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Balinova N, Hudjašov G, Pankratov V, Pennarun E, Reidla M, Metspalu E, Batyrov V, Khomyakova I, Reisberg T, Parik J, Dzhaubermezov M, Aiyzhy E, Balinova A, El'chinova G, Spitsyna N, Khusnutdinova E, Metspalu M, Tambets K, Villems R, Kushniarevich A. Gene pool preservation across time and space In Mongolian-speaking Oirats. Eur J Hum Genet 2024:10.1038/s41431-024-01588-w. [PMID: 38605123 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01588-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The Oirats are a group of Mongolian-speaking peoples residing in Russia, China, and Mongolia, who speak Oirat dialects of the Mongolian language. Migrations of nomadic ethnopolitical formations of the Oirats across the Eurasian Steppe during the Late Middle Ages/early Modern times resulted in a wide geographic spread of Oirat ethnic groups from present-day northwestern China in East Asia to the Lower Volga region in Eastern Europe. In this study, we generate new genome-wide and mitochondrial DNA data for present-day Oirat-speaking populations from Kalmykia in Eastern Europe, Western Mongolia, and the Xinjiang region of China, as well as Issyk-Kul Sart-Kalmaks from Central Asia, and historically related ethnic groups from Altai, Tuva, and Northern Mongolia to study the genetic structure and history of the Oirats. Despite their spatial and temporal separation, small current population census, both the Kalmyks of Eastern Europe and the Oirats of Western Mongolia in East Asia are characterized by strong genetic similarity, high effective population size, and low levels of interpopulation structure. This contrasts the fine genetic structure observed today at a smaller geographic scale in traditionally sedentary populations, and is conditioned by high mobility and marriage practices (traditional strict exogamy) in nomadic groups. Conversely, the genetic profile of the Issyk-Kul Sart-Kalmaks suggests a distinct source(s) of genetic ancestry, along with indications of isolation and genetic drift compared to other Oirats. Our results also show that there was limited gene flow between the ancestors of the Oirats and the Altaians during the late Middle Ages. Source of the yurt image: https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/yurt .
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- Natalia Balinova
- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye Str. 1, 115522, Moscow, Russia.
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- Core Facility of Genomics, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Kalmyk State University named after B. B. Gorodovikov, Pushkina Str. 11, 358000, Elista, Russia
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- Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mokhovaya Str., 11, 125009, Moscow, Russia
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- Core Facility of Genomics, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Core Facility of Genomics, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71 Prospekt Oktyabrya Str., 450054, Ufa, Russia
- Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Ufa University of Science and Technology", 32 Zaki Validi Str., 450076, Ufa, Russia
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- Tuvan State University, Kyzyl, Russian Federation, Lenina Str., 36, 667000, Kyzyl, Republiс of Tuva, Russia
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- Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoi Kislovsky Pereulok, 1, 125009, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye Str. 1, 115522, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 32 А, 119334, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71 Prospekt Oktyabrya Str., 450054, Ufa, Russia
- Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Ufa University of Science and Technology", 32 Zaki Validi Str., 450076, Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Biocentre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Biocentre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Biocentre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Riia 23B, 51010, Tartu, Estonia.
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Du P, Zhu K, Qiao H, Zhang J, Meng H, Huang Z, Yu Y, Xie S, Allen E, Xiong J, Zhang B, Chang X, Ren X, Xu Y, Zhou Q, Han S, Jin L, Wei P, Wang CC, Wen S. Ancient genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou. Curr Biol 2024; 34:1587-1595.e5. [PMID: 38552628 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.059] [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: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Emperor Wu (, Wudi) of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty, named Yuwen Yong (, 543-578 CE), was a highly influential emperor who reformed the system of regional troops, pacified the Turks, and unified the northern part of the country. His genetic profile and physical characteristics, including his appearance and potential diseases, have garnered significant interest from the academic community and the public. In this study, we have successfully generated a 0.343×-coverage genome of Wudi with 1,011,419 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the 1240k panel. By analyzing pigmentation-relevant SNPs and conducting cranial CT-based facial reconstruction, we have determined that Wudi possessed a typical East or Northeast Asian appearance. Furthermore, pathogenic SNPs suggest Wudi faced an increased susceptibility to certain diseases, such as stroke. Wudi shared the closest genetic relationship with ancient Khitan and Heishui Mohe samples and modern Daur and Mongolian populations but also showed additional affinity with Yellow River (YR) farmers. We estimated that Wudi derived 61% of his ancestry from ancient Northeast Asians (ANAs) and nearly one-third from YR farmer-related groups. This can likely be attributed to continuous intermarriage between Xianbei royal families, and local Han aristocrats.1,2 Furthermore, our study has revealed genetic diversities among available ancient Xianbei individuals from different regions, suggesting that the formation of the Xianbei was a dynamic process influenced by admixture with surrounding populations.
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- Panxin Du
- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of History, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of History, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- USTC Archaeometry Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations, Shanghai 200020, China
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- Department of History, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Bioanthropology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; MOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Center for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Chen C, Guo Y, Fang Y, Shi J, Meng H, Qu L, Zhang X, Zhu B. The maternal phylogenetic insights of Yunnan Miao group revealed by complete mitogenomes. Gene 2024; 901:148046. [PMID: 38081335 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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The Miao group is one of the representative Hmong-Mien-speaking populations and primarily scattered in southern China and Southeast Asia, which has experienced massive migrations in history and thus forms distinctive evolutionary genetics. Yet, the genetic explorations of Miao group are relatively limited based on complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome), especially for the Miao group from Yunnan Province (YNM). Here, we sequenced complete mitogenomes of 132 Miao individuals from Yunnan Province using massively parallel sequencing method. Total 132 Miao individuals could be allocated to 119 various haplotypes, which were mainly dominated by haplogroups prevalent in southern East Asia (B, F, M7 and R9), and rarely occupied by northern lineages (A, D, G and M8). In order to dissect the genetic background of YNM more comprehensively, we introduced 99 published population data with 7135 complete mitochondrial sequences for population genetic comparisons. YNM exhibited closer genetic relationships with Hmong-Mien, Tai-Kadai, Sino-Tibetan and Austroasiatic populations, especially for Hmong-Mien populations; we further speculated that Miao group might have certain direct or indirect gene exchanges with ancient Baiyue groups. Several maternal lineages, such as B5a1c1a, F1g1, B4a5 and D4e1a3, were found to be specifically shared by YNM and other Hmong-Mien populations, and these matrilineal expansions occurred roughly during the Neolithic period. Eventually, according to the population dynamic analyses of YNM, the population size began to emerge recovery ∼1-0.5 kya after a long-term population reduction ∼1-5 kya, during which the B5a1c1a haplogroup manifested relatively apparent lineage expansion.
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- Chong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China; Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Anhui 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China; College of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China; College of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China; Multi-Omics Innovative Research Center of Forensic Identification, Department of Forensic Genetics, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Navarro-Romero MT, Muñoz MDL, Krause-Kyora B, Cervini-Silva J, Alcalá-Castañeda E, David RE. Bioanthropological analysis of human remains from the archaic and classic period discovered in Puyil cave, Mexico. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2024:e24903. [PMID: 38308451 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Determine the geographic place of origin and maternal lineage of prehistoric human skeletal remains discovered in Puyil Cave, Tabasco State, Mexico, located in a region currently populated by Olmec, Zoque and Maya populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS All specimens were radiocarbon (14 C) dated (beta analytic), had dental modifications classified, and had an analysis of 13 homologous reference points conducted to evaluate artificial cranial deformation (ACD). Following DNA purification, hypervariable region I (HVR-1) of the mitogenome was amplified and Sanger sequenced. Finally, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) was performed for total DNA. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants and haplogroups were determined using BioEdit 7.2 and IGV software and confirmed with MITOMASTER and WebHome softwares. RESULTS Radiocarbon dating (14 C) demonstrated that the inhabitants of Puyil Cave lived during the Archaic and Classic Periods and displayed tabular oblique and tabular mimetic ACD. These pre-Hispanic remains exhibited five mtDNA lineages: A, A2, C1, C1c and D4. Network analysis revealed a close genetic affinity between pre-Hispanic Puyil Cave inhabitants and contemporary Maya subpopulations from Mexico and Guatemala, as well as individuals from Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and China. CONCLUSIONS Our results elucidate the dispersal of pre-Hispanic Olmec and Maya ancestors and suggest that ACD practices are closely related to Olmec and Maya practices. Additionally, we conclude that ACD has likely been practiced in the region since the Middle-Archaic Period.
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- María Teresa Navarro-Romero
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Process and Technology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Archaeological Studies, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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Jaisamut K, Pitiwararom R, Sukawutthiya P, Sathirapatya T, Noh H, Worrapitirungsi W, Vongpaisarnsin K. Unraveling the mitochondrial phylogenetic landscape of Thailand reveals complex admixture and demographic dynamics. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20396. [PMID: 37990137 PMCID: PMC10663463 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47762-w] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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The evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial DNA within the Thai population were comprehensively explored with a specific focus on the influence of South Asian admixture. A total of 166 samples were collected through randomized sampling, ensuring a diverse representation. Our findings unveil substantial genetic and haplogroup diversity within the Thai population. We have identified 164 haplotypes categorized into 97 haplogroups, with a notable inclusion of 20 novel haplogroups. The distribution of haplogroups exhibited variations across different populations and countries. The central Thai population displayed a high diversity of haplogroups from both the M and N clades. Maternal lineage affinities were discerned between several Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) and South Asian populations, implying ancestral genetic connections and a substantial influence of South Asian women in establishing these relationships. f4-statistics indicates the presence of a Tibeto-Burman genetic component within the Mon population from Thailand. New findings demonstrate two phases of population expansion occurring 22,000-26,000 and 2500-3800 years ago, coinciding with the Last Glacial Maximum, and Neolithic demographic transition, respectively. This research significantly enhances our understanding of the maternal genetic history of Thailand and MSEA, emphasizing the influence of South Asian admixture. Moreover, it underscores the critical role of prior information, such as mutation rates, within the Bayesian framework for accurate estimation of coalescence times and inferring demographic history.
