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de Manuel M, Wu FL, Przeworski M. A paternal bias in germline mutation is widespread in amniotes and can arise independently of cell divisions. eLife 2022; 11:80008. [PMID: 35916372 PMCID: PMC9439683 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In humans and other mammals, germline mutations are more likely to arise in fathers than in mothers. Although this sex bias has long been attributed to DNA replication errors in spermatogenesis, recent evidence from humans points to the importance of mutagenic processes that do not depend on cell division, calling into question our understanding of this basic phenomenon. Here, we infer the ratio of paternal-to-maternal mutations, α, in 42 species of amniotes, from putatively neutral substitution rates of sex chromosomes and autosomes. Despite marked differences in gametogenesis, physiologies and environments across species, fathers consistently contribute more mutations than mothers in all the species examined, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. In mammals, α is as high as 4 and correlates with generation times; in birds and snakes, α appears more stable around 2. These observations are consistent with a simple model, in which mutations accrue at equal rates in both sexes during early development and at a higher rate in the male germline after sexual differentiation, with a conserved paternal-to-maternal ratio across species. Thus, α may reflect the relative contributions of two or more developmental phases to total germline mutations, and is expected to depend on generation time even if mutations do not track cell divisions.
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- Marc de Manuel
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, United States
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Cristina R, Viviana G, Domenico I, Filomena M, Angela P, Alfredo P. State of the art on the physical mapping of the Y-chromosome in the <i>Bovidae</i> and comparison with other species. Anim Biosci 2022; 35:1289-1302. [PMID: 35240029 PMCID: PMC9449390 DOI: 10.5713/ab.21.0480] [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: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The next generation sequencing has significantly contributed to clarify the genome structure of many species of zootechnical interest. However, to date, some portions of the genome, especially those linked to a heterogametic nature such as the Y chromosome, are difficult to assemble and many gaps are still present. It is well known that the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is an excellent tool for identifying genes unequivocably mapped on chromosomes. Therefore, FISH can contribute to the localization of unplaced genome sequences, as well as to correct assembly errors generated by comparative bioinformatics. To this end, it is necessary to have starting points; therefore, in this study, we reviewed the physically mapped genes on the Y chromosome of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and alpacas. A total of 208 loci were currently mapped by FISH. 89 were located in the male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY) and 119 were identified in the pseudoautosomal region (PAR). The loci reported in MSY and PAR were respectively: 18 and 25 in Bos taurus, 5 and 7 in Bubalus bubalis, 5 and 24 in Ovis aries, 5 and 19 in Capra hircus, 10 and 16 in Sus scrofa, 46 and 18 in Equus caballus. While in Vicugna pacos only 10 loci are reported in the PAR region. The correct knowledge and assembly of all genome sequences, including those of genes mapped on the Y chromosome, will help to elucidate their biological processes, as well as to discover and exploit potentially epistasis effects useful for selection breeding programs.
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Molecular Cytogenetic and Y Copy Number Analysis of a Reciprocal ECAY-ECA13 Translocation in a Stallion with Complete Meiotic Arrest. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121892. [PMID: 34946841 PMCID: PMC8701272 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We present a detailed molecular cytogenetic analysis of a reciprocal translocation between horse (ECA) chromosomes Y and 13 in a Friesian stallion with complete meiotic arrest and azoospermia. We use dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization with select ECAY and ECA13 markers and show that the translocation breakpoint in ECAY is in the multicopy region and in ECA13, at the centromere. One resulting derivative chromosome, Y;13p, comprises of ECAY heterochromatin (ETSTY7 array), a small single copy and partial Y multicopy region, and ECA13p. Another derivative chromosome 13q;Y comprises of ECA13q and most of the single copy ECAY, the pseudoautosomal region and a small part of the Y multicopy region. A copy number (CN) analysis of select ECAY multicopy genes shows that the Friesian stallion has significantly (p < 0.05) reduced CNs of TSPY, ETSTY1, and ETSTY5, suggesting that the translocation may not be completely balanced, and genetic material is lost. We discuss likely meiotic behavior of abnormal chromosomes and theorize about the possible effect of the aberration on Y regulation and the progression of meiosis. The study adds a unique case to equine clinical cytogenetics and contributes to understanding the role of the Y chromosome in male meiosis.
