genomic regions, underlying the generation of genotype-phenotype maps of unprecedented resolution.
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Juarez-Carreño S, Morante J, Dominguez M. Systemic signalling and local effectors in developmental stability, body symmetry, and size. Cell Stress 2018; 2:340-361. [PMID: 31225459 PMCID: PMC6551673 DOI: 10.15698/cst2018.12.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Symmetric growth and the origins of fluctuating asymmetry are unresolved phenomena of biology. Small, and sometimes noticeable, deviations from perfect bilateral symmetry reflect the vulnerability of development to perturbations. The degree of asymmetry is related to the magnitude of the perturbations and the ability of an individual to cope with them. As the left and right sides of an individual were presumed to be genetically identical, deviations of symmetry were traditionally attributed to non-genetic effects such as environmental and developmental noise. In this review, we draw attention to other possible sources of variability, especially to somatic mutations and transposons. Mutations are a major source of phenotypic variability and recent genomic data have highlighted somatic mutations as ubiquitous, even in phenotypically normal individuals. We discuss the importance of factors that are responsible for buffering and stabilizing the genome and for maintaining size robustness and quality through elimination of less-fit or damaged cells. However, the important question that arises from these studies is whether this self-correcting capacity and intrinsic organ size controls are sufficient to explain how symmetric structures can reach an identical size and shape. Indeed, recent discoveries in the fruit fly have uncovered a conserved hormone of the insulin/IGF/relaxin family, Dilp8, that is responsible for stabilizing body size and symmetry in the face of growth perturbations. Dilp8 alarm signals periphery growth status to the brain, where it acts on its receptor Lgr3. Loss of Dilp8-Lgr3 signaling renders flies incapable of detecting growth perturbations and thus maintaining a stable size and symmetry. These findings help to understand how size and symmetry of somatic tissues remain undeterred in noisy environments, after injury or illnesses, and in the presence of accumulated somatic mutations.
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- Sergio Juarez-Carreño
- Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Miguel Hernández (CSIC-UMH), Avda Santiago Ramón y Cajal s/n, Campus de Sant Joan, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Miguel Hernández (CSIC-UMH), Avda Santiago Ramón y Cajal s/n, Campus de Sant Joan, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Miguel Hernández (CSIC-UMH), Avda Santiago Ramón y Cajal s/n, Campus de Sant Joan, Alicante, Spain
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Cvetkovska M, Szyszka-Mroz B, Possmayer M, Pittock P, Lajoie G, Smith DR, Hüner NPA. Characterization of photosynthetic ferredoxin from the Antarctic alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241 reveals novel features of cold adaptation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:588-604. [PMID: 29736931 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The objective of this work was to characterize photosynthetic ferredoxin from the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241, a key enzyme involved in distributing photosynthetic reducing power. We hypothesize that ferredoxin possesses characteristics typical of cold-adapted enzymes, namely increased structural flexibility and high activity at low temperatures, accompanied by low stability at moderate temperatures. To address this objective, we purified ferredoxin from UWO241 and characterized the temperature dependence of its enzymatic activity and protein conformation. The UWO241 ferredoxin protein, RNA, and DNA sequences were compared with homologous sequences from related organisms. We provide evidence for the duplication of the main ferredoxin gene in the UWO241 nuclear genome and the presence of two highly similar proteins. Ferredoxin from UWO241 has both high activity at low temperatures and high stability at moderate temperatures, representing a novel class of cold-adapted enzymes. Our study reveals novel insights into how photosynthesis functions in the cold. The presence of two distinct ferredoxin proteins in UWO241 could provide an adaptive advantage for survival at cold temperatures. The primary amino acid sequence of ferredoxin is highly conserved among photosynthetic species, and we suggest that subtle differences in sequence can lead to significant changes in activity at low temperatures.