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- Kitipong Jaisamut
- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Forensic Genetics Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Forensic Serology and DNA, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Li X, Zhang X, Yu T, Ye L, Huang T, Chen Y, Liu S, Wen Y. Whole mitochondrial genome analysis in highland Tibetans: further matrilineal genetic structure exploration. Front Genet 2023; 14:1221388. [PMID: 38034496 PMCID: PMC10682103 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1221388] [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: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Introduction: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of the last terrestrial environments conquered by modern humans. Tibetans are among the few high-altitude settlers in the world, and understanding the genetic profile of Tibetans plays a pivotal role in studies of anthropology, genetics, and archaeology. Methods: In this study, we investigated the maternal genetic landscape of Tibetans based on the whole mitochondrial genome collected from 145 unrelated native Lhasa Tibetans. Molecular diversity indices, haplotype diversity (HD), Tajima's D and Fu's Fs were calculated and the Bayesian Skyline Plot was obtained to determining the genetic profile and population fluctuation of Lhasa Tibetans. To further explore the genetic structure of Lhasa Tibetans, we collected 107 East Asian reference populations to perform principal component analysis (PCA), multidimensional scaling (MDS), calculated Fst values and constructed phylogenetic tree. Results: The maternal genetic landscape of Tibetans showed obvious East Asian characteristics, M9a (28.28%), R (11.03%), F1 (12.41%), D4 (9.66%), N (6.21%), and M62 (4.14%) were the dominant haplogroups. The results of PCA, MDS, Fst and phylogenetic tree were consistent: Lhasa Tibetans clustered with other highland Tibeto-Burman speakers, there was obvious genetic homogeneity of Tibetans in Xizang, and genetic similarity between Tibetans and northern Han people and geographically adjacent populations was found. In addition, specific maternal lineages of Tibetans also be determined in this study. Discussion: In general, this study further shed light on long-time matrilineal continuity on the Tibetan Plateau and the genetic connection between Tibetans and millet famers in the Yellow River Basin, and further revealed that multiple waves of population interaction and admixture during different historical periods between lowland and highland populations shaped the maternal genetic profile of Tibetans.
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- Xin Li
- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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Yan Y, Du P, Zhang J, Li R, Bao H, Fang Q, Gao Y, Meng H, Xu Y, Shi H, Yan H, Chang X, Ren X, Wang L, Ru K, Allen E, Li J, Wen S, Zhang N. Mitogenome analysis reveals predominantly ancient Yellow River origin of population inhabiting Datong agro-pastoral ecotone along Great Wall. Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:1321-1330. [PMID: 37498358 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-023-02056-8] [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: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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The Datong Basin was an important arena for population movement and admixture between the Yellow River Valley and Eastern Steppe. In historical materials, the region was often the setting for a tug-of-war between Han farmers and non-Han nomads. The genetic makeup and population history of this Datong population has, however, remained uncertain. In this study, we analysed 289 mitogenomes from Datong individuals. Our primary findings were: (1) population summary statistics analysis revealed a high level of genetic diversity and strong signals of population expansion in the Datong population; (2) inter-population comparisons (PCA and Fst heatmap) exhibited a close clustering between the Datong population and Northern Han, especially northern frontier groups, such as the Inner Mongolia Han, Heilongjiang Han, Liaoning Han and Tianjin Han; (3) phylogeographic analysis of complete mitogenomes revealed the presence of different components in the maternal gene pools of Datong population-the northern East Asian component was dominant (66.44%), whereas the southern East Asians were the second largest component with 31.49%. We also observed a much reduced west Eurasian (2.07%) component; (4) direct comparisons with ancient groups showed closer relationship between Datong and Yellow River farmers than Eastern Steppe nomads. Despite, therefore, centuries of Eastern Steppe nomadic control over the Datong area, Yellow River farmers had a much more significant impact on the Datong population.
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- Yuqing Yan
- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Datong Xin Jian Kang Hospital Group Company, Datong, 037006, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- MOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Center for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Infammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases, Medical School of Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China.
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Schurr TG, Shengelia R, Shamoon-Pour M, Chitanava D, Laliashvili S, Laliashvili I, Kibret R, Kume-Kangkolo Y, Akhvlediani I, Bitadze L, Mathieson I, Yardumian A. Genetic Analysis of Mingrelians Reveals Long-Term Continuity of Populations in Western Georgia (Caucasus). Genome Biol Evol 2023; 15:evad198. [PMID: 37935112 PMCID: PMC10665041 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad198] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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To elucidate the population history of the Caucasus, we conducted a survey of genetic diversity in Samegrelo (Mingrelia), western Georgia. We collected DNA samples and genealogical information from 485 individuals residing in 30 different locations, the vast majority of whom being Mingrelian speaking. From these DNA samples, we generated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences for all 485 participants (female and male), Y-short tandem repeat haplotypes for the 372 male participants, and analyzed all samples at nearly 590,000 autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) plus around 33,000 on the sex chromosomes, with 27,000 SNP removed for missingness, using the GenoChip 2.0+ microarray. The resulting data were compared with those from populations from Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Near East, and Europe. Overall, Mingrelians exhibited considerable mtDNA haplogroup diversity, having high frequencies of common West Eurasian haplogroups (H, HV, I, J, K, N1, R1, R2, T, U, and W. X2) and low frequencies of East Eurasian haplogroups (A, C, D, F, and G). From a Y-chromosome standpoint, Mingrelians possessed a variety of haplogroups, including E1b1b, G2a, I2, J1, J2, L, Q, R1a, and R1b. Analysis of autosomal SNP data further revealed that Mingrelians are genetically homogeneous and cluster with other modern-day South Caucasus populations. When compared with ancient DNA samples from Bronze Age archaeological contexts in the broader region, these data indicate that the Mingrelian gene pool began taking its current form at least by this period, probably in conjunction with the formation of a distinct linguistic community.
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- Theodore G Schurr
- Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of the History of Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- First-year Research Immersion, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Laboratory for Anthropologic Studies, Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Laboratory for Anthropologic Studies, Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Laboratory for Anthropologic Studies, Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of History and Social Science, Bryn Athyn College, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory for Anthropologic Studies, Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of History and Social Science, Bryn Athyn College, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA
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Derenko M, Denisova G, Litvinov A, Dambueva I, Malyarchuk B. Mitogenomics of the Koryaks and Evens of the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. J Hum Genet 2023; 68:705-712. [PMID: 37316650 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01173-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Due to the geographical proximity of the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and Kamchatka Peninsula to the Beringia, the indigenous populations of these territories are of great interest for elucidating the human settlement history of northern Asia and America. Meanwhile, there is a clear shortage of genetic studies of the indigenous populations of the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. Here, in order to examine their fine-scale matrilineal genetic structure, ancestry and relationships with neighboring populations, we analyzed 203 complete mitogenomes (174 of which are new) from population samples of the Koryaks and Evens of the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Chukchi of the extreme northeast Asia. The patterns observed underscore the reduced level of genetic diversity found in the Koryak, Even, and Chukchi populations, which, along with the high degree of interpopulation differentiation, may be the result of genetic drift. Our phylogeographic analysis reveals common Paleo-Asiatic ancestry for 51.1% of the Koryaks and 17.8% of the Evens. About third of the mitogenomes found in the Koryaks and Evens might be considered as ethno-specific, as these are virtually absent elsewhere in North, Central and East Asia. Coalescence ages of most of these lineages coincide well with the emergence and development of the Tokarev and Old Koryak archaeological cultures associated with the formation of the Koryaks, as well as with the period of separation and split of the North Tungusic groups migrated northwards from the Lake Baikal or the Amur River area.
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- Miroslava Derenko
- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Street, 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia.
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Street, 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Street, 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Street, 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Street, 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia
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Uricoechea Patiño D, Collins A, García OJR, Santos Vecino G, Cuenca JVR, Bernal JE, Benavides Benítez E, Vergara Muñoz S, Briceño Balcázar I. High Mitochondrial Haplotype Diversity Found in Three Pre-Hispanic Groups from Colombia. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1853. [PMID: 37895202 PMCID: PMC10606881 DOI: 10.3390/genes14101853] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable region (HVR) sequence data from ancient human remains provides valuable insights into the genetic structure and population dynamics of ancient populations. mtDNA is particularly useful in studying ancient populations, because it is maternally inherited and has a higher mutation rate compared to nuclear DNA. To determine the genetic structure of three Colombian pre-Hispanic populations and compare them with current populations, we determined the haplotypes from human bone remains by sequencing several mitochondrial DNA segments. A wide variety of mitochondrial polymorphisms were obtained from 33 samples. Our results support a high population heterogeneity among pre-Hispanic populations in Colombia.
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- Daniel Uricoechea Patiño
- Doctoral Program in Biosciences, Human Genetics Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Sabana, Chía 250001, Colombia;
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- Human Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Human Science, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050010, Colombia;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sinú, Cartagena de Indias 130011, Colombia; (J.E.B.); (E.B.B.); (S.V.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sinú, Cartagena de Indias 130011, Colombia; (J.E.B.); (E.B.B.); (S.V.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sinú, Cartagena de Indias 130011, Colombia; (J.E.B.); (E.B.B.); (S.V.M.)
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- Doctoral Program in Biosciences, Human Genetics Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Sabana, Chía 250001, Colombia;
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Malyarchuk BA. The role of Beringia in human adaptation to Arctic conditions based on results of genomic studies of modern and ancient populations. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2023; 27:373-382. [PMID: 37465192 PMCID: PMC10350865 DOI: 10.18699/vjgb-23-45] [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: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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The results of studies in Quaternary geology, archeology, paleoanthropology and human genetics demonstrate that the ancestors of Native Americans arrived in mid-latitude North America mainly along the Pacific Northwest Coast, but had previously inhabited the Arctic and during the last glacial maximum were in a refugium in Beringia, a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America. The gene pool of Native Americans is represented by unique haplogroups of mitochondrial DNA and the Y chromosome, the evolutionary age of which ranges from 13 to 22 thousand years. The results of a paleogenomic analysis also show that during the last glacial maximum Beringia was populated by human groups that had arisen as a result of interaction between the most ancient Upper Paleolithic populations of Northern Eurasia and newcomer groups from East Asia. Approximately 20 thousand years ago the Beringian populations began to form, and the duration of their existence in relative isolation is estimated at about 5 thousand years. Thus, the adaptation of the Beringians to the Arctic conditions could have taken several millennia. The adaptation of Amerindian ancestors to high latitudes and cold climates is supported by genomic data showing that adaptive genetic variants in Native Americans are associated with various metabolic pathways: melanin production processes in the skin, hair and eyes, the functioning of the cardiovascular system, energy metabolism and immune response characteristics. Meanwhile, the analysis of the existing hypotheses about the selection of some genetic variants in the Beringian ancestors of the Amerindians in connection with adaptation to the Arctic conditions (for example, in the FADS, ACTN3, EDAR genes) shows the ambiguity of the testing results, which may be due to the loss of some traces of the "Beringian" adaptation in the gene pools of modern Native Americans. The most optimal strategy for further research seems to be the search for adaptive variant.