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Charlesworth D. When and how do sex-linked regions become sex chromosomes? Evolution 2021; 75:569-581. [PMID: 33592115 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The attention given to heteromorphism and genetic degeneration of "classical sex chromosomes" (Y chromosomes in XY systems, and the W in ZW systems that were studied first and are best described) has perhaps created the impression that the absence of recombination between sex chromosomes is inevitable. I here argue that continued recombination is often to be expected, that absence of recombination is surprising and demands further study, and that the involvement of selection in reduced recombination is not yet well understood. Despite a long history of investigations of sex chromosome pairs, there is a need for more quantitative approaches to studying sex-linked regions. I describe a scheme to help understand the relationships between different properties of sex-linked regions. Specifically, I focus on their sizes (differentiating between small regions and extensive fully sex-linked ones), the times when they evolved, and their differentiation, and review studies using DNA sequencing in nonmodel organisms that are providing information about the processes causing these properties.
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- Deborah Charlesworth
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, United Kingdom
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Yadav V, Sahoo NR, Kumar P, Gaur GK, Sahoo AP, Ravikumar GVPPS, Singh KP. Identification and copy number profiling of sex chromosome specific gene fragments in crossbred pigs with numerically normal karyotype. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/an19287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We examined the copy number profile of sex chromosome specific genes in crossbred pigs with numerically normal karyotype. A total of 30 (15M + 15F) Landlly (Landrace crossbred) pigs from a research farm were cyto-screened by karyotyping to determine the number of chromosomes per diploid cell using short-term peripheral lymphocyte culture technique. All pigs had numerically normal karyotype with 38, XX (female) and 38, XY (male). Genomic DNA was extracted from cyto-screened pigs of both sexes. A set of sex chromosome (X and Y) specific single copy gene fragments along with an autosomal gene fragment were selected out of 12 pairs of primers on the basis of male specific PCR amplification, PCR and qPCR specificity. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to study the relative copy number change of selected Phosphate repressible alkaline phosphatase X linked (PHOX) gene, using the Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 1A Y-Linked (EIF1AY) gene as control and Breast Cancer Metastasis-Suppressor 1-Like (BRMS1 L- autosomal gene) as the reference gene. The relative copy number of the PHOX gene in females was found to be 1.873 times higher compared with the EIF1AY gene in males. The present study indicates that the real-time quantitative real-time PCR based copy number analysis can be helpful for the detection of sex chromosome ratio in pigs to aid as a preliminary screening for numerical sex chromosomal aneuploidies, adding to the rate of throughput of traditional cyto-screening.
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Liu R, Low WY, Tearle R, Koren S, Ghurye J, Rhie A, Phillippy AM, Rosen BD, Bickhart DM, Smith TPL, Hiendleder S, Williams JL. New insights into mammalian sex chromosome structure and evolution using high-quality sequences from bovine X and Y chromosomes. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:1000. [PMID: 31856728 PMCID: PMC6923926 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6364-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mammalian X chromosomes are mainly euchromatic with a similar size and structure among species whereas Y chromosomes are smaller, have undergone substantial evolutionary changes and accumulated male specific genes and genes involved in sex determination. The pseudoautosomal region (PAR) is conserved on the X and Y and pair during meiosis. The structure, evolution and function of mammalian sex chromosomes, particularly the Y chromsome, is still poorly understood because few species have high quality sex chromosome assemblies. RESULTS Here we report the first bovine sex chromosome assemblies that include the complete PAR spanning 6.84 Mb and three Y chromosome X-degenerate (X-d) regions. The PAR comprises 31 genes, including genes that are missing from the X chromosome in current cattle, sheep and goat reference genomes. Twenty-nine PAR genes are single-copy genes and two are multi-copy gene families, OBP, which has 3 copies and BDA20, which has 4 copies. The Y chromosome X-d1, 2a and 2b regions contain 11, 2 and 2 gametologs, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The ruminant PAR comprises 31 genes and is similar to the PAR of pig and dog but extends further than those of human and horse. Differences in the pseudoautosomal boundaries are consistent with evolutionary divergence times. A bovidae-specific expansion of members of the lipocalin gene family in the PAR reported here, may affect immune-modulation and anti-inflammatory responses in ruminants. Comparison of the X-d regions of Y chromosomes across species revealed that five of the X-Y gametologs, which are known to be global regulators of gene activity and candidate sexual dimorphism genes, are conserved.