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- Marina Cvetkovska
- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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Kaltenegger E, Leng S, Heyl A. The effects of repeated whole genome duplication events on the evolution of cytokinin signaling pathway. BMC Evol Biol 2018; 18:76. [PMID: 29843594 PMCID: PMC5975490 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-018-1153-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It is thought that after whole-genome duplications (WGDs), a large fraction of the duplicated gene copies is lost over time while few duplicates are retained. Which factors promote survival or death of a duplicate remains unclear and the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. According to the model of gene dosage balance, genes encoding interacting proteins are predicted to be preferentially co-retained after WGDs. Among these are genes encoding proteins involved in complexes or in signal transduction. RESULTS We have investigated the way that repeated WGDs during land plant evolution have affected cytokinin signaling to study patterns of gene duplicability and co-retention in this important signal transduction pathway. Through the integration of phylogenetic analyses with comparisons of genome collinearity, we have found that signal input mediated by cytokinin receptors proved to be highly conserved over long evolutionary time-scales, with receptors showing predominantly gene loss after repeated WGDs. However, the downstream elements, e,g. response regulators, were mainly retained after WGDs and thereby formed gene families in most plant lineages. CONCLUSIONS Gene dosage balance between the interacting components indicated by co-retention after WGDs seems to play a minor role in the evolution of cytokinin signaling pathway. Overall, core genes of cytokinin signaling show a highly heterogeneous pattern of gene retention after WGD, reflecting complex relationships between the various factors that shape the long-term fate of a duplicated gene.
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- Elisabeth Kaltenegger
- Department Biochemical Ecology and Molecular Evolution, Botanical Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Applied Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Biology Department, Adelphi University, Garden City, USA
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Holland DO, Johnson ME. Stoichiometric balance of protein copy numbers is measurable and functionally significant in a protein-protein interaction network for yeast endocytosis. PLoS Comput Biol 2018. [PMID: 29518071 PMCID: PMC5860782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Stoichiometric balance, or dosage balance, implies that proteins that are subunits of obligate complexes (e.g. the ribosome) should have copy numbers expressed to match their stoichiometry in that complex. Establishing balance (or imbalance) is an important tool for inferring subunit function and assembly bottlenecks. We show here that these correlations in protein copy numbers can extend beyond complex subunits to larger protein-protein interactions networks (PPIN) involving a range of reversible binding interactions. We develop a simple method for quantifying balance in any interface-resolved PPINs based on network structure and experimentally observed protein copy numbers. By analyzing such a network for the clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) system in yeast, we found that the real protein copy numbers were significantly more balanced in relation to their binding partners compared to randomly sampled sets of yeast copy numbers. The observed balance is not perfect, highlighting both under and overexpressed proteins. We evaluate the potential cost and benefits of imbalance using two criteria. First, a potential cost to imbalance is that ‘leftover’ proteins without remaining functional partners are free to misinteract. We systematically quantify how this misinteraction cost is most dangerous for strong-binding protein interactions and for network topologies observed in biological PPINs. Second, a more direct consequence of imbalance is that the formation of specific functional complexes depends on relative copy numbers. We therefore construct simple kinetic models of two sub-networks in the CME network to assess multi-protein assembly of the ARP2/3 complex and a minimal, nine-protein clathrin-coated vesicle forming module. We find that the observed, imperfectly balanced copy numbers are less effective than balanced copy numbers in producing fast and complete multi-protein assemblies. However, we speculate that strategic imbalance in the vesicle forming module allows cells to tune where endocytosis occurs, providing sensitive control over cargo uptake via clathrin-coated vesicles. Protein copy numbers are often found to be stoichiometrically balanced for subunits of multi-protein complexes. Imbalance is believed to be deleterious because it lowers complex yield (the dosage balance hypothesis) and increases the risk of misinteractions, but imbalance may also provide unexplored functional benefits. We show here that the benefits of stoichiometric balance can extend to larger networks of interacting proteins. We develop a method to quantify to what degree protein networks are balanced, and apply it to two networks. We find that the clathrin-mediated endocytosis system in yeast is statistically balanced, but not perfectly so, and explore the consequences of imbalance in the form of misinteractions and endocytic function. We also show that biological networks are more robust to misinteractions than random networks when balanced, but are more sensitive to misinteractions under imbalance. This suggests evolutionary pressure for proteins to be balanced and that any conserved imbalance should occur for functional reasons. We explore one such reason in the form of bottlenecking the endocytosis process. Our method can be generalized to other networks and used to identify out-of-balance proteins. Our results provide insight into how network design, expression level regulation, and cell fitness are intertwined.