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- B A Malyarchuk
- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia N.A. Shilo North-East Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Institute, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia
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Ang KC, Canfield VA, Foster TC, Harbaugh TD, Early KA, Harter RL, Reid KP, Leong SL, Kawasawa Y, Liu D, Hawley JW, Cheng KC. Native American genetic ancestry and pigmentation allele contributions to skin color in a Caribbean population. eLife 2023; 12:e77514. [PMID: 37294081 PMCID: PMC10371226 DOI: 10.7554/elife.77514] [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: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Our interest in the genetic basis of skin color variation between populations led us to seek a Native American population with genetically African admixture but low frequency of European light skin alleles. Analysis of 458 genomes from individuals residing in the Kalinago Territory of the Commonwealth of Dominica showed approximately 55% Native American, 32% African, and 12% European genetic ancestry, the highest Native American genetic ancestry among Caribbean populations to date. Skin pigmentation ranged from 20 to 80 melanin units, averaging 46. Three albino individuals were determined to be homozygous for a causative multi-nucleotide polymorphism OCA2NW273KV contained within a haplotype of African origin; its allele frequency was 0.03 and single allele effect size was -8 melanin units. Derived allele frequencies of SLC24A5A111T and SLC45A2L374F were 0.14 and 0.06, with single allele effect sizes of -6 and -4, respectively. Native American genetic ancestry by itself reduced pigmentation by more than 20 melanin units (range 24-29). The responsible hypopigmenting genetic variants remain to be identified, since none of the published polymorphisms predicted in prior literature to affect skin color in Native Americans caused detectable hypopigmentation in the Kalinago.
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- Khai C Ang
- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Institute of Personalized Medicine, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of MedicineHersheyUnited States
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Askapuli A, Vilar M, Garcia-Ortiz H, Zhabagin M, Sabitov Z, Akilzhanova A, Ramanculov E, Schamiloglu U, Martinez-Hernandez A, Contreras-Cubas C, Barajas-Olmos F, Schurr TG, Zhumadilov Z, Flores-Huacuja M, Orozco L, Hawks J, Saitou N. Kazak mitochondrial genomes provide insights into the human population history of Central Eurasia. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277771. [PMID: 36445929 PMCID: PMC9707748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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As a historical nomadic group in Central Asia, Kazaks have mainly inhabited the steppe zone from the Altay Mountains in the East to the Caspian Sea in the West. Fine scale characterization of the genetic profile and population structure of Kazaks would be invaluable for understanding their population history and modeling prehistoric human expansions across the Eurasian steppes. With this mind, we characterized the maternal lineages of 200 Kazaks from Jetisuu at mitochondrial genome level. Our results reveal that Jetisuu Kazaks have unique mtDNA haplotypes including those belonging to the basal branches of both West Eurasian (R0, H, HV) and East Eurasian (A, B, C, D) lineages. The great diversity observed in their maternal lineages may reflect pivotal geographic location of Kazaks in Eurasia and implies a complex history for this population. Comparative analyses of mitochondrial genomes of human populations in Central Eurasia reveal a common maternal genetic ancestry for Turko-Mongolian speakers and their expansion being responsible for the presence of East Eurasian maternal lineages in Central Eurasia. Our analyses further indicate maternal genetic affinity between the Sherpas from the Tibetan Plateau with the Turko-Mongolian speakers.
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- Ayken Askapuli
- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
- National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan
- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- The Genographic Project, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
- National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan
- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
- National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
- School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Population Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Advanced Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Ken, Japan
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Ancient Components and Recent Expansion in the Eurasian Heartland: Insights into the Revised Phylogeny of Y-Chromosomes from Central Asia. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13101776. [PMID: 36292661 PMCID: PMC9601478 DOI: 10.3390/genes13101776] [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: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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In the past two decades, studies of Y chromosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) and short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) have shed light on the demographic history of Central Asia, the heartland of Eurasia. However, complex patterns of migration and admixture have complicated population genetic studies in Central Asia. Here, we sequenced and analyzed the Y-chromosomes of 187 male individuals from Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Karakalpak, Hazara, Karluk, Tajik, Uyghur, Dungan, and Turkmen populations. High diversity and admixture from peripheral areas of Eurasia were observed among the paternal gene pool of these populations. This general pattern can be largely attributed to the activities of ancient people in four periods, including the Neolithic farmers, Indo-Europeans, Turks, and Mongols. Most importantly, we detected the consistent expansion of many minor lineages over the past thousand years, which may correspond directly to the formation of modern populations in these regions. The newly discovered sub-lineages and variants provide a basis for further studies of the contributions of minor lineages to the formation of modern populations in Central Asia.
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Ancient DNA from Tubo Kingdom-related tombs in northeastern Tibetan Plateau revealed their genetic affinity to both Tibeto-Burman and Altaic populations. Mol Genet Genomics 2022; 297:1755-1765. [PMID: 36152077 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-022-01955-6] [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: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The rise of the Tubo Kingdom is considered as the key period for the formation of modern groups on the Tibetan Plateau. The ethnic origin of the residents of the Tubo Kingdom is quite complex, and their genetic structure remains unclear. The tombs of the Tubo Kingdom period in Dulan County, Qinghai Province, dating back to the seventh century, are considered to be the remains left by Tubo conquerors or the Tuyuhun people dominated by the Tubo Kingdom. The human remains of these tombs are ideal materials for studying the population dynamics in the Tubo Kingdom. In this paper, we analyzed the genome-wide data of eight remains from these tombs by shotgun sequencing and multiplex PCR panels and compared the results with data of available ancient and modern populations across East Asia. Genetic continuity between ancient Dulan people with ancient Xianbei tribes in Northeast Asia, ancient settlers on the Tibetan Plateau, and modern Tibeto-Burman populations was found. Surprisingly, one out of eight individuals showed typical genetic features of populations from Central Asia. In summary, the genetic diversity of ancient Dulan people and their affiliations with other populations provide an example of the complex origin of the residents in the Tubo Kingdom and their long-distance connection with populations in a vast geographic region across ancient Asia.
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Xiong J, Tao Y, Ben M, Yang Y, Du P, Allen E, Wang H, Xu Y, Yu Y, Meng H, Bao H, Zhou B, Chen G, Li H, Wen S. Uniparental Genetic Analyses Reveal Multi-Ethnic Background of Dunhuang Foyemiaowan Population (220–907 CE) With Typical Han Chinese Archaological Culture. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.901295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The relationship between archeological culture and ethnicity is invariably complex. This is especially the case for periods of national division and rapid inter-ethnic exchange, such as China’s Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439 CE) and Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589 CE). Going by tomb shape and grave goods, the Foyemiaowan cemetery at Dunhuang exhibits a typical third–tenth century Han style. Despite this, the ethnic makeup of the Foyemiaowan population has remained unclear. We therefore analyzed 485 Y-chromosomal SNPs and entire mitochondrial genomes of 34 Foyemiaowan samples. Our study yielded the following discoveries: (1) principal component analysis revealed that the Foyemiaowan population was closely clustered with Tibeto-Burman populations on the paternal side and close to Mongolic-speaking populations on the maternal side; (2) lineage comparisons at the individual level showed that the Foyemiaowan population consisted of primarily Tibeto-Burman and Han Chinese related lineages (Oα-M117, 25%;Oβ-F46, 18.75%), partially Altaic speaking North Eurasian lineages (N-F1206, 18.75%) and a slight admixture of southern East Asian lineages (O1b1a2-Page59, 6.25%; O1b1a1-PK4, 3.13%). Similarly, the maternal gene pool of Foyemiaowan contained northern East Asian (A, 4.17%; CZ, 16.67%; D, 20.83%; G, 4.17%; M9, 4.17%), southern East Asian (B, 12.51%; F, 20.83%) and western Eurasian (H, 4.17%; J, 4.17%) related lineages; (3) we discovered a relatively high genetic diversity among the Foyemiaowan population (0.891) in our ancient reference populations, indicating a complex history of population admixture. Archeological findings, stable isotope analysis and historical documents further corroborated our results. Although in this period China’s central government had relinquished control of the Hexi Corridor and regional non-Han regimes became the dominant regional power, Foyemiaowan’s inhabitants remained strongly influenced by Han culture.
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Jia M, Li Q, Zhang T, Dong B, Liang X, Fu S, Yu J. Genetic Diversity Analysis of the Chinese Daur Ethnic Group in Heilongjiang Province by Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing. Front Genet 2022; 13:919063. [PMID: 35801081 PMCID: PMC9253502 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.919063] [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: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has the characteristics of maternal inheritance, high mutation rate, high copy number, and no recombination. As the most powerful tool for studying the origin and evolution of modern humans, mtDNA has great significance in the research of population genetics and evolutionary genetics. Here, we provide new insights into the maternal genetic history of the Daur ethnic group by generating complete mitochondrial genomes from a total of 146 Daur individuals in China. We also collected the published complete mitochondrial genome sequences of 5,094 individuals from 56 worldwide populations as reference data to further explore the matrilineal genetic landscape of the Daur ethnic group. First, the haplotype diversity was 0.9943 ± 0.0019 and nucleotide diversity was 0.0428 ± 0.0210. The neutrality tests of the Daur group showed significant negative values and the mismatch distribution curve was obviously distributed in a unimodal pattern. The results showed that the Daur ethnic group has high genetic diversity and may have experienced recent population expansion. In addition, the main haplogroups of the Daur population were haplogroup D (31.51%), M* (20.55%), C (10.28%), F (7.53%), and B (6.85%), all of which were prevalent in northern China. It probably implies the northern Chinese origin of the Daur population. The PCA, FST, and phylogenetic analysis results indicated that the Daur group formed a cluster with East Asian populations, and had few genetic differences with the populations in northern China. More importantly, we found that disease-related mutation sites of the mitochondrial genome may be related to ethnic groups, which may have important implications for the prevention and occurrence of specific diseases. Overall, this study revealed the complexity and diversity of the matrilineal genetic background of the Daur ethnic group. Meanwhile, it provided meaningful data for the research on the diversity of the human genome.
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- Mansha Jia
- Scientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
- Editorial Department of International Journal of Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Songbin Fu, ; Jingcui Yu,
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- Scientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Preservation of Human Genetic Resources and Disease Control in China, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Songbin Fu, ; Jingcui Yu,
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Wang CZ, Yu XE, Shi MS, Li H, Ma SH. Whole mitochondrial genome analysis of the Daur ethnic minority from Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. BMC Ecol Evol 2022; 22:66. [PMID: 35585500 PMCID: PMC9118598 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-02019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations are often associated with bioenergetics, disease, and speciation and can be used to track the history of women. Although advances in massively parallel sequencing (MPS) technology have greatly promoted our understanding of the population's history (especially genome-wide data and whole Y chromosome sequencing), the whole mtDNA sequence of many important groups has not been fully studied. In this study, we employed whole mitogenomes of 209 healthy and unrelated individuals from the Daur group, a Mongolic-speaking representative population of the indigenous groups in the Heilongjiang River basin (also known as the Amur River basin). RESULTS The dataset presented 127 distinct mtDNA haplotypes, resulting in a haplotype diversity of 0.9933. Most of haplotypes were assigned to eastern Eurasian-specific lineages, such as D4 (19.62%), B4 (9.09%), D5 (7.66%) and M7 (4.78%). Population comparisons showed that the Daurians do have certain connections with the ancient populations in the Heilongjiang River basin but the matrilineal genetic composition of the Daur group was also greatly influenced by other non-Mongolic groups from neighboring areas. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, the whole mtDNA data generated in the present study will augment the existing mtDNA database. Our study provides genetic links between the Daur population and the aborigine peoples from Siberia and the Amur-Ussuri Region. But on the whole, compared with other Mongolic-speaking groups, the modern Daur population is closer to the East Asian ancestry group.