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- Ruijie Liu
- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia
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- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia
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- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia
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- Genome Informatics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Lab 3104A, Biomolecular Science Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Genome Informatics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Cell Wall Biology and Utilization Laboratory, ARS USDA, Madison, WI, USA
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- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia
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- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia.
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Felkel S, Wallner B, Chuluunbat B, Yadamsuren A, Faye B, Brem G, Walzer C, Burger PA. A First Y-Chromosomal Haplotype Network to Investigate Male-Driven Population Dynamics in Domestic and Wild Bactrian Camels. Front Genet 2019; 10:423. [PMID: 31178891 PMCID: PMC6537670 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Polymorphic markers on the male-specific part of the Y chromosome (MSY) provide useful information for tracking male genealogies. While maternal lineages are well studied in Old World camelids using mitochondrial DNA, the lack of a Y-chromosomal reference sequence hampers the analysis of male-driven demographics. Recently, a shotgun assembly of the horse MSY was generated based on short read next generation sequencing data. The haplotype network resulting from single copy MSY variants using the assembly as a reference revealed sufficient resolution to trace individual male lines in this species. In a similar approach we generated a 3.8 Mbp sized assembly of the MSY of Camelus bactrianus. The camel MSY assembly was used as a reference for variant calling using short read data from eight Old World camelid individuals. Based on 596 single nucleotide variants we revealed a Y-phylogenetic network with seven haplotypes. Wild and domestic Bactrian camels were clearly separated into two different haplogroups with an estimated divergence time of 26,999 ± 2,268 years. Unexpectedly, one wild camel clustered into the domestic Bactrian camels' haplogroup. The observation of a domestic paternal lineage within the wild camel population is concerning in view of the importance to conserve the genetic integrity of these highly endangered species in their natural habitat.
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- Sabine Felkel
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Wild Camel Protection Foundation Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- CIRAD-ES, UMR 112, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Health Program, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Elevated incidence of freemartinism in pigs detected by droplet digital PCR and cytogenetic techniques. Livest Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mary N, Villagómez DAF, Revay T, Rezaei S, Donaldson B, Pinton A, King WA. Meiotic Synapsis and Gene Expression Altered by a Balanced Y-Autosome Reciprocal Translocation in an Azoospermic Pig. Sex Dev 2018; 12:256-263. [PMID: 30179878 DOI: 10.1159/000491804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Meiotic sex chromosome silencing (MSCS) has been argued as a prerequisite for normal meiotic cell division progression during the synaptic prophase I stage. Furthermore, irregular asynapsis of autosomal axes at meiosis may be encompassing the lack of transcriptional activity normally observed for the X and Y sex chromosomes. Therefore, any chromosomal rearrangement compromising the normal mechanism of MSCS and/or the contrary, the normal meiotic transcriptional activity of autosomal chromosomes, may be observed as a meiotic and concomitant spermatogenesis arrest. Previously, we have described a Y-autosome translocation t(Y;13)(p1.3;q3.3) in an azoospermic boar. Its chromosome synapsis behavior by synaptonemal complex immunostaining and FISH analyses is documented here. Histone γH2AX protein foci appeared to be located at unsynapsed chromosomal segments (e.g., X chromosome univalents or unpaired multivalent segments), although interestingly a high proportion of primary spermatocytes showed full paired synaptonemal complex-multivalent configurations which were devoid of a γH2AX focus signal, indicating meiotic chromosome silencing. RT-qPCR analysis of testicular expression showed downregulation of 3 SSC13 genes (MLH1, SOX2, UBE2B) and upregulation of SSCY genes (ZFY, SRY). The irregularity of the normal transcription pattern in case of these genes with proven roles in the testis is in agreement with the cytological observations and could contribute to the observed phenotype.
