{"title":"Identification of Sex-associated SNPs of Greater Amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>).","authors":"Junya Kawase, Jun-Ya Aoki, Kazuhisa Hamada, Akiyuki Ozaki, Kazuo Araki","doi":"10.7150/jgen.24788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.24788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sex determination systems of fish are highly diverse compared with those of mammals. Thus, performing investigations using nonmodel fish species helps to understand the highly diverse sex determination systems of fish. Because greater amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>) is one of the most important edible fish globally and knowledge of its sex determination system is economically important in the field of aquaculture, we are interested in the mechanisms of sex determination of <i>Seriola</i> species. In this study, we identified sex-associated SNPs of greater amberjack using SNP information of 10 males and 10 females by an association test. We determined that the sex-associated SNPs were on chromosome 12 and mainly covered with two scaffolds (about 7.1 Mbp). Genotypes of sex-associated SNPs indicated that females are the heterogametic sex (ZZ/ZW). Furthermore, we compared the genomic structure of greater amberjack with those of Japanese amberjack (<i>Seriola quinqueradiata</i>), California yellowtail (<i>Seriola dorsalis</i>), and medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>). Whole-genome alignments and synteny analysis indicated that the sex determination system of greater amberjack is markedly different from that of medaka and implied that the sex determination system is conserved in the <i>Seriola</i> species.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"53-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.24788","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36189484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-silico Designing and Testing of Primers for Sanger Genome Sequencing of Dengue Virus Types of Asian Origin.","authors":"Ajay Prakash Joshi, Annette Angel, Bennet Angel, Rajendra Kumar Baharia, Suman Rathore, Neha Sharma, Karuna Yadav, Sharad Thanvi, Indu Thanvi, Vinod Joshi","doi":"10.7150/jgen.22460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.22460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rarity in reporting whole genome sequence of Dengue virus from dengue endemic countries leaves lacunae in understanding regional pattern of virus mutation and ultimately leading to non-understanding of transmission pattern and clinical outcomes emerging at regional levels. Due to inter-serotype genomic similarity and intra-serotype genomic diversity, appropriate designing of primer pairs appears as an exhaustive exercise. Present paper reports new Dengue virus type-specific primer which may help in characterizing virus specific to Asian origin. Genomes of dengue virus serotypes of Asian region were searched and using advanced bioinformatics tools, serotype specific primers were designed and tested for their targeted amplification efficiency. 19 primers sets for DENV-1, 18 primer sets for DENV-2, 17 for DENV-3 and 18 for DENV-4 were designed. In-silico and experimental testing of the designed primers were performed on virus isolated from both clinical isolates and passaged cultures. While all 17 and 18 primer sets of DENV-3 and DENV-2 respectively yielded good quality sequencing results; in case of DENV-4, 16 out of 18 primer sets and in DENV-1, 16 out of 19 primer sets yielded good results. Average sequencing read length was 382 bases and around 82% nucleotide bases were Phred quality QV20 bases (representing an accuracy of circa one miscall every 100 bases) or higher. Results also highlighted importance of use of primer development algorithm and identified genomic regions which are conservative, yet specific for developing primers to achieve efficiency and specificity during experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"34-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.22460","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36054052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of GenomicsPub Date : 2018-04-10eCollection Date: 2018-01-01DOI: 10.7150/jgen.24228
Harim I Won, Thomas T Schulze, Emalie J Clement, Gabrielle F Watson, Sean M Watson, Rosalie C Warner, Elizabeth A M Ramler, Elias J Witte, Mark A Schoenbeck, Claudia M Rauter, Paul H Davis
{"title":"<i>De novo</i> Assembly of the Burying Beetle <i>Nicrophorus orbicollis</i> (Coleoptera: Silphidae) Transcriptome Across Developmental Stages with Identification of Key Immune Transcripts.","authors":"Harim I Won, Thomas T Schulze, Emalie J Clement, Gabrielle F Watson, Sean M Watson, Rosalie C Warner, Elizabeth A M Ramler, Elias J Witte, Mark A Schoenbeck, Claudia M Rauter, Paul H Davis","doi":"10.7150/jgen.24228","DOIUrl":"10.7150/jgen.24228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus</i> spp.) are among the relatively few insects that provide parental care while not belonging to the eusocial insects such as ants or bees. This behavior incurs energy costs as evidenced by immune deficits and shorter life-spans in reproducing beetles. In the absence of an assembled transcriptome, relatively little is known concerning the molecular biology of these beetles. This work details the assembly and analysis of the <i>Nicrophorus orbicollis</i> transcriptome at multiple developmental stages. RNA-Seq reads were obtained by next-generation sequencing and the transcriptome was assembled using the Trinity assembler. Validation of the assembly was performed by functional characterization using Gene Ontology (GO), Eukaryotic Orthologous Groups (KOG), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. Differential expression analysis highlights developmental stage-specific expression patterns, and immunity-related transcripts are discussed. The data presented provides a valuable molecular resource to aid further investigation into immunocompetence throughout this organism's sexual development.