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- Chi-Zao Wang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Medical Molecular Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Criminal Justice College of China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 100088, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
- Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Fudan-Datong Institute of Chinese Origin, Datong, 037006, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Medical Molecular Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China
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Malyarchuk B, Skonieczna K, Duleba A, Derenko M, Malyarchuk A, Grzybowski T. Mitogenomic diversity in Czechs and Slovaks. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2022; 59:102714. [PMID: 35468348 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Boris Malyarchuk
- Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan 685000, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz 85-094, Poland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz 85-094, Poland
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- Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan 685000, Russian Federation
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- Center for Genetics and Genetic Technologies, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234, Russian Federation
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz 85-094, Poland
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Xiong J, Du P, Chen G, Tao Y, Zhou B, Yang Y, Wang H, Yu Y, Chang X, Allen E, Sun C, Zhou J, Zou Y, Xu Y, Meng H, Tan J, Li H, Wen S. Sex-Biased Population Admixture Mediated Subsistence Strategy Transition of Heishuiguo People in Han Dynasty Hexi Corridor. Front Genet 2022; 13:827277. [PMID: 35356424 PMCID: PMC8960071 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.827277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The Hexi Corridor was an important arena for culture exchange and human migration between ancient China and Central and Western Asia. During the Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE), subsistence strategy along the corridor shifted from pastoralism to a mixed pastoralist-agriculturalist economy. Yet the drivers of this transition remain poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the Y-chromosome and mtDNA of 31 Han Dynasty individuals from the Heishuiguo site, located in the center of the Hexi Corridor. A high-resolution analysis of 485 Y-SNPs and mitogenomes was performed, with the Heishuiguo population classified into Early Han and Late Han groups. It is revealed that (1) when dissecting genetic lineages, the Yellow River Basin origin haplogroups (i.e., Oα-M117, Oβ-F46, Oγ-IMS-JST002611, and O2-P164+, M134-) reached relatively high frequencies for the paternal gene pools, while haplogroups of north East Asian origin (e.g., D4 and D5) dominated on the maternal side; (2) in interpopulation comparison using PCA and Fst heatmap, the Heishuiguo population shifted from Southern-Northern Han cline to Northern-Northwestern Han/Hui cline with time, indicating genetic admixture between Yellow River immigrants and natives. By comparison, in maternal mtDNA views, the Heishuiguo population was closely clustered with certain Mongolic-speaking and Northwestern Han populations and exhibited genetic continuity through the Han Dynasty, which suggests that Heishuiguo females originated from local or neighboring regions. Therefore, a sex-biased admixture pattern is observed in the Heishuiguo population. Additionally, genetic contour maps also reveal the same male-dominated migration from the East to Hexi Corridor during the Han Dynasty. This is also consistent with historical records, especially excavated bamboo slips. Combining historical records, archeological findings, stable isotope analysis, and paleoenvironmental studies, our uniparental genetic investigation on the Heishuiguo population reveals how male-dominated migration accompanied with lifestyle adjustments brought by these eastern groups may be the main factor affecting the subsistence strategy transition along the Han Dynasty Hexi Corridor.
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- Jianxue Xiong
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations (BRAAC), Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jingze Tan, ; Hui Li, ; Shaoqing Wen,
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jingze Tan, ; Hui Li, ; Shaoqing Wen,
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations (BRAAC), Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jingze Tan, ; Hui Li, ; Shaoqing Wen,
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Gubina MA, Babenko VN, Batsevich VA, Leibova NA, Zabiyako AP. Polymorphism of Mitochondrial DNA and Six Nuclear Genes in the Amur Evenk Population. RUSS J GENET+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795422010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ning C, Zhang F, Cao Y, Qin L, Hudson MJ, Gao S, Ma P, Li W, Zhu S, Li C, Li T, Xu Y, Li C, Robbeets M, Zhang H, Cui Y. Ancient genome analyses shed light on kinship organization and mating practice of Late Neolithic society in China. iScience 2021; 24:103352. [PMID: 34805800 PMCID: PMC8590084 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103352] [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: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Anthropology began in the late nineteenth century with an emphasis on kinship as a key factor in human evolution. From the 1960s, archaeologists attempted increasingly sophisticated ways of reconstructing prehistoric kinship but ancient DNA analysis has transformed the field, making it possible, to directly examine kin relations from human skeletal remains. Here, we retrieved genomic data from four Late Neolithic individuals in central China associated with the Late Neolithic Longshan culture. We provide direct evidence of consanguineous mating in ancient China, revealing inbreeding among the Longshan populations. By combining ancient genomic data with anthropological and archaeological evidence, we further show that Longshan society household was built based on the extended beyond the nuclear family, coinciding with intensified social complexity during the Longshan period, perhaps showing the transformation of large communities through a new role of genetic kinship-based extended family units.
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- Chao Ning
- Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- College of Pharmacia Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Mitogenomics of modern Mongolic-speaking populations. Mol Genet Genomics 2021; 297:47-62. [PMID: 34757478 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-021-01830-w] [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: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Here, we present a comprehensive data set of 489 complete mitogenomes (211 of which are new) from four Mongolic-speaking populations (Mongols, Barghuts, Khamnigans, and Buryats) to investigate their matrilineal genetic structure, ancestry and relationship with other ethnic groups. We show that along with very high levels of genetic diversity and lack of genetic differentiation, Mongolic-speaking populations exhibit strong genetic resemblance to East Asian populations of Chinese, Japanese, and Uyghurs. Phylogeographic analysis of complete mitogenomes reveals the presence of different components in the gene pools of modern Mongolic-speaking populations-the main East Eurasian component is represented by mtDNA lineages of East Asian, Siberian and autochthonous (the Baikal region/Mongolian) ancestry, whereas the less pronounced West Eurasian component can be ascribed to Europe and West Asia/Caucasus. We also observed that up to one third of the mtDNA subhaplogroups identified in Mongolic-speaking populations can be considered as Mongolic-specific with the coalescence age of most of them not exceeding 1.7 kya. This coincides well with the population size growth which started around 1.1 kya and is detectable only in the Bayesian Skyline Plot constructed based on Mongolic-specific mitogenomes. Our data suggest that the genetic structure established during the Mongol empire is still retained in present-day Mongolic-speaking populations.
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Liu Y, Wang T, Wu X, Fan X, Wang W, Xie G, Li Z, Yang Q, Cao P, Yang R, Liu F, Dai Q, Feng X, Ping W, Miao B, Wu Y, Liu Y, Fu Q. Maternal genetic history of southern East Asians over the past 12,000 years. J Genet Genomics 2021; 48:899-907. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Malyarchuk BA. [Genetic markers on the distribution of ancient marine hunters in Priokhotye]. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2021; 24:539-544. [PMID: 33659839 PMCID: PMC7716533 DOI: 10.18699/vj20.646] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Представлен обзор сведений о генетическом полиморфизме современного и древнего населения
Севера Азии и Америки с целью реконструкции истории миграций древних морских охотников в Охотоморском
регионе. Проанализированы данные о полиморфизме митохондриальной ДНК и распространенности «арктиче-
ской» мутации – варианта rs80356779-A гена CPT1A. Известно, что «арктический» вариант гена CPT1A с высокой
частотой распространен в современных популяциях эскимосов, чукчей, коряков и других народов Охотоморско-
го региона, хозяйственный уклад которых связан с морским зверобойным промыслом. Согласно палеогеномным
данным, самые ранние находки «арктического» варианта гена CPT1A обнаружены у гренландских и канадских па-
леоэскимосов (4 тыс. лет назад), представителей токаревской культуры Северного Приохотья (3 тыс. лет назад) и
носителей культуры позднего дзёмона острова Хоккайдо (3.5–3.8 тыс. лет назад). Результаты анализа позволили
выявить несколько миграционных событий, связанных с распространением морских охотников в Охотоморском
регионе. Самая поздняя миграция, оставившая следы у носителей культуры эпи-дзёмон (2.0–2.5 тыс. лет назад),
привнесла с севера Приохотья на Хоккайдо и соседние территории Приамурья митохондриальную гаплогруппу
G1b и «арктический» вариант гена CPT1A. Следы более ранней миграции, также привнесшей «арктическую» мута-
цию, зарегистрированы у населения позднего дзёмона Хоккайдо (3.5–3.8 тыс. лет назад). Проведен филогенети-
ческий анализ митохондриальных геномов, относящихся к редкой гаплогруппе C1a, встречающейся у населения
Дальнего Востока и Японии, но в филогенетическом отношении родственной C1-гаплогруппам американских
индейцев. Результаты показали, что дивергенция митохондриальных линий в пределах гаплогруппы C1a проис-
ходила в диапазоне от 7.9 до 6.6 тыс. лет назад, а возраст японской ветви гаплогруппы C1a составляет ~5.2 тыс.
лет. Пока неизвестно, связана ли эта миграция с распространением «арктического» варианта гена CPT1A или же
присутствие C1a-гаплотипов у населения островов Японии маркирует собой еще один, более ранний, эпизод
миграционной истории, связывающей население северо-западной Пацифики и Северной Америки.
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- B A Malyarchuk
- Institute of Biological Problems of the North of the Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia
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Wang W, Ding M, Gardner JD, Wang Y, Miao B, Guo W, Wu X, Ruan Q, Yu J, Hu X, Wang B, Wu X, Tang Z, Niyazi A, Zhang J, Chang X, Tang Y, Ren M, Cao P, Liu F, Dai Q, Feng X, Yang R, Zhang M, Wang T, Ping W, Hou W, Li W, Ma J, Kumar V, Fu Q. Ancient Xinjiang mitogenomes reveal intense admixture with high genetic diversity. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/14/eabd6690. [PMID: 33789892 PMCID: PMC8011967 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd6690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Xinjiang is a key region in northwestern China, connecting East and West Eurasian populations and cultures for thousands of years. To understand the genetic history of Xinjiang, we sequenced 237 complete ancient human mitochondrial genomes from the Bronze Age through Historical Era (41 archaeological sites). Overall, the Bronze Age Xinjiang populations show high diversity and regional genetic affinities with Steppe and northeastern Asian populations along with a deep ancient Siberian connection for the Tarim Basin Xiaohe individuals. In the Iron Age, in general, Steppe-related and northeastern Asian admixture intensified, with North and East Xinjiang populations showing more affinity with northeastern Asians and South Xinjiang populations showing more affinity with Central Asians. The genetic structure observed in the Historical Era of Xinjiang is similar to that in the Iron Age, demonstrating genetic continuity since the Iron Age with some additional genetic admixture with populations surrounding the Xinjiang region.
