{"title":"Genomic determinants of antibody response to a typhoid vaccine in Indian recipients","authors":"Vijay Laxmi Roy, Partha Pratim Majumder","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01463-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01463-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Typhoid is endemic in India and has high global incidence. There were large outbreaks of typhoid in India between 1990 and 2018. Available typhoid vaccines induce variable levels of protective antibodies among recipients; thus, there is variability in response to the vaccine. Interindividual genomic differences is hypothesized to be a determinant of the variability in response. We studied the antibody response of ~1000 recipients of the Vi-polysaccharide typhoid vaccine from Kolkata, India, who showed considerable variability of antibody response, i.e., anti-Vi-polysaccharide antibody level 28 days postvaccination relative to prevaccination. For each vaccinee, whole-genome genotyping was performed using the Infinium Global Screening Array (Illumina). We identified 39 SNPs that mapped to 13 chromosomal regions to be associated with antibody response to the vaccine; these included SNPs on genes <i>LRRC28</i> (15q26.3), <i>RGS7</i> (1q43), <i>PTPRD</i> (9p23), <i>CERKL</i> (2q31.3), <i>DGKB</i> (7p21.2), and <i>TCF4</i> (18q21.2). Many of these loci are known to be associated with various blood cell traits, autoimmune traits and responses to other vaccines; these genes are involved in immune related functions, including TLR response, JAK–STAT signalling, phagocytosis and immune homeostasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"145 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140002437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Walter Devaa, Vimal Panneerselvam, Ramesh Uthandakalaipandian
{"title":"Estimation of genetic diversity of the exotic Indian trout populations by using microsatellite markers","authors":"Walter Devaa, Vimal Panneerselvam, Ramesh Uthandakalaipandian","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01462-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01462-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rainbow trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) and brown trout (<i>Salmo trutta fario</i>) are popular salmonid species that are reared for sport and recreational activities worldwide. In India, they were introduced and successfully established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the European settlers. However, until now, no studies have analysed the genetic integrity of wild trout populations in India. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse the genetic integrity of the wild rainbow trout populations from south India, one wild rainbow trout population from north India, and one wild brown trout population from north India. Genetic diversity studies revealed low genetic diversity in all the population with genetic bottlenecks in two trout populations from south India and disruption of alleles in the populations from north India. The results showed that the south Indian trout populations are in a comparatively poor condition than the north Indian trout populations, and stocking efforts have recently been carried out to enhance the genetic diversity of south Indian trout populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139689987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characters of the MOCA family in wheat and TaMOCA1 function in salt stress tolerance","authors":"Yuxiang Qin, Ping Cui, Bao Zhang, Yuning Wang","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01456-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01456-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>MOCA1</i> encodes the last key glucuronosyltransferase for ionic stress sensor glycosyl inositol phosphoryl-ceramide (GIPCs) biosynthesis in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, which indicates that the <i>MOCA</i> gene family play important role in plant tolerance to salt stress. However, the isolation and function of <i>MOCAs</i> in staple crops have not been reported and the downstream targets of <i>MOCAs</i> in salt stress tolerance signalling pathway are not clear. In this study, we identified 110 <i>MOCA</i> genes in wheat which were classified into five clades and they differed in gene structure, protein length, conserved motifs and expression profiles in different tissues and under salt stress. <i>TaMOCA1</i> was selected for further functional study in response to salt stress. <i>TaMOCA1</i> was rapidly induced by NaCl treatment. The <i>35S::TaMOCA1-GFP</i> construction showed the cell nucleus and cytoplasm location in wheat protoplast. <i>TaMOCA1</i> over-expressing <i>Arabidopsis</i> seedlings formed longer primary roots and more lateral roots than the wild type ones under 50 mM NaCl treatment. The over-expressing <i>Arabidopsis</i> had higher expression levels of <i>HKT1</i>, but lower expression levels of <i>NHX1</i> and <i>SOS</i> genes than the wild type. Also, the transgenic plants had higher SOD activity and lower MDA content than the wild <i>Arabidopsis</i> seedling under salt stress. These results may indicate that <i>TaMOCA1</i> increases salt stress tolerance through decreasing Na<sup>+</sup> loading from the xylem parenchyma cells to the xylem via <i>SOS1</i> and <i>HKT1</i>, hence lowering root-to-shoot delivery of Na<sup>+</sup> and superior antioxidant ability. All these results lay a foundation for further functional study of <i>MOCAs</i> in wheat.