GenomePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-12DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0101
Rafael Kretschmer, Marcelo Santos de Souza, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía Del Valle Garnero, Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas, Edison Zefa, Gustavo Akira Toma, Marcelo de Bello Cioffi, Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa de Oliveira, Rebecca E O'Connor, Darren K Griffin
{"title":"Understanding the chromosomal evolution in cuckoos (Aves, Cuculiformes): a journey through unusual rearrangements.","authors":"Rafael Kretschmer, Marcelo Santos de Souza, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía Del Valle Garnero, Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas, Edison Zefa, Gustavo Akira Toma, Marcelo de Bello Cioffi, Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa de Oliveira, Rebecca E O'Connor, Darren K Griffin","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0101","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Cuculiformes are a family of over 150 species that live in a range of habitats, such as forests, savannas, and deserts. Here, bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes (75 from chicken and 14 from zebra finch macrochromosomes 1-10 +ZW and for microchromosomes 11-28 (except 16)) were used to investigate chromosome homologies between chicken and the squirrel cuckoo (<i>Piaya cayana</i>). In addition, repetitive DNA probes were applied to characterize the chromosome organization and to explore the role of these sequences in the karyotype evolution of <i>P</i>. <i>cayana</i>. We also applied BAC probes for chicken chromosome 17 and Z to the guira cuckoo (<i>Guira guira</i>) to test whether this species has an unusual Robertsonian translocation between a microchromosome and the Z chromosome, recently described in the smooth-billed ani (<i>Crotophaga ani</i>). Our results revealed extensive chromosome reorganization with inter- and intrachromosomal rearrangements in <i>P</i>. <i>cayana</i>, including a conspicuous chromosome size and heterochromatin polymorphism on chromosome pair 20. Furthermore, we confirmed that the Z-autosome Robertsonian translocation found in <i>C</i>. <i>ani</i> is also found in <i>G</i>. <i>guira</i>, not <i>P</i>. <i>cayana</i>. These findings suggest that this translocation occurred prior to the divergence between <i>C</i>. <i>ani</i> and <i>G</i>. <i>guira</i>, but after the divergence with <i>P</i>. <i>cayana</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"168-177"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139722300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0041
Monir Poorrashidi, Megan Hitchcock, Jianping Xu
{"title":"Meta-analyses of the global multilocus genotypes of the human pathogen <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>.","authors":"Monir Poorrashidi, Megan Hitchcock, Jianping Xu","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0041","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Campylobacter</i> infections are a leading cause of bacterial diarrheal illness worldwide, with increasing reports of outbreaks in both developing and developed countries. Most studies investigating strain genotypes and epidemiology of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> examined on a local scale. Using the archived multilocus sequence typing data at seven loci, and associated strain metadata from the PubMLST database, here we investigated the spatial and temporal genetic structure of the global population of <i>C. jejuni</i>. Our analyses revealed evidence for clonal dispersals of multiple sequence types (STs) among countries and continents. However, despite the observed clonal dispersal and that most genetic variations were found within individual geographic subpopulations, both the non-clone-corrected and clone-corrected samples showed evidence of significant genetic differentiation among national and continental subpopulations, with non-clone-corrected samples showing greater differentiation than clone-corrected samples. Phylogenetic incompatibility analyses provided evidence for recombination within each continental subpopulation. However, linkage disequilibrium analyses rejected the hypothesis of random recombination across the samples. Temporally, multiple STs were found to persist across four decades and the five globally most common STs showed relatively stable frequencies over the last two decades. We discussed the implications of our results to food security, disease transmission, and public health management.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"189-203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140012466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and application of whole-chromosome painting of chromosomes 7A and 8A of <i>Arachis duranensis</i> based on chromosome-specific single-copy oligonucleotides.","authors":"Chenyu Li, Liuyang Fu, Qian Wang, Hua Liu, Guoquan Chen, Feiyan Qi, Maoning Zhang, Yaoguang Jia, Xiaona Li, Bingyan Huang, Wenzhao Dong, Pei Du, Xinyou Zhang","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0116","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For peanut, the lack of stable cytological markers is a barrier to tracking specific chromosomes, elucidating the genetic relationships between genomes and identifying chromosomal variations. Chromosome mapping using single-copy oligonucleotide (oligo) probe libraries has unique advantages for identifying homologous chromosomes and chromosomal rearrangements. In this study, we developed two whole-chromosome single-copy oligo probe libraries, LS-7A and LS-8A, based on the reference genome sequences of chromosomes 7A and 8A of <i>Arachis duranensis</i>. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis confirmed that the libraries could specifically paint chromosomes 7 and 8. In addition, sequential FISH and electronic localization of LS-7A and LS-8A in <i>A. duranensis (</i>AA) and <i>A. ipaensis</i> (BB) showed that chromosomes 7A and 8A contained translocations and inversions relative to chromosomes 7B and 8B. Analysis of the chromosomes of wild <i>Arachis</i> species using LS-8A confirmed that this library could accurately and effectively identify A genome species. Finally, LS-7A and LS-8A were used to paint the chromosomes of interspecific hybrids and their progenies, which verified the authenticity of the interspecific hybrids and identified a disomic addition line. This study provides a model for developing specific oligo probes to identify the structural variations of other chromosomes in <i>Arachis</i> and demonstrates the practical utility of LS-7A and LS-8A.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"178-188"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139939909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-08DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0084