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- Wenjun Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, China
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- Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, Urumqi 830002, China
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- School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, China
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- School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China.
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China.
- Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Sun J, Ma PC, Cheng HZ, Wang CZ, Li YL, Cui YQ, Yao HB, Wen SQ, Wei LH. Post-last glacial maximum expansion of Y-chromosome haplogroup C2a-L1373 in northern Asia and its implications for the origin of Native Americans. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2021; 174:363-374. [PMID: 33241578 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Subbranches of Y-chromosome haplogroup C2a-L1373 are founding paternal lineages in northern Asia and Native American populations. Our objective was to investigate C2a-L1373 differentiation in northern Asia and its implications for Native American origins. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sequences of rare subbranches (n = 43) and ancient individuals (n = 37) of C2a-L1373 (including P39 and MPB373), were used to construct phylogenetic trees with age estimation by BEAST software. RESULTS C2a-L1373 expanded rapidly approximately 17.7,000-14.3,000 years ago (kya) after the last glacial maximum (LGM), generating numerous sublineages which became founding paternal lineages of modern northern Asian and Native American populations (C2a-P39 and C2a-MPB373). The divergence pattern supports possible initiation of differentiation in low latitude regions of northern Asia and northward diffusion after the LGM. There is a substantial gap between the divergence times of C2a-MPB373 (approximately 22.4 or 17.7 kya) and C2a-P39 (approximately 14.3 kya), indicating two possible migration waves. DISCUSSION We discussed the decreasing time interval of "Beringian standstill" (2.5 ky or smaller) and its reduced significance. We also discussed the multiple possibilities for the peopling of the Americas: the "Long-term Beringian standstill model," the "Short-term Beringian standstill model," and the "Multiple waves of migration model." Our results support the argument from ancient DNA analyses that the direct ancestor group of Native Americans is an admixture of "Ancient Northern Siberians" and Paleolithic communities from the Amur region, which appeared during the post-LGM era, rather than ancient populations in greater Beringia, or an adjacent region, before the LGM.
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- Jin Sun
- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Xingyi Normal University for Nationalities, Xingyi, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- School of Ethnology and Anthropology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Science of Gansu Province, Gansu University of Political Science and Law, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- B&R International Joint Laboratory for Eurasian Anthropology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- B&R International Joint Laboratory for Eurasian Anthropology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Chen C, Li Y, Tao R, Jin X, Guo Y, Cui W, Chen A, Yang Y, Zhang X, Zhang J, Li C, Zhu B. The Genetic Structure of Chinese Hui Ethnic Group Revealed by Complete Mitochondrial Genome Analyses Using Massively Parallel Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1352. [PMID: 33202591 PMCID: PMC7698084 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), coupled with maternal inheritance and relatively high mutation rates, provides a pivotal way for us to investigate the formation histories of populations. The Hui minority with Islamic faith is one of the most widely distributed ethnic groups in China. However, the exploration of Hui's genetic architecture from the complete mitochondrial genome perspective has not been detected yet. Therefore, in this study, we employed the complete mitochondrial genomes of 98 healthy and unrelated individuals from Northwest China, as well as 99 previously published populations containing 7274 individuals from all over the world as reference data, to comprehensively dissect the matrilineal landscape of Hui group. Our results demonstrated that Hui group exhibited closer genetic relationships with Chinese Han populations from different regions, which was largely attributable to the widespread of haplogroups D4, D5, M7, B4, and F1 in these populations. The demographic expansion of Hui group might occur during the Late Pleistocene. Finally, we also found that Hui group might have gene exchanges with Uygur, Tibetan, and Tajik groups in different degrees and retained minor genetic imprint of European-specific lineages, therefore, hinting the existence of multi-ethnic integration events in shaping the genetic landscape of Chinese Hui group.
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- Chong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China; (C.C.); (X.J.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.)
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
- Multi-Omics Innovative Research Center of Forensic Identification, Department of Forensic Genetics, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution/Key Laboratory of Healthy Aging Research of Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China; (C.C.); (X.J.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China; (C.C.); (X.J.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.)
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- Multi-Omics Innovative Research Center of Forensic Identification, Department of Forensic Genetics, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
- School of Basic Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China; (C.C.); (X.J.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063, China; (R.T.); (A.C.); (Y.Y.); (J.Z.)
- Multi-Omics Innovative Research Center of Forensic Identification, Department of Forensic Genetics, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610017, China
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Basic Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China; (C.C.); (X.J.); (Y.G.); (X.Z.)
- Multi-Omics Innovative Research Center of Forensic Identification, Department of Forensic Genetics, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, China
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Reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number is associated with the haplogroup, and some clinical features of breast cancer in Mexican patients. Gene 2020; 761:145047. [PMID: 32783993 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups have been associated with different types of cancer, including breast cancer, because they alter cellular energy metabolism. However, whether mtDNA copy number or haplogroups are predictors of oxidative stress-related risks in human breast cancer tissue in Mexican patients remains to be determined. Using quantitative real-time PCR assays and sequencing of the mtDNA hypervariable region, analysis of mtDNA copy numbers in 82 breast cancer tissues (BCT) and matched normal adjacent tissues (NAT) was performed to determine if copy number correlated with clinical features and Amerindian haplogroups (A2, B2, B4, C1 and D1) . The results showed that the mtDNA copy number was significantly decreased in BCT compared with NAT (p = 0.010); it was significantly decreased in BCT and NAT in women > 50 years of age, compared with NAT in women < 50 years of age (p = 0.032 and p = 0.037, respectively); it was significantly decreased in NAT and BCT in the postmenopausal group and in BCT in the premenopausal group compared with NAT in the premenopausal group (p = 0.011, p = 0.010 and, p = 0.018; respectively); and it was also significantly decrease in members of the BCT group classified as having invasive ductal carcinoma I-III (IDC-I, IDC-II and IDC-III) and IDC-II for NAT compared to IDC-I of NAT (p = 0.025, p = 0.022 and p = 0.031 and p = 0.020; respectively). The mtDNA copy number for BCT from patients with haplogroup B2 was decreased compared to patients with haplogroup D1 (p = 0.01); for BCT from patients with haplogroup C1 was also decreased compare with their NAT counterpart (p = 0.006) and with BCT patients belonging to haplogroups A2 and D1 (p = 0.01 and p = 0.03; respectively). In addition, the mtDNA copy number was decrease in the sequences with three deletions relative to the rCRS at nucleotide positions A249del, A290del and A291del, or C16327T polymorphism with the same p = 0.019 for all four variants. Contrary, the copy number increased in sequences containing C16111T, G16319A or T16362C polymorphisms (p = 0.021, =0.048, and = 0.001; respectively). In conclusion, a decrease in the copy number of mtDNA in BCT compared with NAT was shown by the results, which suggests an imbalance in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) that can affect the apoptosis pathway and cancer progression. It was also observed an increase of the copy number in samples with specific polymorphisms, which may be a good sign of favourable prognosis.
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Dryomov SV, Starikovskaya EB, Nazhmidenova AM, Morozov IV, Sukernik RI. Genetic legacy of cultures indigenous to the Northeast Asian coast in mitochondrial genomes of nearly extinct maritime tribes. BMC Evol Biol 2020; 20:83. [PMID: 32660486 PMCID: PMC7359603 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01652-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background We have described the diversity of complete mtDNA sequences from ‘relic’ groups of the Russian Far East, primarily the Nivkhi (who speak a language isolate with no clear relatedness to any others) and Oroki of Sakhalin, as well as the sedentary Koryak from Kamchatka and the Udegey of Primorye. Previous studies have shown that most of their traditional territory was dramatically reshaped by the expansion of Tungusic-speaking groups. Results Overall, 285 complete mitochondrial sequences were selected for phylogenetic analyses of published, revised and new mitogenomes. To highlight the likely role of Neolithic expansions in shaping the phylogeographical landscape of the Russian Far East, we focus on the major East Eurasian maternal lineages (Y1a, G1b, D4m2, D4e5, M7a2, and N9b) that are restricted to the coastal area. To obtain more insight into autochthonous populations, we removed from the phylogeographic analysis the G2a, G3a2, M8a1, M9a1, and C4b1 lineages, also found within our samples, likely resulting from admixture between the expanding proto-Tungus and the indigenous Paleoasiatic groups with whom they assimilated. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that unlike the relatively diverse lineage spectrum observed in the Amur estuary and northwestern Sakhalin, the present-day subpopulation on the northeastern coast of the island is relatively homogenous: a sole Y1a sublineage, conspicuous for its nodal mutation at m.16189 T > C!, includes different haplotypes. Sharing of the Y1a-m.16189 T > C! sublineages and haplotypes among the Nivkhi, Ulchi and sedentary Koryak is also evident. Aside from Y1a, the entire tree approach expands our understanding of the evolutionary history of haplogroups G1, D4m, N9b, and M7a2. Specifically, we identified the novel haplogroup N9b1 in Primorye, which implies a link between a component of the Udegey ancestry and the Hokkaido Jomon. Conclusions Through a comprehensive dataset of mitochondrial genomes retained in autochthonous populations along the coast between Primorye and the Bering Strait, we considerably extended the sequence diversity of these populations to provide new features based on the number and timing of founding lineages. We emphasize the value of integrating genealogical information with genetic data for reconstructing the population history of indigenous groups dramatically impacted by twentieth century resettlement and social upheavals.
