GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-10-04DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00133-7
Jamison Lee, Courtney J Murren
{"title":"Macroscopic variation in Arabidopsis mutants despite stomatal uniformity across soil nutrient environments.","authors":"Jamison Lee, Courtney J Murren","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00133-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00133-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stomata are essential pores flanked by guard cells that control gas exchange in plants. We can utilize stomatal size and density measurements as a proxy for a plant's capacity for gas exchange. While stomatal responses to stressful environments are well studied; data are lacking in the responses across mutant genotypes of the same species in these trait and treatment interactions or genetic variation in phenotypic plasticity. We evaluated the effects of soil nutrient variation on macroscopic and stomatal traits of Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertion mutants for which prior performance in a single benign growing condition were available. Nutrient-induced stress significantly impacted traits including plant biomass, height, fruit number, and leaf number which we denote as macroscopic traits. We found evidence that genotype by environment effects exist for macroscopic traits, yet total stomatal area variation, or \"microscopic variation\" across environments was modest. Divergence from the wildtype line varied by mutant background and these responses were variable among traits. These findings suggest that Arabidopsis employs a strategy of physiological compensation, sacrificing morphological traits to maintain stomatal production.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"253-266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39483994","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}
GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-08-12DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00130-w
Adriana Ludwig, Michelle Orane Schemberger, Camilla Borges Gazolla, Joana de Moura Gama, Iraine Duarte, Ana Luisa Kalb Lopes, Carolina Mathias, Desirrê Alexia Lourenço Petters-Vandresen, Michelle Louise Zattera, Daniel Pacheco Bruschi
{"title":"Transposable elements expression in Rhinella marina (cane toad) specimens submitted to immune and stress challenge.","authors":"Adriana Ludwig, Michelle Orane Schemberger, Camilla Borges Gazolla, Joana de Moura Gama, Iraine Duarte, Ana Luisa Kalb Lopes, Carolina Mathias, Desirrê Alexia Lourenço Petters-Vandresen, Michelle Louise Zattera, Daniel Pacheco Bruschi","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00130-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00130-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transposable elements (TEs) are important components of eukaryotic genomes and compose around 30% of the genome of Rhinella marina, an invasive toad species. Considering the possible role of TEs in the adaptation of populations, we have analyzed the expression of TEs in publicly available spleen tissue transcriptomic data generated for this species after immune and stress challenge. By analyzing the transcriptome assembly, we detected a high number of TE segments. Moreover, some distinct TE families were differentially expressed in some conditions. Our result shows that several TEs are capable of being transcribed in R. marina and they could help to generate a rapid response of specimens to the environment. Also, we can suggest that these TEs could be activated in the germinative cells as well producing variability to be selected and shaped by the evolutionary processes behind the success of this invasive species. Thus, the TEs are important targets for investigation in the context of R. marina adaptation.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"335-342"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10709-021-00130-w","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39303979","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":"The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Rubus hirsutus Thunb. and a comparative analysis within Rubus species.","authors":"Qirui Wang, Ziru Huang, Chenshu Gao, Yuqing Ge, Rubin Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00131-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00131-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rubus hirsutus is a type of tonifying kidney-essence herb that belongs to the Rosaceae family, and has been commonly used to treat multiple diseases, such as polyuria, impotence, and infertility. In this study, we determined the complete chloroplast sequence of R. hirsutus and conduced a comparative analysis within the genus Rubus. The assembled chloroplast (cp.) genome is 156,380 bp in length with a GC content of 37.0% and shares a conserved quadripartite structure within the other cp. genomes in this genus. A total of 132 unique genes were annotated in the cp. genome of R. hirsutus, which contained 87 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNAs, and eight rRNAs. Seventeen duplicated genes were identified in the inverted repeats region. Furthermore, 70 simple sequence repeats and 35 long repeats were detected in total in the R. hirsutus chloroplast genome. Eight mutational hotspots were identified in the cp. genome of this species with higher nucleotide variations in non-coding regions than those of coding regions. Furthermore, the gene order, codon usage, and repeat sequence distribution were highly consistent in Rubus according to the results of a comparative analysis. A phylogenetic analysis indicated that there was a sister relationship between R. hirsutus and R. chingii. Overall, the complete chloroplast genome of R. hirsutus and the comparative analysis will help to further the evolutionary study, conservation, phylogenetic reconstruction, and development of molecular barcodes for the genus Rubus.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"299-311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39434998","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}
GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-10-16DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00137-3
Chad T Beranek, John Clulow, Michael Mahony
{"title":"Genetic evidence for polyandry in the threatened green and golden bell frog.","authors":"Chad T Beranek, John Clulow, Michael Mahony","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00137-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00137-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Identifying which species exhibit polyandry may lead to further insights into evolutionary biology and social behaviour. However, confirming polyandry can be difficult. High-resolution genetics provides a useful means to gain evidence. Although the threatened Pelodryadid frog, the green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea, has been subject to numerous ecological studies, there is uncertainty surrounding its reproductive ecology. Polyandry has not been formally identified in L. aurea or any species within the Pelodryadidae family. We aimed to identify if there was genetic evidence of polyandry in a population occurring in a wetland complex on Kooragang Island, New South Wales. To accomplish this, we collected genetic samples of tadpoles within the same size cohort about 20-30 days after explosive breeding events. Genotypes of 14 females, nine males and 70 tadpoles were analysed with COLONY (1988 single nucleotide polymorphisms after filtering) to identify parentage, full-siblings and half-siblings. We found support for the hypothesis that L. aurea is polyandrous. Based on previous observations of multi-male matings and the narrow time periods that breeding occurred in, it is likely this species exhibits simultaneous polyandry. We discuss these results in regards to behavioural adaptive processes and avenues for further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"327-333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39523965","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}
GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-10-13DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00136-4
Chen Liu, Manman Fu, Fangqi Guo, Chao Wu
{"title":"Genome-wide identification of expansin gene family in barley and drought-related expansins identification based on RNA-seq.","authors":"Chen Liu, Manman Fu, Fangqi Guo, Chao Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00136-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00136-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Expansins are cell wall loosening proteins and involved in various developmental processes and abiotic stress. No systematic research, however, has been conducted on expansin genes family in barley. A total of 46 expansins were identified and could be classified into three subfamilies in Hordeum vulgare: HvEXPA, HvEXPB, and HvEXLA. All expansin proteins contained two conserved domains: DPBB_1 and Pollen_allerg_1. Expansins, in the same subfamily, share similar motifs composition and exon-intron organization; but greater differences were found among different subfamilies. Expansins are distributed unevenly on 7 barley chromosomes; tandem duplicates, including the collinear tandem array, contribute to the forming of the expansin genes family in barley with few whole-genome duplication events. Most HvEXPAs mainly expressed in embryonic and root tissues. HvEXPBs and HvEXLAs showed different expression patterns in 16 tissues during different developmental stages. In response to water deficit, expansins in wild barley were more sensitive than that in cultivated barley; the expressions of HvEXPB5 and HvEXPB6 were significantly induced in wild barley under drought stress. Our study provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the barley expansin genes in genome-wide level. This information will lay a solid foundation for further functional exploration of expansin genes in plant development and drought stress tolerance.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"283-297"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39516138","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}
GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-09-04DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00129-3
Rui Liu, Min Yuan, Xu Steven Xu, Yaning Yang