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139678038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient assembly of a synthetic attenuated SARS-CoV-2 genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using multi-copy yeast vectors","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01455-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01455-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p><em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> has been demonstrated to be an excellent platform for the multi-fragment assembly of large DNA constructs through its powerful homologous recombination ability. These assemblies have invariably used the stable centromeric single copy vectors. However, many applications of these assembled genomes would benefit from assembly in a higher copy number vector for improved downstream extraction of intact genomes from the yeast. A review of the literature revealed that large multi-fragment assemblies did not appear to have been attempted in multicopy vectors. Therefore, we devised a toolkit that would enable one to seamlessly transition with the same assembling fragments between a single copy and a multicopy vector. We evaluated the assembly of a 28 kb attenuated SARS-CoV-2 genome (lacking the N gene) from 10 fragments in both single copy and multicopy vector systems. Our results reveal that assembly was comparably efficient in the two vector systems. The findings should add to the synthetic biology toolkit of <em>S. cerevisiae</em> and should enable researchers to utilize any of these vector systems depending on their downstream applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139661798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of VDR gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels in normal and overweight patients with PCOS","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01461-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01461-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine diseases in women. In recent years, the effects of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene variants and VitD3 levels on clinical features of PCOS have been frequently described. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between VDR <em>ApaI</em>, <em>TaqI</em> and <em>Cdx2</em> gene variants and VitD3 levels in PCOS patients. Patients were divided into two groups: BMI<25 and BMI≥25. VDR genotypes were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serum VitD3 levels were examined by ELISA. We observed that frequencies of the <em>Apa1</em> AC genotype, C allele and <em>Cdx2</em> T allele are increased in the BMI≥25 group compared to BMI<25 group. Also, the <em>ApaI</em> C allele, <em>Taq1</em> AA genotype and A allele, <em>Cdx2</em> CC genotype and C allele are associated with increased triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol levels in patients with BMI≥25. When examining the relationship between VitD3 levels and clinical profiles in all PCOS patients, regardless of BMI distinction, it is determined that there is a positive correlation between LDL-cholesterol and ftestosterone levels. The present findings suggest that VDR variants are one of the most important risk factors for PCOS, especially for patients with BMI≥25.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139496554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary S. Greenspan, Thomas T. Barter, Mark A. Phillips, José M. Ranz, Michael R. Rose, Laurence D. Mueller
{"title":"Genomewide architecture of adaptation in experimentally evolved Drosophila characterized by widespread pleiotropy","authors":"Zachary S. Greenspan, Thomas T. Barter, Mark A. Phillips, José M. Ranz, Michael R. Rose, Laurence D. Mueller","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01460-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01460-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dissecting the molecular basis of adaptation remains elusive despite our ability to sequence genomes and transcriptomes. At present, most genomic research on selection focusses on signatures of selective sweeps in patterns of heterozygosity. Other research has studied changes in patterns of gene expression in evolving populations but has not usually identified the genetic changes causing these shifts in expression. Here we attempt to go beyond these approaches by using machine learning tools to explore interactions between the genome, transcriptome, and life-history phenotypes in two groups of 10 experimentally evolved <i>Drosophila</i> populations subjected to selection for opposing life history patterns. Our findings indicate that genomic and transcriptomic data have comparable power for predicting phenotypic characters. Looking at the relationships between the genome and the transcriptome, we find that the expression of individual transcripts is influenced by many sites across the genome that are differentiated between the two types of populations. We find that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), transposable elements, and indels are powerful predictors of gene expression. Collectively, our results suggest that the genomic architecture of adaptation is highly polygenic with extensive pleiotropy.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139496267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transferability of Nikita and Sukkula retrotransposons in domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus) genome","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01454-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01454-6","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>This article aimed to detect the existence of barley-specific <em>Nikita</em> and <em>Sukkula</em> retrotransposons in domestic geese samples and to evaluate the evolutionary relationships between these and other transposons belonging to the family Anatidae. Inter-retrotransposon-amplified polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (IRAP-PCR) method was performed for these retrotransposons movements in three diverse domestic goose populations (Chinese × Embden crossbred, Turkish White, and Turkish Multicolor). Polymorphism ratios were between 0 and 33% in all samples for <em>Nikita</em> and 0–73% in all samples for <em>Sukkula</em>. In addition, intrapopulation genetic polymorphism rates were also 0–15% in Chinese × Embden crossbred, 0–25% in Turkish White, 0–25% in Turkish Multicolor for <em>Nikita</em>; while 0–27% in Chinese × Embden, and 0–50% in Turkish Multicolor for <em>Sukkula</em>. There was no polymorphism for <em>Sukkula</em> among Turkish White samples. Moreover, the neighbour-joining method was used for phylogenetic tree construction using 38 sequences of different ducks, geese, and swans. <em>In silico</em> analyses supported the transitions of retrotransposons in the family Anatidae. It is concluded that transposon mobility among the phylogenetically distant species may lead to understanding evolutionary relationships. This report is one of the first studies investigating retrotransposon movements in domestic geese, revealing a new perspective on the goose genome regarding mobile genetic elements.