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- David O. Holland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Lasserre M, Fresia P, Greif G, Iraola G, Castro-Ramos M, Juambeltz A, Nuñez Á, Naya H, Robello C, Berná L. Whole genome sequencing of the monomorphic pathogen Mycobacterium bovis reveals local differentiation of cattle clinical isolates. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:2. [PMID: 29291727 PMCID: PMC5748942 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4249-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) poses serious risks to animal welfare and economy, as well as to public health as a zoonosis. Its etiological agent, Mycobacterium bovis, belongs to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), a group of genetically monomorphic organisms featured by a remarkably high overall nucleotide identity (99.9%). Indeed, this characteristic is of major concern for correct typing and determination of strain-specific traits based on sequence diversity. Due to its historical economic dependence on cattle production, Uruguay is deeply affected by the prevailing incidence of Mycobacterium bovis. With the world’s highest number of cattle per human, and its intensive cattle production, Uruguay represents a particularly suited setting to evaluate genomic variability among isolates, and the diversity traits associated to this pathogen. Results We compared 186 genomes from MTBC strains isolated worldwide, and found a highly structured population in M. bovis. The analysis of 23 new M. bovis genomes, belonging to strains isolated in Uruguay evidenced three groups present in the country. Despite presenting an expected highly conserved genomic structure and sequence, these strains segregate into a clustered manner within the worldwide phylogeny. Analysis of the non-pe/ppe differential areas against a reference genome defined four main sources of variability, namely: regions of difference (RD), variable genes, duplications and novel genes. RDs and variant analysis segregated the strains into clusters that are concordant with their spoligotype identities. Due to its high homoplasy rate, spoligotyping failed to reflect the true genomic diversity among worldwide representative strains, however, it remains a good indicator for closely related populations. Conclusions This study introduces a comprehensive population structure analysis of worldwide M. bovis isolates. The incorporation and analysis of 23 novel Uruguayan M. bovis genomes, sheds light onto the genomic diversity of this pathogen, evidencing the existence of greater genetic variability among strains than previously contemplated. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-017-4249-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Moira Lasserre
- Unidad de Biología Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Bioinformática, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Biología Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Bioinformática, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología, División de Laboratorios Veterinarios (DI.LA.VE.) "Miguel C. Rubino", Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología, División de Laboratorios Veterinarios (DI.LA.VE.) "Miguel C. Rubino", Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología, División de Laboratorios Veterinarios (DI.LA.VE.) "Miguel C. Rubino", Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Bioinformática, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Biología Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay. .,Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Unidad de Biología Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Karimi K, Esmailizadeh A, Wu DD, Gondro C. Mapping of genome-wide copy number variations in the Iranian indigenous cattle using a dense SNP data set. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/an16384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The objective of this study was to present the first map of the copy number variations (CNVs) in Iranian indigenous cattle based on a high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset. A total of 90 individuals were genotyped using the Illumina BovineHD BeadChip containing 777 962 SNPs. The QuantiSNP algorithm was used to perform a genome-wide CNV detection across autosomal genome. After merging the overlapping CNV, a total of 221 CNV regions were identified encompassing 36.4 Mb or 1.44% of the bovine autosomal genome. The length of the CNV regions ranged from 3.5 to 2252.8 Kb with an average of 163.8 Kb. These regions included 147 loss (66.52%) and 74 gain (33.48%) events containing a total of 637 annotated Ensembl genes. Gene ontology analysis revealed that most of genes in the CNV regions were involved in environmental responses, disease susceptibility and immune system functions. Furthermore, 543 of these genes corresponded to the human orthologous genes, which involved in a wide range of biological functions. Altogether, 73% of the 221 CNV regions overlapped either completely or partially with those previously reported in other cattle studies. Moreover, novel CNV regions involved several quantitative trait loci (QTL)-related to adaptative traits of Iranian indigenous cattle. These results provided a basis to conduct future studies on association between CNV regions and phenotypic variations in the Iranian indigenous cattle.