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Liu XX, Pan JF, Zhao QJ, He XH, Pu YB, Han JL, Ma YH, Jiang L. Detecting selection signatures on the X chromosome of the Chinese Debao pony. J Anim Breed Genet 2018; 135:84-92. [PMID: 29345071 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The X chromosome shows a special interaction between demographic factors and genetic variation, and the analysis of X-linked genomic variation can therefore provide insights into the unique effects of demography and selection on the horse genome that cannot be readily detected by autosomal markers. Debao (DB) ponies have experienced intense selective pressure for the development of their small stature (<106 cm at adult height). To identify selective sweeps on the X chromosome of the DB pony, we performed a genome-wide scan of three Chinese horse breeds using an Equine SNP70 BeadChip. Using Yili and Mongolian horses (>134 cm at adult height) as reference groups, both FST and XP-EHH revealed that five regions on the X chromosome were under strong selection, resulting in 95 overlapping genes. Seven of these genes, SMS, PHEX, ACSL4, CHRDL1, CACNA1F, DKC1 and CDKL5, are involved in bone development, growth hormone secretion and fat deposition. The region showing the strongest selection pressure was located at the position of 86.6-87.5 Mb. The subsequent genome-wide association analysis of the adult height of three Chinese horse breeds detected the two most significant SNPs in the same region, and these two SNPs overlapped with the gene CHRDL1. As a member of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) superfamily, CHRDL1 antagonizes the function of BMP4 and plays an important role in embryonic bone formation and cartilage generation. Our results provide new insights into the X-linked selection in Chinese Debao pony.
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- X-X Liu
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China.,CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
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Raudsepp T, Chowdhary BP. The Eutherian Pseudoautosomal Region. Cytogenet Genome Res 2016; 147:81-94. [PMID: 26730606 DOI: 10.1159/000443157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The pseudoautosomal region (PAR) is a unique segment of sequence homology between differentiated sex chromosomes where recombination occurs during meiosis. Molecular and functional properties of the PAR are distinctive from the autosomes and the remaining regions of the sex chromosomes. These include a higher rate of recombination than genome average, bias towards GC-substitutions and increased interindividual nucleotide divergence and mutations. As yet, the PAR has been physically demarcated in only 28 eutherian species representing 6 mammalian orders. Murid rodents have the smallest, gene-poorest and most diverged PARs. Other eutherian PARs are largely homologous but differ in size and gene content, being the smallest in equids and human/simian primates and much larger in other eutherians. Because pseudoautosomal genes escape X inactivation, their dosage changes with sex chromosome aneuploidies, whereas phenotypic effects of the latter depend on the size and gene content of the PAR. Thus, X monosomy is more viable in mice, humans and horses than in species with larger PARs. Presently, little is known about the functions of PAR genes in individual species, though human studies suggest their involvement in early embryonic development. The PAR is, thus, of evolutionary, genetic and biomedical significance and a 'research hotspot' in eutherian genomes.
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- Terje Raudsepp
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, CVM, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tex., USA
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Skinner BM, Sargent CA, Churcher C, Hunt T, Herrero J, Loveland JE, Dunn M, Louzada S, Fu B, Chow W, Gilbert J, Austin-Guest S, Beal K, Carvalho-Silva D, Cheng W, Gordon D, Grafham D, Hardy M, Harley J, Hauser H, Howden P, Howe K, Lachani K, Ellis PJI, Kelly D, Kerry G, Kerwin J, Ng BL, Threadgold G, Wileman T, Wood JMD, Yang F, Harrow J, Affara NA, Tyler-Smith C. The pig X and Y Chromosomes: structure, sequence, and evolution. Genome Res 2015; 26:130-9. [PMID: 26560630 PMCID: PMC4691746 DOI: 10.1101/gr.188839.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We have generated an improved assembly and gene annotation of the pig X Chromosome, and a first draft assembly of the pig Y Chromosome, by sequencing BAC and fosmid clones from Duroc animals and incorporating information from optical mapping and fiber-FISH. The X Chromosome carries 1033 annotated genes, 690 of which are protein coding. Gene order closely matches that found in primates (including humans) and carnivores (including cats and dogs), which is inferred to be ancestral. Nevertheless, several protein-coding genes present on the human X Chromosome were absent from the pig, and 38 pig-specific X-chromosomal genes were annotated, 22 of which were olfactory receptors. The pig Y-specific Chromosome sequence generated here comprises 30 megabases (Mb). A 15-Mb subset of this sequence was assembled, revealing two clusters of male-specific low copy number genes, separated by an ampliconic region including the HSFY gene family, which together make up most of the short arm. Both clusters contain palindromes with high sequence identity, presumably maintained by gene conversion. Many of the ancestral X-related genes previously reported in at least one mammalian Y Chromosome are represented either as active genes or partial sequences. This sequencing project has allowed us to identify genes--both single copy and amplified--on the pig Y Chromosome, to compare the pig X and Y Chromosomes for homologous sequences, and thereby to reveal mechanisms underlying pig X and Y Chromosome evolution.