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two novel heterozygous ADCY10 variants identified in Chinese pediatric patients with absorptive hypercalciuria: case report and literature review","authors":"Yucheng Ge, Yukun Liu, Ruichao Zhan, Zhenqiang Zhao, Wenying Wang, Ye Tian","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01458-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01458-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Absorptive hypercalciuria (AH) is a prevalent cause of kidney stones, and the adenylate cyclase 10 (<i>ADCY10</i>) gene is a rare causative gene of AH. This study aims to investigate the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of patients with AH caused by <i>ADCY10</i> gene mutations. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were performed on the probands and their family members, respectively. Clinical and genetic data of patients with AH caused by <i>ADCY10</i> gene mutations were collected and analysed retrospectively from the present study and published literature. Two female patients (6 years old and 1 year old) with multiple bilateral kidney stones were found to have a heterozygous c.3304T>C mutation and a heterozygous c.1726C>T mutation in the <i>ADCY10</i> gene. Urinary metabolite analysis revealed that urine calcium / creatinine ratios were 0.95 mmol/mmol and 1.61 mmol/mmol, respectively. Both patients underwent thiazide intake postoperatively, and upon reexamination, urine calcium decreased to within the normal range. A total of 61 patients with AH were reported from previous and present studies. The sex ratio was 7:5 for males to females, and the mean age of onset was 23.61±20.08 years. A total of 16 <i>ADCY10</i> gene mutations were identified, including seven missense (43.75%), five splicing (31.25%), two frameshift (12.50%) and two nonsense mutations (12.50%). Only two cases were identified as homozygous mutations (c.1205_1206del), and the others were heterozygous mutations. In summary, we identified two novel <i>ADCY10</i> gene candidate pathogenic variants in Chinese pediatric patients, which expands the mutational spectrum of the <i>ADCY10</i> gene and provides a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139424093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FSTest: an efficient tool for cross-population fixation index estimation on variant call format files","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01459-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01459-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Fixation index (<em>F</em><sub>st</sub>) statistics provide critical insights into evolutionary processes affecting the structure of genetic variation within and among populations. <em>F</em><sub>st</sub> statistics have been widely applied in population and evolutionary genetics to identify genomic regions targeted by selection pressures. The FSTest 1.3 software was developed to estimate four <em>F</em><sub>st</sub> statistics of Hudson, Weir and Cockerham, Nei, and Wright using high-throughput genotyping or sequencing data. Here, we introduced FSTest 1.3 and compared its performance with two widely used software VCFtools 0.1.16 and PLINK 2.0. Chromosome 1 of 1000 Genomes Phase III variant data belonging to South Asian (<em>n</em> = 211) and African (<em>n</em> = 274) populations were included as an example case in this study. Different <em>F</em><sub>st</sub> estimates were calculated for each single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a pairwise comparison of South Asian against African populations, and the results of FSTest 1.3 were confirmed by VCFtools 0.1.16 and PLINK 2.0. Two different sliding window approaches, one based on a fixed number of SNPs and another based on a fixed number of base pair (bp) were conducted using FSTest 1.3 and VCFtools 0.1.16. Our results showed that regions with low coverage genotypic data could lead to an overestimation of <em>F</em><sub>st</sub> in sliding window analysis using a fixed number of bp. FSTest 1.3 could mitigate this challenge by estimating the average of consecutive SNPs along the chromosome. FSTest 1.3 allows direct analysis of VCF files with a small amount of code and can calculate <em>F</em><sub>st</sub> estimates on a desktop computer for more than a million SNPs in a few minutes. FSTest 1.3 is freely available at https://github.com/similab/FSTest.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"208 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139104635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chinta Sidharthan, Pragyadeep Roy, K. Praveen Karanth
{"title":"Molecular data reveals a new genus of blindsnakes within Asiatyphlopinae from India","authors":"Chinta Sidharthan, Pragyadeep Roy, K. Praveen Karanth","doi":"10.1007/s12041-023-01457-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-023-01457-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The genus <i>Indotyphlops</i> has a widespread distribution in the Indian landmass and Southeast Asia, with 20 reported species. The current classification within the genus is based on morphology. In this study, we sampled all the reported <i>Indotyphlops</i> species from subcontinental India, to resolve relationships within this genus and to understand biogeographic patterns that resulted in the widespread distribution. We generated sequences for five nuclear markers which were used in the global typhlopoid phylogeny and built phylogenetic trees of the superfamily Typhlopoidea. We also carried out divergence time analysis and biogeographic analysis to understand the time and modes of dispersal and diversification of these species. The results show <i>Indotyphlops</i> sensu lato to be polyphyletic, with the clade consisting of <i>I. porrectus</i> and <i>I. exiguus</i> sister to a clade consisting of the southeast Asian typhlopid genera <i>Ramphotyphlops</i>, <i>Anilios</i>, <i>Malayotyphlops</i>, <i>Acutotyphlops</i>, <i>Sundatyphlops</i>, and <i>Indotyphlops</i> sensu stricto. The other clade consists of <i>I. pammeces</i> and <i>I. braminus</i> from the Indian subcontinent and <i>I. albiceps</i> from Southeast Asia. Biogeographical analysis suggests two dispersals from Asia to the Indian landmass—an earlier dispersal from Eurasia into India led to the lineage consisting of <i>I. porrectus</i> and <i>I. exiguus</i>, followed by a later dispersal that evolved into <i>I. pammeces</i> and <i>I. braminus</i>. These results necessitate a taxonomic revision. We propose the genus <i>Pseudoindotyphlops</i> gen. nov. for the clade currently consisting of the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of <i>I. porrectus</i> and <i>I. exiguus,</i> and all descendants thereof.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139080128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}