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Highfill CA, Tran JH, Nguyen SKT, Moldenhauer TR, Wang X, Macdonald SJ. Naturally Segregating Variation at Ugt86Dd Contributes to Nicotine Resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 2017; 207:311-325. [PMID: 28743761 PMCID: PMC5586381 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Identifying the sequence polymorphisms underlying complex trait variation is a key goal of genetics research, since knowing the precise causative molecular events allows insight into the pathways governing trait variation. Genetic analysis of complex traits in model systems regularly starts by constructing QTL maps, but generally fails to identify causative sequence polymorphisms. Previously we mapped a series of QTL contributing to resistance to nicotine in a Drosophila melanogaster multiparental mapping resource and here use a battery of functional tests to resolve QTL to the molecular level. One large-effect QTL resided over a cluster of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, and quantitative complementation tests using deficiencies eliminating subsets of these detoxification genes revealed allelic variation impacting resistance. RNAseq showed that Ugt86Dd had significantly higher expression in genotypes that are more resistant to nicotine, and anterior midgut-specific RNA interference (RNAi) of this gene reduced resistance. We discovered a segregating 22-bp frameshift deletion in Ugt86Dd, and accounting for the InDel during mapping largely eliminates the QTL, implying the event explains the bulk of the effect of the mapped locus. CRISPR/Cas9 editing of a relatively resistant genotype to generate lesions in Ugt86Dd that recapitulate the naturally occurring putative loss-of-function allele, leads to a large reduction in resistance. Despite this major effect of the deletion, the allele appears to be very rare in wild-caught populations and likely explains only a small fraction of the natural variation for the trait. Nonetheless, this putatively causative coding InDel can be a launchpad for future mechanistic exploration of xenobiotic detoxification.
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- Chad A Highfill
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
- Center for Computational Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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Abe H, Aoya D, Takeuchi HA, Inoue-Murayama M. Gene expression patterns of chicken neuregulin 3 in association with copy number variation and frameshift deletion. BMC Genet 2017; 18:69. [PMID: 28732471 PMCID: PMC5521077 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0537-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Neuregulin 3 (NRG3) plays a key role in central nervous system development and is a strong candidate for human mental disorders. Thus, genetic variation in NRG3 may have some impact on a variety of phenotypes in non-mammalian vertebrates. Recently, genome-wide screening for short insertions and deletions in chicken (Gallus gallus) genomes has provided useful information about structural variation in functionally important genes. NRG3 is one such gene that has a putative frameshift deletion in exon 2, resulting in premature termination of translation. Our aims were to characterize the structure of chicken NRG3 and to compare expression patterns between NRG3 isoforms. Results Depending on the presence or absence of the 2-bp deletion in chicken NRG3, 3 breeds (red junglefowl [RJF], Boris Brown [BB], and Hinai-jidori [HJ]) were genotyped using flanking primers. In the commercial breeds (BB and HJ), approximately 45% of individuals had at least one exon 2 allele with the 2-bp deletion, whereas there was no deletion allele in RJF. The lack of a homozygous mutant indicated the existence of duplicated NRG3 segments in the chicken genome. Indeed, highly conserved elements consisting of exon 1, intron 1, exon 2, and part of intron 2 were found in the reference RJF genome, and quantitative PCR detected copy number variation (CNV) between breeds as well as between individuals. The copy number of conserved elements was significantly higher in chicks harboring the 2-bp deletion in exon 2. We identified 7 novel transcript variants using total mRNA isolated from the amygdala. Novel isoforms were found to lack the exon 2 cassette, which probably harbored the premature termination codon. The relative transcription levels of the newly identified isoforms were almost the same between chick groups with and without the 2-bp deletion, while chicks with the deletion showed significant suppression of the expression of previously reported isoforms. Conclusions A putative frameshift deletion and CNV in chicken NRG3 are structural mutations that occurred before the establishment of commercial chicken lines. Our results further suggest that the putative frameshift deletion in exon 2 may potentially affect the expression level of particular isoforms of chicken NRG3. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-017-0537-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hideaki Abe
- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, 2-24 Tanaka-Sekiden-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8203, Japan.