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"41-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.24228","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36054053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i> NIES-2481 and Common Genomic Features of Group G <i>M. aeruginosa</i>.","authors":"Haruyo Yamaguchi, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Yasunori Osana, Masanobu Kawachi","doi":"10.7150/jgen.24935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.24935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i> is a freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium that is distributed worldwide. <i>M. aeruginosa</i> can be divided into at least 8 phylogenetic groups (A-G and X) at the intraspecific level. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of <i>M. aeruginosa</i> NIES-2481, which was isolated from Lake Kasumigaura, Japan, and is assigned to group G. The complete genome sequence of <i>M. aeruginosa</i> NIES-2481 comprises a 4.29-Mbp circular chromosome and a 147,539-bp plasmid; the circular chromosome and the plasmid contain 4,332 and 167 protein-coding genes, respectively. Comparative analysis with the complete genome of <i>M. aeruginosa</i> NIES-2549, which belongs to the same group with NIES-2481, showed that the genome size is the smallest level in previously sequenced <i>M. aeruginosa</i> strains, and the genomes do not contain a microcystin biosynthetic gene cluster in common. Synteny analysis revealed only small-scale rearrangements between the two genomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"30-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.24935","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35946045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of GenomicsPub Date : 2018-03-02eCollection Date: 2018-01-01DOI: 10.7150/jgen.24929
Peter Robert Tupa, Hisako Masuda
{"title":"Genomic Analysis of Propane Metabolism in Methyl <i>Tert</i>-Butyl Ether-Degrading <i>Mycobacterium</i> Sp. Strain ENV421.","authors":"Peter Robert Tupa, Hisako Masuda","doi":"10.7150/jgen.24929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.24929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Methyl <i>tert</i>-butyl ether (MTBE) is a ground water contaminant with plausible carcinogenic properties. <i>Mycobacterium</i> sp. strain ENV421 cometabolically degrades MTBE and other ethers during the growth on propane as a carbon source. In this study, the 6.2 Mb genome of strain ENV421 was deciphered. The genome sequence revealed the presence of numerous putative propane catabolic genes including genes encoding hydrocarbon oxygenases and short chain alcohol dehydrogenases. These data provide the basis for the elucidation of propane metabolic pathways in strain ENV421 and its application for the remediation of ground water contaminated with toxic ethers.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"24-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.24929","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35946044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of GenomicsPub Date : 2018-02-03eCollection Date: 2018-01-01DOI: 10.7150/jgen.22986
Winnie Thabisa Ramaloko, Nadine Koen, Shamara Polliack, Habibu Aliyu, Pedro Humberto Lebre, Teresa Mohr, Florian Oswald, Michaela Zwick, Daniel Ray Zeigler, Anke Neumann, Christoph Syldatk, Don Arthur Cowan, Pieter De Maayer
{"title":"High Quality Draft Genomes of the Type Strains <i>Geobacillus</i> thermocatenulatus DSM 730<sup>T</sup>, <i>G. uzenensis</i> DSM 23175<sup>T</sup> And <i>Parageobacillus galactosidasius</i> DSM 18751<sup>T</sup>.","authors":"Winnie Thabisa Ramaloko, Nadine Koen, Shamara Polliack, Habibu Aliyu, Pedro Humberto Lebre, Teresa Mohr, Florian Oswald, Michaela Zwick, Daniel Ray Zeigler, Anke Neumann, Christoph Syldatk, Don Arthur Cowan, Pieter De Maayer","doi":"10.7150/jgen.22986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.22986","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The thermophilic 'Geobacilli' are important sources of thermostable enzymes and other biotechnologically relevant macromolecules. The present work reports the high quality draft genome sequences of previously unsequenced type strains of <i>Geobacillus uzenensis</i> (DSM 23175<sup>T</sup>), <i>G. thermocatenulatus</i> (DSM 730<sup>T</sup>) and <i>Parageobacillus galactosidasius</i> (DSM 18751<sup>T</sup>). Phylogenomic analyses revealed that DSM 18751<sup>T</sup> and DSM 23175<sup>T</sup> represent later heterotypic synonyms of <i>P. toebii</i> and <i>G. subterraneus</i>, respectively, while DSM 730<sup>T</sup> represents the type strain for the species <i>G. thermocatenulatus</i>. These genome sequences will contribute towards a deeper understanding of the ecological and biological diversity and the biotechnological exploitation of the 'geobacilli'.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.22986","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35865824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oyeyemi O Ajayi, Sunday O Peters, Marcos De Donato, F Denis Mujibi, Waqas A Khan, Tanveer Hussain, Masroor E Babar, Ikhide G Imumorin, Bolaji N Thomas