Emily L Wynn, A Springer Browne, Michael L Clawson
{"title":"Diversity and antigenic potentials of <i>Mycoplasmopsis bovis</i> secreted and outer membrane proteins within a core genome of strains isolated from North American bison and cattle.","authors":"Emily L Wynn, A Springer Browne, Michael L Clawson","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0084","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Mycoplasmopsis bovis</i> is a worldwide economically important pathogen of cattle that can cause or indirectly contribute to bovine respiratory disease. <i>M. bovis</i> is also a primary etiological agent of respiratory disease in bison with high mortality rates. A major challenge in the development of an efficacious <i>M. bovis</i> vaccine is the design of antigens that contain both MHC-1 and MHC-2 T-cell epitopes, and that account for population level diversity within the species. Publicly available genomes and sequence read archive libraries of 381 <i>M. bovis</i> strains isolated from cattle (<i>n</i> = 202) and bison (<i>n</i> = 179) in North America were used to identify a core genome of 575 genes, including 38 that encode either known or predicted secreted or outer membrane proteins. The antigenic potentials of the proteins were characterized by the presence and strength of their T-cell epitopes, and their protein variant diversity at the population-level. The proteins had surprisingly low diversity and varying predictive levels of T-cell antigenicity. These results provide a reference for the selection or design of antigens for vaccine testing against strains infecting North American cattle and bison.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"204-209"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139706516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-27DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0135
Yina Her, Danielle M Pascual, Zoe Goldstone-Joubert, Paul C Marcogliese
{"title":"Variant functional assessment in <i>Drosophila</i> by overexpression: what can we learn?","authors":"Yina Her, Danielle M Pascual, Zoe Goldstone-Joubert, Paul C Marcogliese","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0135","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The last decade has been highlighted by the increased use of next-generation DNA sequencing technology to identify novel human disease genes. A critical downstream part of this process is assigning function to a candidate gene variant. Functional studies in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>, the common fruit fly, have made a prominent contribution in annotating variant impact in an in vivo system. The use of patient-derived knock-in flies or rescue-based, \"humanization\", approaches are novel and valuable strategies in variant testing but have been recently widely reviewed. An often-overlooked strategy for determining variant impact has been GAL4/upstream activation sequence-mediated tissue-defined overexpression in <i>Drosophila</i>. This mini-review will summarize the recent contribution of ectopic overexpression of human reference and variant cDNA in <i>Drosophila</i> to assess variant function, interpret the consequence of the variant, and in some cases infer biological mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"158-167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139982802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-10DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0091
Gordana Scepanovic, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
{"title":"Should I shrink or should I grow: cell size changes in tissue morphogenesis.","authors":"Gordana Scepanovic, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0091","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cells change shape, move, divide, and die to sculpt tissues. Common to all these cell behaviours are cell size changes, which have recently emerged as key contributors to tissue morphogenesis. Cells can change their mass-the number of macromolecules they contain-or their volume-the space they encompass. Changes in cell mass and volume occur through different molecular mechanisms and at different timescales, slow for changes in mass and rapid for changes in volume. Therefore, changes in cell mass and cell volume, which are often linked, contribute to the development and shaping of tissues in different ways. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms by which cells can control and alter their size, and we discuss how changes in cell mass and volume contribute to tissue morphogenesis. The role that cell size control plays in developing embryos is only starting to be elucidated. Research on the signals that control cell size will illuminate our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive tissue morphogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"125-138"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139416836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitogenome evolution in <i>Trichoderma afroharzianum</i> strains: for a better understanding of distinguishing genus.","authors":"Evrim Özkale, Özgül Doğan, Mahir Budak, Ertan Mahir Korkmaz","doi":"10.1139/gen-2022-0092","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2022-0092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Trichoderma afroharzianum</i> (<i>Hypocreales</i>) is known as an important mycoparasite and biocontrol fungus and feeds on fungal material by parasitizing other fungi. Recent studies indicate that this species is also an ear rot pathogen in Europe. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome of three <i>T. afroharzianum</i> strains was sequenced using next-generation sequencing and comparatively characterized by the reported <i>Trichoderma</i> mitogenomes. <i>T. afroharzianum</i> mitogenomes were varying between 29 511 bp and 29 517 bp in length, with an average A + T content of 72.32%. These mitogenomes contain 14 core protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, one gene encoding the ribosomal protein S3, and three or four genes including conserved domains for the homing endonucleases (HEGs; GIY-YIG type and LAGLIDADG type). All PCGs are initiated by ATG codons, except for atp8, and all are terminated with TAA. A significant correlation was observed between nucleotide composition and codon preference. Four introns belonging to the group I intron class were predicted, accounting for about 14.54% of the size of the mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed the positions of <i>T</i>. <i>afroharzianum</i> strains within the genus of <i>Trichoderma</i> and supported a sister group relationship between <i>T. afroharzianum</i> and <i>T. simmonsii</i>. The recovered trees also supported the monophyly of all included families and of the genus of <i>Acremonium</i>. The characterization of mitochondrial genome of <i>T. afroharzianum</i> contributes to the understanding of phylogeny and evolution of Hypocreales.