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- Stanislav V Dryomov
- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SBRAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SBRAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SBRAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry and Fundamental Medicine, SBRAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SBRAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
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Liu B, Ma P, Wang C, Yan S, Yao H, Li Y, Xie Y, Meng S, Sun J, Cai Y, Sarengaowa S, Li H, Cheng H, Wei L. Paternal origin of Tungusic‐speaking populations: Insights from the updated phylogenetic tree of Y‐chromosome haplogroup
C2a‐M86. Am J Hum Biol 2020; 33:e23462. [DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Bing‐Li Liu
- Institute of Chinese and Culture Education Studies Huaqiao University Xiamen China
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- School of Life Sciences Jilin University Changchun China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Human Phenome Institute Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Science of Gansu Province Gansu University of Political Science and Law Lanzhou China
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- Laboratory for Human Biology and Human Genetics Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, School of Ethnology and Anthropology, Inner Mongolia Normal University Hohhot China
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- Laboratory for Human Biology and Human Genetics Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, School of Ethnology and Anthropology, Inner Mongolia Normal University Hohhot China
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- School of History and Ethnic Culture Hulunbuir University Hulunbuir China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology Xiamen University Xiamen China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology Xiamen University Xiamen China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology Xiamen University Xiamen China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
- Human Phenome Institute Fudan University Shanghai China
- B&R International Joint Laboratory for Eurasian Anthropology Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology Xiamen University Xiamen China
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- Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology Xiamen University Xiamen China
- B&R International Joint Laboratory for Eurasian Anthropology Fudan University Shanghai China
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Li J, Cai D, Zhang Y, Zhu H, Zhou H. Ancient DNA reveals two paternal lineages C2a1a1b1a/F3830 and C2b1b/F845 in past nomadic peoples distributed on the Mongolian Plateau. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2020; 172:402-411. [PMID: 32406954 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Since the third century CE, a series of nomadic tribes have been active on the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau. Characterizing the genetic compositions of past nomadic people is significant for research on the nomadic cultures of the Eurasian Steppe region. Ancient DNA analysis facilitates a deeper understanding of the relationship between historical and modern nomadic populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Whole-genome shotgun sequencing and capture sequencing of the nonrecombining region of the Y chromosome were performed for six ancient Hg C2/M217 individuals. The individuals were interred at six separate sites on the Mongolian Plateau and represent dates spanning the late Neolithic to Yuan Dynasty (~3,500-700 BP). RESULTS After NRY capture sequencing, three of the six ancient samples were attributed to C2b1b/F845 and the other three ancient samples belonged to C2a1a1b1a/F3830. Analysis of whole-genome shotgun sequencing data shows that the ancient C2b1b/F845 individuals are closely related to She, Han and other East Asian populations, while the ancient C2a1a1b1a/F3830 individuals are more similar to modern Northeast Asian peoples, such as the Ulchi and Yakut. DISCUSSION Hg C2/M217, widely distributed in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, was discovered in the ancient Central Steppe and Baikal region. This study shows that there were two important subclades of Hg C2/M217 among the ancient nomadic peoples: C2a1a1b1a/F3830, which has made important genetic contributions to modern Mongolic- and Manchu-speaking populations, and C2b1b/F845, which probably originated in the farming populations of southern East Asia and made certain genetic contributions to past nomadic peoples on the Mongolian Plateau.
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- Jiawei Li
- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.,College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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Mengge W, Guanglin H, Yongdong S, Shouyu W, Xing Z, Jing L, Zheng W, Hou Y. Massively parallel sequencing of mitogenome sequences reveals the forensic features and maternal diversity of tai-kadai-speaking hlai islanders. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2020; 47:102303. [PMID: 32361554 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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As a single maternally inherited locus, human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is geographically arranged and plays a key role in forensic applications. Hlai population has been evidenced as the most typical and unmixed representative of the Tai-Kadai-speaking populations via genome-wide analyses. However, forensic features and maternal diversity of the complete mitogenomes in this Tai-Kadai ancestrally related population are scarce. Thus, we sequenced the complete mitogenomes in 127 Hainan Hlais and found 109 distinct haplotypes belonging to 43 terminal haplogroups resulting in the haplotype diversity of 0.9970. Our results of comprehensive population comparisons showed that Hlai islanders had a close genetic affinity with Tai-Kadai-speaking populations from Southeast Asia, which is consistent with the back-migration of Chinese Neolithic farmers into this region via the inland route. Besides, maternally genetic evidence further revealed a close genetic relationship between Tai-Kadai-speaking and Austronesian-speaking populations when only East Asian dataset was considered, which is consistent with the common origin from Yangtze rice farmers and then spread southward along the inland and coastal routes, respectively. In the reconstructed phylogenetic tree and median-joining networks, the vast majority of Hlais were clustered in exclusive clades, which demonstrated that Hlai people probably had undergone founder effect or genetic bottleneck in their history, and remained genetically isolated for a long time. Collectively, Hainan Hlai did not exhibit detectable maternal gene flow from surrounding or incoming populations. Mitogenome information generated in this study is a contribution in mitigating the underrepresentation of Chinese data in forensic mitogenetics and will assist geography-, metapopulation-, as well as phylogeny-based queries.
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- Wang Mengge
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Forensic Identification Center, Public Security Bureau of Tibet Tibetan Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet Tibetan Autonomous Region, 850000, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Tackney J, Jensen AM, Kisielinski C, O'Rourke DH. Molecular analysis of an ancient Thule population at Nuvuk, Point Barrow, Alaska. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2019; 168:303-317. [PMID: 30628076 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The North American archaeological record supports a Holocene origin of Arctic Indigenous peoples. Although the Paleo-Inuit were present for millennia, archaeological and genetic studies suggest that modern peoples descend from a second, more recent tradition known as the Neo-Inuit. Origins of the Neo-Inuit and their relations to the earlier and later Indigenous peoples are an area of active study. Here, we genetically analyze the maternal lineages present at Nuvuk, once the northernmost community in Alaska and located in a region identified as a possible origin point of the Neo-Inuit Thule. The cemetery at Nuvuk contains human remains representing a nearly one thousand year uninterrupted occupation from early Thule to post-contact Iñupiat. MATERIALS AND METHODS We selected 44 individuals from Nuvuk with calibrated dates between 981 AD and 1885 AD for molecular analysis. We amplified and sequenced the hypervariable segment I of the mitogenome. We compared the Nuvuk data with previously published sequences from 68 modern and ancient communities from across Asia and North America. Phylogeographic analyses suggest possible scenarios of Holocene Arctic and sub-Arctic population movements. RESULTS We successfully retrieved sequence data from 39 individuals. Haplogroup frequencies in Nuvuk were typed as 66.7% A2b1, 25.6% A2a, and 7.7% D4b1a2a1a. These results suggest that the population at Nuvuk was closest to the ancient Thule and modern Inuit of Canada, and to the Siberian Naukan people. We confirm that haplogroups A2a, A2b1, D2a, and D4b1a2a1a appear at high frequency in Arctic and sub-Arctic populations of North America and Chukotka. Sister clades D2b and D4b1a2a1b are present in Asian and Eastern European populations. DISCUSSION The ancient mitochondrial sequences from Nuvuk confirm the link between the North Slope and the Thule who later spread east, and the maternal discontinuity between the Neo-Inuit and Paleo-Inuit. We suggest haplogroups A2a, A2b, and D4b1a2a1a are linked to the ancestors of the Thule in eastern Beringia, whereas the D2 and D4b1a2a1 clades appear to have Asian Holocene origins. Further Siberian and Alaskan genomes are necessary to clarify these population migrations beyond a simple two-wave scenario of Neo-Inuit and Paleo-Inuit.
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- Justin Tackney
- Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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- UIC Science LLC, Barrow, Alaska.,Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
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Wang M, Wang Z, He G, Wang S, Zou X, Liu J, Wang F, Ye Z, Hou Y. Whole mitochondrial genome analysis of highland Tibetan ethnicity using massively parallel sequencing. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2019; 44:102197. [PMID: 31756629 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.102197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a key player in numerous multifaceted and intricate biological processes and plays a pivotal role in dissecting the peopling of different populations, due to its maternally inherited property and comparatively high mutation rate. In this study, 119 Tibetan individuals from the Muli Tibetan Autonomous County of China (average altitude above 3,000 m) were employed in mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequencing by massively parallel sequencing (MPS) techniques using the Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel on an Ion S5XL system. The dataset presented 88 distinct haplotypes, resulting in the haplotype diversity of 0.9909. The majority of haplotypes were assigned to East Asian lineages and the distribution of haplogroups of Muli Tibetan significantly differed from reference Tibetan populations. The maximum parsimony phylogeny reconstructed by 119 newly generated mitogenomes revealed 12 major Muli Tibetan lineages. Intriguingly, a Sherpa-specific sub-haplogroup A15c1 with the lack of mutations at 4216 and 15,924 was discerned in our dataset, which suggested that the maternal gene pool of Sherpas may derive from Tibetan populations. The shared haplogroups between Muli Tibetan and lowland Han Chinese hinted that these lineages may derive from non-Tibetans and have already differentiated before their arrival on the Tibetan Plateau. Furthermore, extensive pairwise population comparisons displayed that Muli Tibetan had a closer genetic relationship with ethnically or linguistically close Nyingtri Tibetan, Nyingtri Lhoba and Chamdo Tibetan populations. Genetic affinity was also observed between the Muli Tibetan and North Han Chinese. Collectively, the results generated in this study enriched the existing forensic mtDNA database and raised additional interest in the application of whole mitogenome sequencing in forensic investigations.
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- Mengge Wang
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Mitochondrial DNA, a Powerful Tool to Decipher Ancient Human Civilization from Domestication to Music, and to Uncover Historical Murder Cases. Cells 2019; 8:cells8050433. [PMID: 31075917 PMCID: PMC6562384 DOI: 10.3390/cells8050433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are unique organelles carrying their own genetic material, independent from that in the nucleus. This review will discuss the nature of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and its levels in the cell, which are the key elements to consider when trying to achieve molecular identification in ancient and degraded samples. mtDNA sequence analysis has been appropriately validated and is a consistent molecular target for the examination of biological evidence encountered in forensic cases—and profiling, in certain conditions—especially for burnt bodies and degraded samples of all types. Exceptional cases and samples will be discussed in this review, such as mtDNA from leather in Beethoven’s grand piano, mtDNA in mummies, and solving famous historical criminal cases. In addition, this review will be discussing the use of ancient mtDNA to understand past human diet, to trace historical civilizations and ancient trade routes, and to uncover geographical domestication origins and lineage relationships. In each topic, we will present the power of mtDNA and how, in many cases, no nuclear DNA was left, leaving mitochondrial DNA analysis as a powerful alternative. Exploring this powerful tool further will be extremely useful to modern science and researchers, due to its capabilities in providing us with previously unattainable knowledge.