{"title":"Genetic variation in N- and C-terminal regions of bovine <i>DNAJA1</i> heat shock protein gene in African, Asian and American cattle.","authors":"Oyeyemi O Ajayi, Sunday O Peters, Marcos De Donato, F Denis Mujibi, Waqas A Khan, Tanveer Hussain, Masroor E Babar, Ikhide G Imumorin, Bolaji N Thomas","doi":"10.7150/jgen.23248","DOIUrl":"10.7150/jgen.23248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>DNAJA1</i> or heat shock protein 40 (Hsp40) is associated with heat adaptation in various organisms. We amplified and sequenced a total of 1,142 bp of bovine Hsp40 gene representing the critical N-terminal (NTR) and C-terminal (CTR) regions in representative samples of African, Asian and American cattle breeds. Eleven and 9 different haplotypes were observed in the NTR in Asian and African breeds respectively while in American Brangus, only two mutations were observed resulting in two haplotypes. The CTR appears to be highly conserved between cattle and yak. <i>In-silico</i> functional analysis with PANTHER predicted putative deleterious functional impact of c.161 T>A; p. V54Q while alignment of bovine and human NTR-J domains revealed that p.Q19H, p.E20Q and p. E21X mutations occurred in helix 2 and p.V54Q missense mutation occurred in helix 3 respectively. The 124 bp insertion found in the yak <i>DNAJA1</i> ortholog may have significant functional relevance warranting further investigation. Our results suggest that these genetic differences may be concomitant with population genetic history and possible functional consequences for climate adaptation in bovidae.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/76/cf/jgenv06p0001.PMC5744232.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35699451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constructing a 'Chromonome' of Yellowtail (<i>Seriola quinqueradiata</i>) for Comparative Analysis of Chromosomal Rearrangements.","authors":"Junya Kawase, Jun-Ya Aoki, Kazuo Araki","doi":"10.7150/jgen.23222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.23222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate chromosome evolution in fish species, we newly mapped 181 markers that allowed us to construct a yellowtail (<i>Seriola quinqueradiata</i>) radiation hybrid (RH) physical map with 1,713 DNA markers, which was far denser than a previous map, and we anchored the <i>de novo</i> assembled sequences onto the RH physical map. Finally, we mapped a total of 13,977 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) on a genome sequence assembly aligned with the physical map. Using the high-density physical map and anchored genome sequences, we accurately compared the yellowtail genome structure with the genome structures of five model fishes to identify characteristics of the yellowtail genome. Between yellowtail and Japanese medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>), almost all regions of the chromosomes were conserved and some blocks comprising several markers were translocated. Using the genome information of the spotted gar (<i>Lepisosteus oculatus</i>) as a reference, we further documented syntenic relationships and chromosomal rearrangements that occurred during evolution in four other acanthopterygian species (Japanese medaka, zebrafish, spotted green pufferfish and three-spined stickleback). The evolutionary chromosome translocation frequency was 1.5-2-times higher in yellowtail than in medaka, pufferfish, and stickleback.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"6 ","pages":"9-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.23222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35698929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of GenomicsPub Date : 2017-10-29eCollection Date: 2017-01-01DOI: 10.7150/jgen.22393
Maria D L A Jaime, Juan Hurtado, Mariana Ramirez Loustalot-Laclette, Brian Oliver, Therese Markow
{"title":"Exploring Effects of Sex and Diet on <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Head Gene Expression.","authors":"Maria D L A Jaime, Juan Hurtado, Mariana Ramirez Loustalot-Laclette, Brian Oliver, Therese Markow","doi":"10.7150/jgen.22393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7150/jgen.22393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene expression depends on sex and environment. We stringently explored the contributions of these effects in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by rearing three distinct wildtype genotypes on isocaloric diets either high in protein or sugar followed by expression profiling of heads from the sexes. By using different genotypes as replicates we developed robust sex- and diet-biased expression responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"5 ","pages":"128-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.22393","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35581985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Draft genome sequence of a biosurfactant producing, <i>Bacillus aquimaris</i> strain SAMM MCC 3014 isolated from Indian Arabian coastline sea water.","authors":"Samadhan Waghmode, Laxmikant Dama, Tejashri Hingamire, Nidhi Bharti, Swapnil Doijad, Mangesh Suryavanshi","doi":"10.7150/jgen.21724","DOIUrl":"10.7150/jgen.21724","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Bacillus aquimaris</i> strain SAMM, a biosurfactant producing moderately halophilic marine bacterium was isolated from Indian Arabian coastline sea water. The strain was found to tolerate up to 2.7 M NaCl indicating osmotic stress sustainable physiological systems. We report here the draft genome sequence of <i>B. aquimaris</i> SAMM, as a candidate bacterium for bioactive surfactant producer. The whole genome sequence with 161 scaffolds, 4,414,932 bp and 44.8% of G+C content for SAMM was obtained using Illumina MiSeq sequencing technology. Annotation was added by the PGAP and RAST prokaryotic genome annotation service and shown 4,247 coding sequences, 123 RNAs genes, classified in 453 subsystems. Several genes encoding enzymatic activities against the high molecular weight polysaccharides, osmotic stress response and siderophore synthesis of potential biotechnological importance were identified in the genome.</p>","PeriodicalId":15834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genomics","volume":"5 ","pages":"124-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7150/jgen.21724","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35581984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}