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"139-150"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138829302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conventional cytogenetics and microsatellite chromosomal distribution in social wasp <i>Mischocyttarus cassununga</i> (Ihering, 1903) (Vespidae, Polistinae, Mischocyttarini).","authors":"Camila Moura Novaes, Gisele Amaro Teixeira, Eydyeliana Month Juris, Denilce Meneses Lopes","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0026","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytogenetics has allowed the investigation of chromosomal diversity and repetitive genomic content in wasps. In this study, we characterized the karyotype of the social wasp <i>Mischocyttarus cassununga</i> using conventional cytogenetics and chromosomal mapping of repetitive sequences. This study was undertaken to extend our understanding of the genomic organization of repetitive DNA in social wasps and is the first molecular cytogenetic insight into the genus <i>Mischocyttarus</i>. The karyotype of <i>M. cassununga</i> had a chromosome number of 2<i>n</i> = 64 for females and <i>n</i> = 32 for males. Constitutive heterochromatin exhibited three distribution patterns: centromeric and pericentromeric regions along the smaller arms and extending almost the entire chromosome. The major ribosomal DNA sites were located on chromosome pair in females and one chromosome in males. Positive signals for the microsatellite probes (GA)<sub><i>n</i></sub> and (GAG)<sub><i>n</i></sub> were observed in the euchromatic regions of all chromosomes. The microsatellites, (CGG)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, (TAT)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, (TTAGG)<sub><i>n</i>,</sub> and (TCAGG)<sub><i>n</i></sub> were not observed in any region of the chromosomes. Our results contrast with those previously obtained for <i>Polybia fastidiosuscula</i>, which showed that the microsatellites (GAG)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, (CGG)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, (TAT)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, (TTAGG)<sub><i>n</i></sub>, and (TCAGG)<sub><i>n</i></sub> are located predominantly in constitutive heterochromatin. This suggests variations in the diversity and chromosomal organization of repetitive sequences in the genomes of social wasps.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"151-157"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139542167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0059
Harish Chandra Singh, Vandana Tiwari, Avinash Tiwari, Tikam S Rana
{"title":"Development of EST-SSR markers in <i>Bergenia ciliata</i> using <i>de novo</i> transcriptome sequencing.","authors":"Harish Chandra Singh, Vandana Tiwari, Avinash Tiwari, Tikam S Rana","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0059","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Bergenia ciliata</i> (Haw.) Sternb. is an important herb predominantly found in the Indian Himalayan Region. It is widely used in medicines, healthcare systems, cosmetics, fodder, and ornamental purposes. The Illumina sequencing and <i>de novo</i> transcriptome assembly were carried out in <i>B. ciliata</i> to develop and identify simple sequence repeat markers. A total of 18 226 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were identified wherein di-nucleotides were found to be abundant (47.88%), followed by mono-nucleotide (35.03%) and tri-nucleotide (15.88%) repeats. A total of 11 839 EST-SSR primers were designed, of which 96 primer pairs were commercially synthesized. Finally, 17 primer pairs revealed clear, distinct polymorphic bands, and these primers were validated with 40 diverse <i>B. ciliata</i> accessions. The present study revealed moderate level of genetic diversity (<i>H</i><sub>o</sub> = 0.389, <i>H</i><sub>e</sub> = 0.542, and PIC = 0.513). Furthermore, the transcriptome data and EST-SSR markers generated during the present investigation could be an important genetic resource for functional genomics, population studies, and conservation genetics of the genus <i>Bergenia</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"119-124"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138802843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GenomePub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0054
Benjamin C Pyenson, Sandra M Rehan
{"title":"Gene regulation supporting sociality shared across lineages and variation in complexity.","authors":"Benjamin C Pyenson, Sandra M Rehan","doi":"10.1139/gen-2023-0054","DOIUrl":"10.1139/gen-2023-0054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Across evolutionary lineages, insects vary in social complexity, from those that exhibit extended parental care to those with elaborate divisions of labor. Here, we synthesize the sociogenomic resources from hundreds of species to describe common gene regulatory mechanisms in insects that regulate social organization across phylogeny and levels of social complexity. Different social phenotypes expressed by insects can be linked to the organization of co-expressing gene networks and features of the epigenetic landscape. Insect sociality also stems from processes like the emergence of parental care and the decoupling of ancestral genetic programs. One underexplored avenue is how variation in a group's social environment affects the gene expression of individuals. Additionally, an experimental reduction of gene expression would demonstrate how the activity of specific genes contributes to insect social phenotypes. While tissue specificity provides greater localization of the gene expression underlying social complexity, emerging transcriptomic analysis of insect brains at the cellular level provides even greater resolution to understand the molecular basis of social insect evolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":12809,"journal":{"name":"Genome","volume":" ","pages":"99-108"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138802844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}