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- Akita Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, 13-3 Kaisonumayachi, Jinguji, Daisen, Akita, 019-1701, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, 2-24 Tanaka-Sekiden-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8203, Japan.,Wildlife Genome Collaborative Research Group, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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Tandem duplications lead to novel expression patterns through exon shuffling in Drosophila yakuba. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006795. [PMID: 28531189 PMCID: PMC5460883 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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One common hypothesis to explain the impacts of tandem duplications is that whole gene duplications commonly produce additive changes in gene expression due to copy number changes. Here, we use genome wide RNA-seq data from a population sample of Drosophila yakuba to test this ‘gene dosage’ hypothesis. We observe little evidence of expression changes in response to whole transcript duplication capturing 5′ and 3′ UTRs. Among whole gene duplications, we observe evidence that dosage sharing across copies is likely to be common. The lack of expression changes after whole gene duplication suggests that the majority of genes are subject to tight regulatory control and therefore not sensitive to changes in gene copy number. Rather, we observe changes in expression level due to both shuffling of regulatory elements and the creation of chimeric structures via tandem duplication. Additionally, we observe 30 de novo gene structures arising from tandem duplications, 23 of which form with expression in the testes. Thus, the value of tandem duplications is likely to be more intricate than simple changes in gene dosage. The common regulatory effects from chimeric gene formation after tandem duplication may explain their contribution to genome evolution. The enclosed work shows that whole gene duplications rarely affect gene expression, in contrast to widely held views that the adaptive value of duplicate genes is related to additive changes in gene expression due to gene copy number. We further explain how tandem duplications that create shuffled gene structures can force upregulation of gene sequences, de novo gene creation, and multifold changes in transcript levels. These results show that tandem duplications can produce new genes that are a source of immediate novelty associated with more extreme expression changes than previously suggested by theory. Further, these gene expression changes are a potential source of both beneficial and pathogenic mutations, immediately relevant to clinical and medical genetics in humans and other metazoans.
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Characterization of Copy Number Variation's Potential Role in Marek's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18051020. [PMID: 28486430 PMCID: PMC5454933 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Marek’s Disease (MD) is a highly contagious pathogenic and oncogenic disease primarily affecting chickens. Chicken Lines 63 and 72, as well as their recombinant congenic strains (RCS) with varied susceptibility to MD, are ideal models to study the complex mechanisms of genetic resistance to MD. In this study, we investigated copy number variation (CNV) in these inbred chicken lines using the Affymetrix Axiom HD 600 K SNP genotyping array. We detected 393 CNV segments across all ten chicken lines, of which 12 CNVs were specifically identified in Line 72. We then assessed genetic structure based on CNV and observed markedly different patterns. Finally, we validated two deletion events in Line 72 and correlated them with genes expression using qPCR and RNA-seq, respectively. Our combined results indicated that these two CNV deletions were likely to contribute to MD susceptibility.
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Single-molecule sequencing and chromatin conformation capture enable de novo reference assembly of the domestic goat genome. Nat Genet 2017; 49:643-650. [PMID: 28263316 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 397] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The decrease in sequencing cost and increased sophistication of assembly algorithms for short-read platforms has resulted in a sharp increase in the number of species with genome assemblies. However, these assemblies are highly fragmented, with many gaps, ambiguities, and errors, impeding downstream applications. We demonstrate current state of the art for de novo assembly using the domestic goat (Capra hircus) based on long reads for contig formation, short reads for consensus validation, and scaffolding by optical and chromatin interaction mapping. These combined technologies produced what is, to our knowledge, the most continuous de novo mammalian assembly to date, with chromosome-length scaffolds and only 649 gaps. Our assembly represents a ∼400-fold improvement in continuity due to properly assembled gaps, compared to the previously published C. hircus assembly, and better resolves repetitive structures longer than 1 kb, representing the largest repeat family and immune gene complex yet produced for an individual of a ruminant species.