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Medieval mummies of Zeleny Yar burial ground in the Arctic Zone of Western Siberia. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210718. [PMID: 30682121 PMCID: PMC6347368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Notwithstanding the pioneering achievements of studies on arctic mummies in Siberia, there are insufficient data for any comprehensive understanding of the bio-cultural details of medieval people living in the region. In the Western Siberian arctic, permafrost mummies have been found in 12th to 13th century graves located in the Zeleny Yar (Z-Y) burial ground (66°19'4.54"С; 67°21'13.54"В). In 2013-2016, we were fortunate to be able to excavate that cemetery, locating a total of 47 burials, including cases of mummification. Some of these mummies had been wrapped in a multi-layered birch-bark cocoon. After removal of the cocoon, we conducted interdisciplinary studies using various scientific techniques. Gross anatomical examination and CT radiography showed that the internal organs were still well preserved inside the body cavities. Under light and electron microscopy, the histological findings were very similar to those for naturally mummified specimens discovered in other countries. Ancient DNA analysis showed that the Z-Y mummies' mtDNA haplotypes belong to five different haplogroups, namely U5a (#34), H3ao (#53), D (#67-1), U4b1b1 (#67-2), and D4j8 (#68), which distinguish them for their unique combination of Western- and Eastern Siberia-specific mtDNA haplogroups. Our interdisciplinary study obtained fundamental information that will form the foundation of successful future investigations on medieval mummies found in the Western Siberian arctic.
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Whole sequence of the mitochondrial DNA genome of Kearns Sayre Syndrome patients: Identification of deletions and variants. Gene 2018; 688:171-181. [PMID: 30528267 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mitochondria both produce the energy of the cell as ATP via respiration and regulate cellular metabolism. Accordingly, any deletion or mutation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) may result in a disease. One of these diseases is Kearns Sayre syndrome (KSS), described for the first time in 1958, where different large-scale deletions of different sizes and at different positions have been reported in the mitochondrial genome of patients with similar clinical symptoms. In this study, sequences of the mitochondrial genome of three patients with clinic features of KSS were analyzed. Our results revealed the position, heteroplasmy percentage, size of deletions, and their haplogroups. Two patients contained deletions reported previously and one patient showed a new deletion not reported previously. These results display for the first time a systematic analysis of mtDNA variants in the whole mtDNA genome of patients with KSS to help to understand their association with the disease.
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Lamnidis TC, Majander K, Jeong C, Salmela E, Wessman A, Moiseyev V, Khartanovich V, Balanovsky O, Ongyerth M, Weihmann A, Sajantila A, Kelso J, Pääbo S, Onkamo P, Haak W, Krause J, Schiffels S. Ancient Fennoscandian genomes reveal origin and spread of Siberian ancestry in Europe. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5018. [PMID: 30479341 PMCID: PMC6258758 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07483-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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European population history has been shaped by migrations of people, and their subsequent admixture. Recently, ancient DNA has brought new insights into European migration events linked to the advent of agriculture, and possibly to the spread of Indo-European languages. However, little is known about the ancient population history of north-eastern Europe, in particular about populations speaking Uralic languages, such as Finns and Saami. Here we analyse ancient genomic data from 11 individuals from Finland and north-western Russia. We show that the genetic makeup of northern Europe was shaped by migrations from Siberia that began at least 3500 years ago. This Siberian ancestry was subsequently admixed into many modern populations in the region, particularly into populations speaking Uralic languages today. Additionally, we show that ancestors of modern Saami inhabited a larger territory during the Iron Age, which adds to the historical and linguistic information about the population history of Finland.
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- Thiseas C Lamnidis
- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Archaeo- and Palaeogenetics, University of Tübingen, 72070, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PL 56 (Viikinkaari 9), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany.,The Eurasia3angle Project, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PL 56 (Viikinkaari 9), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cultures, Archaeology, University of Helsinki, PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences, University Embankment, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences, University Embankment, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Ulitsa Gubkina, 3, Moscow, 117971, Russia.,Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorech'ye Ulitsa, 1, Moscow, 115478, Russia.,Biobank of North Eurasia, Kotlyakovskaya Ulitsa, 3 строение 12, Moscow, 115201, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Pl. 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Pl. 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, PL 40 (Kytösuontie 11), Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Pl. 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Pl. 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PL 56 (Viikinkaari 9), 00014, Helsinki, Finland. .,Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, 20014, Finland.
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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Karafet TM, Osipova LP, Savina OV, Hallmark B, Hammer MF. Siberian genetic diversity reveals complex origins of the Samoyedic-speaking populations. Am J Hum Biol 2018; 30:e23194. [PMID: 30408262 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We examined autosomal genome-wide SNPs and Y-chromosome data from 15 Siberian and 12 reference populations to study the affinities of Siberian populations, and to address hypotheses about the origin of the Samoyed peoples. METHODS Samples were genotyped for 567 096 autosomal SNPs and 147 Y-chromosome polymorphic sites. For several analyses, we used 281 093 SNPs from the intersection of our data with publicly available ancient Siberian samples. To examine genetic relatedness among populations, we applied PCA, FST , TreeMix, and ADMIXTURE analyses. To explore the potential effect of demography and evolutionary processes, the distribution of ROH and IBD sharing within population were studied. RESULTS Analyses of autosomal and Y-chromosome data reveal high differentiation of the Siberian groups. The Siberian populations have a large proportion of their genome in ROH and IBD segments. Several populations (ie, Nganasans, Evenks, Yukagirs, and Koryaks) do not appear to have experienced admixture with other Siberian populations (ie, producing only positive f3), while for the other tested populations the composition of mixing sources always included Nganasans or Evenks. The Nganasans from the Taymyr Peninsula demonstrate the greatest level of shared shorter ROH and IBD with nearly all other Siberian populations. CONCLUSIONS Autosomal SNP and Y-chromosome data demonstrate that Samoyedic populations differ significantly in their genetic composition. Genetic relationship is observed only between Forest and Tundra Nentsi. Selkups are affiliated with the Kets from the Yenisey River, while the Nganasans are separated from their linguistic neighbors, showing closer affinities with the Evenks and Yukagirs.
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- Tatiana M Karafet
- ARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- ARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Statistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- ARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.,Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Neparáczki E, Maróti Z, Kalmár T, Kocsy K, Maár K, Bihari P, Nagy I, Fóthi E, Pap I, Kustár Á, Pálfi G, Raskó I, Zink A, Török T. Mitogenomic data indicate admixture components of Central-Inner Asian and Srubnaya origin in the conquering Hungarians. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205920. [PMID: 30335830 PMCID: PMC6193700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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It has been widely accepted that the Finno-Ugric Hungarian language, originated from proto Uralic people, was brought into the Carpathian Basin by the conquering Hungarians. From the middle of the 19th century this view prevailed against the deep-rooted Hungarian Hun tradition, maintained in folk memory as well as in Hungarian and foreign written medieval sources, which claimed that Hungarians were kinsfolk of the Huns. In order to shed light on the genetic origin of the Conquerors we sequenced 102 mitogenomes from early Conqueror cemeteries and compared them to sequences of all available databases. We applied novel population genetic algorithms, named Shared Haplogroup Distance and MITOMIX, to reveal past admixture of maternal lineages. Our results show that the Conquerors assembled from various nomadic groups of the Eurasian steppe. Population genetic results indicate that they had closest connection to the Onogur-Bulgar ancestors of Volga Tatars. Phylogenetic results reveal that more than one third of the Conqueror maternal lineages were derived from Central-Inner Asia and their most probable ultimate sources were the Asian Scythians and Asian Huns, giving support to the Hungarian Hun tradition. The rest of the lineages most likely originated from the Bronze Age Potapovka-Poltavka-Srubnaya cultures of the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Available data imply that the Conquerors did not have a major contribution to the gene pool of the Carpathian Basin.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., Mórahalom, Hungary
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Mummies and the Iceman, EURAC, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Complete human mtDNA genome sequences from Vietnam and the phylogeography of Mainland Southeast Asia. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11651. [PMID: 30076323 PMCID: PMC6076260 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29989-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Vietnam is an important crossroads within Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) and a gateway to Island Southeast Asia, and as such exhibits high levels of ethnolinguistic diversity. However, comparatively few studies have been undertaken of the genetic diversity of Vietnamese populations. In order to gain comprehensive insights into MSEA mtDNA phylogeography, we sequenced 609 complete mtDNA genomes from individuals belonging to five language families (Austroasiatic, Tai-Kadai, Hmong-Mien, Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian) and analyzed them in comparison with sequences from other MSEA countries and Taiwan. Within Vietnam, we identified 399 haplotypes belonging to 135 haplogroups; among the five language families, the sequences from Austronesian groups differ the most from the other groups. Phylogenetic analysis revealed 111 novel Vietnamese mtDNA lineages. Bayesian estimates of coalescence times and associated 95% HPD for these show a peak of mtDNA diversification around 2.5–3 kya, which coincides with the Dong Son culture, and thus may be associated with the agriculturally-driven expansion of this culture. Networks of major MSEA haplogroups emphasize the overall distinctiveness of sequences from Taiwan, in keeping with previous studies that suggested at most a minor impact of the Austronesian expansion from Taiwan on MSEA. We also see evidence for population expansions across MSEA geographic regions and language families.
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Gubina MA, Babenko VN, Voevoda MI. Polymorphism of Mitochondrial DNA in Population of Siberian Tatars from Barabinsk Forest Steppe. RUSS J GENET+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795418060066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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de Barros Damgaard P, Martiniano R, Kamm J, Moreno-Mayar JV, Kroonen G, Peyrot M, Barjamovic G, Rasmussen S, Zacho C, Baimukhanov N, Zaibert V, Merz V, Biddanda A, Merz I, Loman V, Evdokimov V, Usmanova E, Hemphill B, Seguin-Orlando A, Yediay FE, Ullah I, Sjögren KG, Iversen KH, Choin J, de la Fuente C, Ilardo M, Schroeder H, Moiseyev V, Gromov A, Polyakov A, Omura S, Senyurt SY, Ahmad H, McKenzie C, Margaryan A, Hameed A, Samad A, Gul N, Khokhar MH, Goriunova OI, Bazaliiskii VI, Novembre J, Weber AW, Orlando L, Allentoft ME, Nielsen R, Kristiansen K, Sikora M, Outram AK, Durbin R, Willerslev E. The first horse herders and the impact of early Bronze Age steppe expansions into Asia. Science 2018; 360:science.aar7711. [PMID: 29743352 DOI: 10.1126/science.aar7711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The Yamnaya expansions from the western steppe into Europe and Asia during the Early Bronze Age (~3000 BCE) are believed to have brought with them Indo-European languages and possibly horse husbandry. We analyzed 74 ancient whole-genome sequences from across Inner Asia and Anatolia and show that the Botai people associated with the earliest horse husbandry derived from a hunter-gatherer population deeply diverged from the Yamnaya. Our results also suggest distinct migrations bringing West Eurasian ancestry into South Asia before and after, but not at the time of, Yamnaya culture. We find no evidence of steppe ancestry in Bronze Age Anatolia from when Indo-European languages are attested there. Thus, in contrast to Europe, Early Bronze Age Yamnaya-related migrations had limited direct genetic impact in Asia.