{"title":"Fast and efficient correction for population stratification in multi-locus genome-wide association studies.","authors":"Rui Liu, Min Yuan, Xu Steven Xu, Yaning Yang","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00129-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00129-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reducing false discoveries caused by population stratification (PS) has always been a challenge in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The current literature established several single marker approaches including genomic control (GC), EIGENSTRAT and generalized linear mixed model association test (GMMAT) and multi-marker methods such as LASSO mixed model (LASSOMM). However, the single-marker methods require prespecifying an arbitrary p value threshold in the selection process, likely resulting in suboptimal precision or recall. On the other hand, it appears that LASSOMM is extremely computationally intensive and may not suitable for large-scale GWAS. In this paper, we proposed a simple multi-marker approach (PCA-LASSO) combining principal component analysis (PCA) and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO). We utilize PCA to correct for the confounding effects of PS and LASSO with built-in cross-validation for a data-driven selection. Compared to the current single-marker approaches, the proposed PCA-LASSO provides optimal balance between precision and recall, and consequently superior F<sub>1</sub> scores. Similarly, compared to LASSOMM, PCA-LASSO markedly increases the precision while minimizing the loss of recall, and therefore improves the overall F<sub>1</sub> score in presence of PS. More importantly, PCA-LASSO drastically reduces the computational time by > 1000 times when compared to LASSOMM. We applied PCA-LASSO to a real dataset of Alzheimer's disease and successfully identified SNP rs429358 (Gene APOE4) which has been widely reported to be associated with the onset and elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease. In conclusion, PCA-LASSO is a simple, fast, but accurate approach for GWAS in presence of latent PS.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"313-325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39385498","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}
GeneticaPub Date : 2021-12-01Epub Date: 2021-10-05DOI: 10.1007/s10709-021-00132-8
Maiara Hartwig Bessa, Francine Cenzi de Ré, Rafael Dias de Moura, Elgion Lucio Loreto, Lizandra Jaqueline Robe
{"title":"Comparative mitogenomics of Drosophilidae and the evolution of the Zygothrica genus group (Diptera, Drosophilidae).","authors":"Maiara Hartwig Bessa, Francine Cenzi de Ré, Rafael Dias de Moura, Elgion Lucio Loreto, Lizandra Jaqueline Robe","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00132-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00132-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Zygothrica genus group of Drosophilidae encompasses more than 437 species and five genera. Although knowledge regarding its diversity has increased, uncertainties about its monophyly and position within Drosophilidae remain. Genomic approaches have been widely used to address different phylogenetic questions and analyses involving the mitogenome have revealed a cost-efficient tool to these studies. Thus, this work aims to characterize mitogenomes of three species of the Zygothrica genus group (from the Hirtodrosophila, Paraliodrosophila and Zygothrica genera), while comparing them with orthologous sequences from other 23 Drosophilidae species and addressing their phylogenetic position. General content concerning gene order and overlap, nucleotide composition, start and stop codon, codon usage and tRNA structures were compared, and phylogenetic trees were constructed under different datasets. The complete mitogenomes characterized for H. subflavohalterata affinis H002 and P. antennta present the PanCrustacea gene order with 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 13 protein coding genes and an A+T rich region with two T-stretched elements. Some peculiarities such as the almost complete overlap of genes tRNAH/ND4, tRNAF/ND5 and tRNAS2/ND1 are reported for different Drosophilidae species. Non-canonical secondary structures were encountered for tRNAS1 and tRNAY, revealing patterns that apply at different phylogenetic scales. According to the best depiction of the mitogenomes evolutionary history, the three Neotropical species of the Zygothrica genus group encompass a monophyletic lineage sister to Zaprionus, composing with this genus a clade that is sister to the Drosophila subgenus.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"267-281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39486161","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":"High-resolution (mtDNA) melting analysis for simple and efficient characterization of Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera:Apidae).","authors":"Leonardo P Porrini, Constanza Brasesco, Matias Maggi, Martín J Eguaras, Silvina Quintana","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00139-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00139-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Analysis of the mtDNA variation in Apis mellifera L. has allowed distinguishing subspecies and evolutionary lineages by means of different molecular methods; from RFLP, to PCR-RFLP and direct sequencing. Likewise, geometric morphometrics (GM) has been used to distinguish Africanized honey bees with a high degree of consistency with studies using molecular information. High-resolution fusion analysis (HRM) allows one to quickly identify sequence polymorphisms by comparing DNA melting curves in short amplicons generated by real-time