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Cuccaro D, De Marco EV, Cittadella R, Cavallaro S. Copy Number Variants in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 55:37-52. [PMID: 27662298 PMCID: PMC5115612 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating disease mainly afflicting elderly people, characterized by decreased cognition, loss of memory, and eventually death. Although risk and deterministic genes are known, major genetics research programs are underway to gain further insights into the inheritance of AD. In the last years, in particular, new developments in genome-wide scanning methodologies have enabled the association of a number of previously uncharacterized copy number variants (CNVs, gain or loss of DNA) in AD. Because of the exceedingly large number of studies performed, it has become difficult for geneticists as well as clinicians to systematically follow, evaluate, and interpret the growing number of (sometime conflicting) CNVs implicated in AD. In this review, after a brief introduction of this type of structural variation, and a description of available databases, computational analyses, and technologies involved, we provide a systematic review of all published data showing statistical and scientific significance of pathogenic CNVs and discuss the role they might play in AD.
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- Denis Cuccaro
- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Section of Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Section of Mangone, Italy
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Section of Catania, Italy
- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Section of Mangone, Italy
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Coate JE, Song MJ, Bombarely A, Doyle JJ. Expression-level support for gene dosage sensitivity in three Glycine subgenus Glycine polyploids and their diploid progenitors. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 212:1083-1093. [PMID: 27418296 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Retention or loss of paralogs following duplication correlates strongly with the function of the gene and whether the gene was duplicated by whole-genome duplication (WGD) or by small-scale duplication. Selection on relative gene dosage (to maintain proper stoichiometry among interacting proteins) has been invoked to explain these patterns of duplicate gene retention and loss. In order for gene dosage to be visible to natural selection, there must necessarily be a correlation between gene copy number and gene expression level (transcript abundance), but this has rarely been examined. We used RNA-Seq data from seven Glycine subgenus Glycine species (three recently formed allotetraploids and their four diploid progenitors) to determine if expression patterns and gene dosage responses at the level of transcription are consistent with selection on relative gene dosage. As predicted, metabolic pathways and gene ontologies that are putatively dosage-sensitive based on duplication history exhibited reduced expression variance across species, and more coordinated expression responses to recent WGD, relative to putatively dosage-insensitive networks. We conclude that selection on relative dosage has played an important role in shaping gene networks in Glycine.
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- Jeremy E Coate
- Department of Biology, Reed College, Portland, OR, 97202, USA
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- Department of Biology, Reed College, Portland, OR, 97202, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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Spainhour JCG, Qiu P. Identification of gene-drug interactions that impact patient survival in TCGA. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17:409. [PMID: 27716027 PMCID: PMC5053348 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-1255-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With the advent of large scale biological data collection for various diseases, data analysis pipelines and workflows need to be established to build frameworks for integrative analysis. Here the authors present a pipeline for identifying disease specific gene-drug interactions using CNV (Copy Number Variation) and clinical data from the TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) project. Two cancer types were selected for analysis, LGG (Brain lower grade glioma) and GBM (Glioblastoma multiforme), due to the possible progression from LGG to GBM in some cases. The copy number and clinical data were then used to preform survival analysis on a gene by gene basis on sub-populations of patients exposed to a given drug. RESULTS Several gene-drug interactions are identified, where the copy number of a gene is associated to survival of a patient exposed to a certain drug. Both Irinotecan/HAS2 (Hyaluronan synthase 2) and Bevacizumab/PGAM1 (Phosphoglycerate mutase 1) are interactions found in this study with independent confirmation. Independent work in colon, breast cancer and leukemia (Györffy, Breast Cancer Res Treat 123:725-731, 2010; Mueller, Mol Cancer Ther 11:3024-3032, 2010; Hitosugi, Cancer Cell 13:585-600, 2012) showed these two interactions can lead to increased survival. CONCLUSION While the pipeline produced several possible interactions where increased survival is linked to normal or increased copy number of a given gene for patients treated with a given drug, no instance of low copy number or full deletion was linked to increased survival. The development of this pipeline shows a promising utility to identify possible beneficial gene-drug interactions that could improve patient survival and may illustrate some of the problems inherent in this kind of analysis on these data.
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- John Christian Givhan Spainhour
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 313 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 313 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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