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Shen XX, Steenwyk JL, LaBella AL, Opulente DA, Zhou X, Kominek J, Li Y, Groenewald M, Hittinger CT, Rokas A. Genome-scale phylogeny and contrasting modes of genome evolution in the fungal phylum Ascomycota. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eabd0079. [PMID: 33148650 PMCID: PMC7673691 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Ascomycota, the largest and most well-studied phylum of fungi, contains three subphyla: Saccharomycotina (budding yeasts), Pezizomycotina (filamentous fungi), and Taphrinomycotina (fission yeasts). Despite its importance, we lack a comprehensive genome-scale phylogeny or understanding of the similarities and differences in the mode of genome evolution within this phylum. By examining 1107 genomes from Saccharomycotina (332), Pezizomycotina (761), and Taphrinomycotina (14) species, we inferred a robust genome-wide phylogeny that resolves several contentious relationships and estimated that the Ascomycota last common ancestor likely originated in the Ediacaran period. Comparisons of genomic properties revealed that Saccharomycotina and Pezizomycotina differ greatly in their genome properties and enabled inference of the direction of evolutionary change. The Saccharomycotina typically have smaller genomes, lower guanine-cytosine contents, lower numbers of genes, and higher rates of molecular sequence evolution compared with Pezizomycotina. These results provide a robust evolutionary framework for understanding the diversity and ecological lifestyles of the largest fungal phylum.
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- Xing-Xing Shen
- Institute of Insect Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Libkind D, Čadež N, Opulente DA, Langdon QK, Rosa CA, Sampaio JP, Gonçalves P, Hittinger CT, Lachance MA. Towards yeast taxogenomics: lessons from novel species descriptions based on complete genome sequences. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:5876348. [DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT
In recent years, ‘multi-omic’ sciences have affected all aspects of fundamental and applied biological research. Yeast taxonomists, though somewhat timidly, have begun to incorporate complete genomic sequences into the description of novel taxa, taking advantage of these powerful data to calculate more reliable genetic distances, construct more robust phylogenies, correlate genotype with phenotype and even reveal cryptic sexual behaviors. However, the use of genomic data in formal yeast species descriptions is far from widespread. The present review examines published examples of genome-based species descriptions of yeasts, highlights relevant bioinformatic approaches, provides recommendations for new users and discusses some of the challenges facing the genome-based systematics of yeasts.
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- D Libkind
- Centro de Referencia en Levaduras y Tecnología Cervecera (CRELTEC), Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales (IPATEC) – CONICET / Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270–901, Brazil
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London N6A 5B7, Ontario, Canada
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Libkind D, Peris D, Cubillos FA, Steenwyk JL, Opulente DA, Langdon QK, Rokas A, Hittinger CT. Into the wild: new yeast genomes from natural environments and new tools for their analysis. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:foaa008. [PMID: 32009143 PMCID: PMC7067299 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Genomic studies of yeasts from the wild have increased considerably in the past few years. This revolution has been fueled by advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies and a better understanding of yeast ecology and phylogeography, especially for biotechnologically important species. The present review aims to first introduce new bioinformatic tools available for the generation and analysis of yeast genomes. We also assess the accumulated genomic data of wild isolates of industrially relevant species, such as Saccharomyces spp., which provide unique opportunities to further investigate the domestication processes associated with the fermentation industry and opportunistic pathogenesis. The availability of genome sequences of other less conventional yeasts obtained from the wild has also increased substantially, including representatives of the phyla Ascomycota (e.g. Hanseniaspora) and Basidiomycota (e.g. Phaffia). Here, we review salient examples of both fundamental and applied research that demonstrate the importance of continuing to sequence and analyze genomes of wild yeasts.
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- D Libkind
- Centro de Referencia en Levaduras y Tecnología Cervecera (CRELTEC), Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales (IPATEC) – CONICET/Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250 (8400), Bariloche., Argentina
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-CSIC, Calle Catedrático Dr. D. Agustin Escardino Benlloch n°7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio). General del Canto 51 (7500574), Santiago
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología. Alameda 3363 (9170002). Estación Central. Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Biological Sciences, VU Station B#35-1634, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726-4084, USA
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, I 53726-4084, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726-4084, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, VU Station B#35-1634, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726-4084, USA
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, I 53726-4084, Madison, WI, USA
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Morais CG, Batista TM, Kominek J, Borelli BM, Furtado C, Moreira RG, Franco GR, Rosa LH, Fonseca C, Hittinger CT, Lachance MA, Rosa CA. Spathaspora boniae sp. nov., a D-xylose-fermenting species in the Candida albicans/Lodderomyces clade. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3798-3805. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Camila G. Morais
- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Genome Center of Wisconsin, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Multiusuário de Genômica, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A. C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Genome Center of Wisconsin, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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Guettler S, Jackson EN, Lucchese SA, Honaas L, Green A, Hittinger CT, Tian Y, Lilly WW, Gathman AC. ESTs from the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune grown on nitrogen-replete and nitrogen-limited media. Fungal Genet Biol 2003; 39:191-8. [PMID: 12781677 DOI: 10.1016/s1087-1845(03)00017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lambda phage cDNA libraries were constructed using mRNAs from the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune grown on media with high or low nitrogen concentrations. A total of 440 clones were sequenced, representing 373 distinct transcripts. Of these, 166 showed significant similarity to annotated genes in GenBank. Those that could be tentatively identified using BLAST searches were classified by function using the Gene Ontology (GO) database. Genes with products involved in cell-cycle processes were more frequent in the nitrogen-limited libraries, while genes with products involved in protein biosynthesis were more frequent in the nitrogen-replete library. Overall, clones showed much greater similarity to the one publicly available basidiomycete genome, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, than to any of the ascomycete genomes.
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- S Guettler
- Southeast Missouri State University Biology Department, 1 University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA
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Vigouroux Y, McMullen M, Hittinger CT, Houchins K, Schulz L, Kresovich S, Matsuoka Y, Doebley J. Identifying genes of agronomic importance in maize by screening microsatellites for evidence of selection during domestication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:9650-5. [PMID: 12105270 PMCID: PMC124964 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.112324299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2002] [Accepted: 05/29/2002] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Crop species experienced strong selective pressure directed at genes controlling traits of agronomic importance during their domestication and subsequent episodes of selective breeding. Consequently, these genes are expected to exhibit the signature of selection. We screened 501 maize genes for the signature of selection using microsatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs). We applied the Ewens-Watterson test, which can reveal deviations from a neutral-equilibrium model, as well as two nonequilibrium tests that incorporate the domestication bottleneck. We investigated two classes of SSRs: those known to be polymorphic in maize (Class I) and those previously classified as monomorphic in maize (Class II). Fifteen SSRs exhibited some evidence for selection in maize and 10 showed evidence under stringent criteria. The genes containing nonneutral SSRs are candidates for agronomically important genes. Because demographic factors can bias our tests, further independent tests of these candidates are necessary. We applied such an additional test to one candidate, which encodes a MADS box transcriptional regulator, and confirmed that this gene experienced a selective sweep during maize domestication. Genomic scans for the signature of selection offer a means of identifying new genes of agronomic importance even when gene function and the phenotype of interest are unknown.
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- Y Vigouroux
- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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