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- Benjamin M Skinner
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, United Kingdom; Bill Lyons Informatics Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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Expansion of the HSFY gene family in pig lineages : HSFY expansion in suids. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:442. [PMID: 26055083 PMCID: PMC4460688 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1650-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Amplified gene families on sex chromosomes can harbour genes with important biological functions, especially relating to fertility. The Y-linked heat shock transcription factor (HSFY) family has become amplified on the Y chromosome of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa), in an apparently independent event to an HSFY expansion on the Y chromosome of cattle (Bos taurus). Although the biological functions of HSFY genes are poorly understood, they appear to be involved in gametogenesis in a number of mammalian species, and, in cattle, HSFY gene copy number may correlate with levels of fertility. RESULTS We have investigated the HSFY family in domestic pig, and other suid species including warthog, bushpig, babirusa and peccaries. The domestic pig contains at least two amplified variants of HSFY, distinguished predominantly by presence or absence of a SINE within the intron. Both these variants are expressed in testis, and both are present in approximately 50 copies each in a single cluster on the short arm of the Y. The longer form has multiple nonsense mutations rendering it likely non-functional, but many of the shorter forms still have coding potential. Other suid species also have these two variants of HSFY, and estimates of copy number suggest the HSFY family may have amplified independently twice during suid evolution. CONCLUSIONS The HSFY genes have become amplified in multiple species lineages independently. HSFY is predominantly expressed in testis in domestic pig, a pattern conserved with cattle, in which HSFY may play a role in fertility. Further investigation of the potential associations of HSFY with fertility and testis development may be of agricultural interest.
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Lappin FM, Medert CM, Hawkins KK, Mardonovich S, Wu M, Moore RC. A polymorphic pseudoautosomal boundary in the Carica papaya sex chromosomes. Mol Genet Genomics 2015; 290:1511-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1000-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ma Y, Zhang H, Zhang Q, Ding X. Identification of selection footprints on the X chromosome in pig. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94911. [PMID: 24740293 PMCID: PMC3989256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Identifying footprints of selection can provide a straightforward insight into the mechanism of artificial selection and further dig out the causal genes related to important traits. In this study, three between-population and two within-population approaches, the Cross Population Extend Haplotype Homozygosity Test (XPEHH), the Cross Population Composite Likelihood Ratio (XPCLR), the F-statistics (Fst), the Integrated Haplotype Score (iHS) and the Tajima's D, were implemented to detect the selection footprints on the X chromosome in three pig breeds using Illumina Porcine60K SNP chip. In the detection of selection footprints using between-population methods, 11, 11 and 7 potential selection regions with length of 15.62 Mb, 12.32 Mb and 9.38 Mb were identified in Landrace, Chinese Songliao and Yorkshire by XPEHH, respectively, and 16, 13 and 17 potential selection regions with length of 15.20 Mb, 13.00 Mb and 19.21 Mb by XPCLR, 4, 2 and 4 potential selection regions with length of 3.20 Mb, 1.60 Mb and 3.20 Mb by Fst. For within-population methods, 7, 10 and 9 potential selection regions with length of 8.12 Mb, 8.40 Mb and 9.99 Mb were identified in Landrace, Chinese Songliao and Yorkshire by iHS, and 4, 3 and 2 potential selection regions with length of 3.20 Mb, 2.40 Mb and 1.60 Mb by Tajima's D. Moreover, the selection regions from different methods were partly overlapped, especially the regions around 22∼25 Mb were detected under selection in Landrace and Yorkshire while no selection in Chinese Songliao by all three between-population methods. Only quite few overlap of selection regions identified by between-population and within-population methods were found. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the genes relevant with meat quality, reproduction and immune were found in potential selection regions. In addition, three out of five significant SNPs associated with hematological traits reported in our genome-wide association study were harbored in potential selection regions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yunlong Ma
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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