PCR (qPCR). The objective of this work was to implement the HRM technique in the diagnosis of Africanization of colonies of A. mellifera from Argentina, using GM as a validation method. DNA was extracted from 60 A. mellifera colonies for mitotype identification. Samples were initially analyzed by HRM, through qPCRs of two regions (485 bp/385 bp) of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cytb). This technique was then optimizing to amplify a smaller PCR product (207 bp) for the HRM diagnosis for the Africanization of colonies. Of the 60 colony samples analyzed, 41 were classified as colonies of European origin whereas 19 revealed African origin. All the samples classified by HRM were correctly validated by GM, demonstrating that this technique could be implemented for a rapid identification of African mitotypes in Apis mellifera samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 5-6","pages":"343-350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39558825","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":"Unusual chromosome numbers and polyploidy in invasive fire ant populations.","authors":"Takahiro Murakami, Carolina Paris, Mónica Chirino, Chifune Sasa, Hironori Sakamoto, Seigo Higashi, Kazuki Sato","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00128-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00128-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren in J Ga Entomol Soc 7:1-26, 1972), an invasive alien ant species, first spread from South America to the United States in the 1930s, the southern part of the United States by the end of the twentieth century, Oceania, Taiwan, and China in the twenty-first century, and finally to Japan and South Korea in 2017. As these ants have significant negative economic, human health, and environmental impacts, the purpose of this research was to accumulate cytogenetic information regarding fire ants and provide basic data for developing management strategies for their control. Fire ants were collected from invasive populations from Taiwan, Florida (USA), and Buenos Aires (Argentina), and a native population from Puerto Iguazu (Argentina), their point of origination, and analyzed with regard to chromosome number, morphology, and polyploidy, silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions (Ag-NORs), and 18S rDNA and telomere fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The results showed that (1) fire ants from invaded populations differed in chromosome morphology compared to those from native populations; (2) the Florida and Taiwanese fire ant populations evinced greater variability in chromosome numbers and polyploidy variations; (3) the Taiwanese population exhibited significantly increased Ag-NOR signals in interphase cells, with signal number significantly positively correlating with distance from native populations; and (4) substantial diversity of signals was also apparent following 18S rDNA and telomere FISH analyses. Variation in these characteristics were hypothesized to be due to (1) the effect of hybridizations and interbreeding between closely related species or genetically distant populations, and (2) the potential effect of large amounts of insecticides sprayed for pest control.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 4","pages":"203-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10709-021-00128-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39201163","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":"Chloroplastic and nuclear diversity of endemic Prunus armeniaca L. species in the oasis agroecosystems.","authors":"Hedia Bourguiba, Mohamed-Amine Batnini, Chahnez Naccache, Nadia Zitouna, Neila Trifi-Farah, Jean-Marc Audergon, Lamia Krichen","doi":"10.1007/s10709-021-00127-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-021-00127-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tunisia is characterized by the presence of specific seed-propagated apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) material which is found in the oasis agroecosystems. In order to highlight the genetic diversity, population structure, and demographic history of this germplasm, 33 apricot accessions collected from six different oasis regions in southwestern Tunisia were genotyped using 24 microsatellite markers. A total number of 111 alleles was detected with an average of 4.62 alleles per locus. Bayesian model-based clustering analysis indicated four subdivisions within the collection sampled that corresponded mainly to the geographic origin of the material. The analysis of the 33 accessions using chloroplast markers allowed the identification of 32 haplotypes. Overall, the present study highlighted the high Tunisian apricot's diversity in the traditional oasis agroecosystems with low genetic differentiation. Understanding the structure of seed-propagated apricot collection is crucial for managing collections in regard to adaptive traits for Arid and Saharan climates as well as for identifying interesting genotypes that can be integrated into international coordinated actions of breeding programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":55121,"journal":{"name":"Genetica","volume":"149 4","pages":"239-251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10709-021-00127-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39159713","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}