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.,Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Archaeology and Steppe Civilization, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
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- S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Joint Research Center for Archeological Studies named after A.Kh. Margulan, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Joint Research Center for Archeological Studies named after A.Kh. Margulan, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
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- Saryarkinsky Institute of Archaeology, Buketov Karaganda State University, Karaganda. 100074, Kazakhstan
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- Saryarkinsky Institute of Archaeology, Buketov Karaganda State University, Karaganda. 100074, Kazakhstan
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- Saryarkinsky Institute of Archaeology, Buketov Karaganda State University, Karaganda. 100074, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Institute of Forensic Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, Kaman, Kırşehir, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan.,Center of Omic Sciences, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Archeology, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Directorate of Archaeology and Museums Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lavrent'iev Ave. 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.,Department of History, Irkutsk State University, Karl Marx Street 1, Irkutsk 664003, Russia
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- Department of History, Irkutsk State University, Karl Marx Street 1, Irkutsk 664003, Russia
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H4, Canada
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Laboratoire d'Anthropobiologie Moléculaire et d'Imagerie de Synthèse, CNRS UMR 5288, Université deToulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departments of Integrative Biology and Statistics, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK. .,Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.,Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Li J, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Ochir A, Sarenbilige, Zhu H, Zhou H. The genome of an ancient Rouran individual reveals an important paternal lineage in the Donghu population. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2018; 166:895-905. [PMID: 29681138 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Following the Xiongnu and Xianbei, the Rouran Khaganate (Rouran) was the third great nomadic tribe on the Mongolian Steppe. However, few human remains from this tribe are available for archaeologists and geneticists to study, as traces of the tombs of these nomadic people have rarely been found. In 2014, the IA-M1 remains (TL1) at the Khermen Tal site from the Rouran period were found by a Sino-Mongolian joint archaeological team in Mongolia, providing precious material for research into the genetic imprint of the Rouran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The mtDNA hypervariable sequence I (HVS-I) and Y-chromosome SNPs were analyzed, and capture of the paternal non-recombining region of the Y chromosome (NRY) and whole-genome shotgun sequencing of TL1 were performed. The materials from three sites representing the three ancient nationalities (Donghu, Xianbei, and Shiwei) were selected for comparison with the TL1 individual. RESULTS The mitochondrial haplotype of the TL1 individual was D4b1a2a1. The Y-chromosome haplotype was C2b1a1b/F3830 (ISOGG 2015), which was the same as that of the other two ancient male nomadic samples (ZHS5 and GG3) related to the Xianbei and Shiwei, which were also detected as F3889; this haplotype was reported to be downstream of F3830 by Wei et al. (). DISCUSSION We conclude that F3889 downstream of F3830 is an important paternal lineage of the ancient Donghu nomads. The Donghu-Xianbei branch is expected to have made an important paternal genetic contribution to Rouran. This component of gene flow ultimately entered the gene pool of modern Mongolic- and Manchu-speaking populations.
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- Jiawei Li
- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.,College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Life Science College, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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- Director, Inner Mongolian Museum, Hohhot 010011, People's Republic of China
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- Coordinator, International Institute for Study of Nomadic Civilization, 210620A, Ulaanbaatar 11, Mongolia
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- Editorial department, Cultural Relics and Archaeological Institute of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot 010010, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Ancient DNA Laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.,College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Hamilton-Brehm SD, Hristova LT, Edwards SR, Wedding JR, Snow M, Kruger BR, Moser DP. Ancient human mitochondrial DNA and radiocarbon analysis of archived quids from the Mule Spring Rockshelter, Nevada, USA. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194223. [PMID: 29522562 PMCID: PMC5844571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chewed and expectorated quids, indigestible stringy fibers from the roasted inner pulp of agave or yucca root, have proven resilient over long periods of time in dry cave environments and correspondingly, although little studied, are common in archaeological archives. In the late 1960s, thousands of quids were recovered from Mule Spring Rockshelter (Nevada, USA) deposits and stored without consideration to DNA preservation in a museum collection, remaining unstudied for over fifty years. To assess the utility of these materials as repositories for genetic information about past inhabitants of the region and their movements, twenty-one quids were selected from arbitrary excavation depths for detailed analysis. Human mitochondrial DNA sequences from the quids were amplified by PCR and screened for diagnostic single nucleotide polymorphisms. Most detected single nucleotide polymorphisms were consistent with recognized Native American haplogroup subclades B2a5, B2i1, C1, C1c, C1c2, and D1; with the majority of the sample set consistent with subclades C1, C1c, and C1c2. In parallel with the DNA analysis, each quid was radiocarbon dated, revealing a time-resolved pattern of occupancy from 347 to 977 calibrated years before present. In particular, this dataset reveals strong evidence for the presence of haplogroup C1/C1c at the Southwestern edge of the US Great Basin from ~670 to 980 cal YBP, which may temporally correspond with the beginnings of the so-called Numic Spread into the region. The research described here demonstrates an approach which combines targeted DNA analysis with radiocarbon age dating; thus enabling the genetic analysis of archaeological materials of uncertain stratigraphic context. Here we present a survey of the maternal genetic profiles from people who used the Mule Spring Rockshelter and the historic timing of their utilization of a key natural resource.
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- Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm
- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
- Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States of America
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
- Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
- Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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New insights from Thailand into the maternal genetic history of Mainland Southeast Asia. Eur J Hum Genet 2018; 26:898-911. [PMID: 29483671 PMCID: PMC5974021 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-018-0113-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Tai-Kadai (TK) is one of the major language families in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA), with a concentration in the area of Thailand and Laos. Our previous study of 1234 mtDNA genome sequences supported a demic diffusion scenario in the spread of TK languages from southern China to Laos as well as northern and northeastern Thailand. Here we add an additional 560 mtDNA genomes from 22 groups, with a focus on the TK-speaking central Thai people and the Sino-Tibetan speaking Karen. We find extensive diversity, including 62 haplogroups not reported previously from this region. Demic diffusion is still a preferable scenario for central Thais, emphasizing the expansion of TK people through MSEA, although there is also some support for gene flow between central Thai and native Austroasiatic speaking Mon and Khmer. We also tested competing models concerning the genetic relationships of groups from the major MSEA languages, and found support for an ancestral relationship of TK and Austronesian-speaking groups.
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Malhotra S, Singh S, Sarkar S. Whole genome variant analysis in three ethnically diverse Indians. Genes Genomics 2018; 40:497-510. [PMID: 29892955 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-018-0650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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India represents an amazing confluence of geographically, linguistically and socially disparate ethnic populations (Indian Genome Variation Consortium, J Genet 87:3-20, 2008). Understanding the genetic diversity of Indian population remains a daunting task. In this paper we present detailed analysis of genomic variations (high-depth coverage (~ 30×) using Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform) from three healthy Indian male individuals each belonging to three geographically delineated regions and linguistic phylum viz. high altitude region of Ladakh (Tibeto-Burman linguistic phylum), sub mountainous region of Kumaun (Indo-European linguistic phylum) and sea level region of Telangana (Dravidian linguistic phylum) for probing the extent of genetic diversity in our population. The sequencing analysis provided high quality data (~ 95% of the total reads aligned to the human reference genome for each sample) and very good alignment quality (> 80% of the filtered mapped reads had a quality score of 60). A total of 4.3, 3.7 and 4.3 million single nucleotide variations were identified in the genome of high altitude, sub mountainous and sea level respectively by comparing with human reference genome. Approximately 17.3, 18.2, 17.4% of the variants were unique in the three genomes. The study identified many novel variations in the three diverse genomes (132,970 in Ladakh, 112,317 in Kumaun and 128,881 in Telangana individual) and is an important resource for creating a baseline and a comprehensive catalogue of human genomic variation across the Indian as well as the Asian continent.
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- Seema Malhotra
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Lucknow Road, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Lucknow Road, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Lucknow Road, Delhi, 110054, India.
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Sharma I, Sharma V, Khan A, Kumar P, Rai E, Bamezai RNK, Vilar M, Sharma S. Ancient Human Migrations to and through Jammu Kashmir- India were not of Males Exclusively. Sci Rep 2018; 8:851. [PMID: 29339819 PMCID: PMC5770440 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18893-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Northern most State of India, has been under-represented or altogether absent in most of the phylogenetic studies carried out in literature, despite its strategic location in the Himalayan region. Nonetheless, this region may have acted as a corridor to various migrations to and from mainland India, Eurasia or northeast Asia. The belief goes that most of the migrations post-late-Pleistocene were mainly male dominated, primarily associated with population invasions, where female migration may thus have been limited. To evaluate female-centered migration patterns in the region, we sequenced 83 complete mitochondrial genomes of unrelated individuals belonging to different ethnic groups from the state. We observed a high diversity in the studied maternal lineages, identifying 19 new maternal sub-haplogroups (HGs). High maternal diversity and our phylogenetic analyses suggest that the migrations post-Pleistocene were not strictly paternal, as described in the literature. These preliminary observations highlight the need to carry out an extensive study of the endogamous populations of the region to unravel many facts and find links in the peopling of India.
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- Indu Sharma
- Human Genetics Research Group, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, 182320, India
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- Human Genetics Research Group, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, 182320, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180006, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180006, India
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180006, India
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- Human Genetics Research Group, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, 182320, India
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- The Genographic Project, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 20036, USA
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- Human Genetics Research Group, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, 182320, India.
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Derenko M, Denisova G, Malyarchuk B, Dambueva I, Bazarov B. Mitogenomic diversity and differentiation of the Buryats. J Hum Genet 2017; 63:71-81. [PMID: 29215085 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-017-0370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In this paper we present a results of first comprehensive study of the complete mitogenomes in the Buryats with regard to their belonging to the main regional (eastern and western Buryats); tribal (Khori, Ekhirid, Bulagad, and Khongodor), and ethno-territorial (Aginsk, Alar, Balagansk, Barguzin, Ida, Khorinsk, Kuda, Selenga, Verkholensk, Olkhon, Tunka, and Shenehen Buryats) groups. The analysis of molecular variation performed using regional, tribal, and ethno-territorial divisions of the Buryats showed lack of genetic differentiation at all levels. Nonetheless, the complete mitogenome analysis revealed a very high level of genetic diversity in the Buryats which is the highest among Siberian populations and comparable to that in populations of eastern and western Asia. The AMOVA and MDS analyses results imply to a strong genetic similarity between the Buryats and eastern Asian populations of Chinese and Japanese, suggesting their origin on the basis of common maternal ancestry components. Several new Buryat-specific branches of haplogroup G (G2a2a, G2a1i, G2a5a) display signals of dispersals dating to 2.6-6.6 kya with a possible origin in eastern Asia, thus testifying Bronze Age and Neolithic arrival of ancestral eastern Asian component to the South Siberia region.
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- Miroslava Derenko
- Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia.
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- Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia
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- Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia
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- Institute of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia
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- Institute of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia
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