Farré, M and Narayan, J and Slavov, G T and Damas, J and Auvil, L and Li, C and Jarvis, E D and Burt, D W and Griffin, D K and Larkin, D M (2016) Novel insights into chromosome evolution in birds, archosaurs, and reptiles. Genome Biology and Evolution, 8 (8). pp. 2442-2451.
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Abstract
Homologous synteny blocks (HSBs) and evolutionary breakpoint regions (EBRs) in mammalian chromosomes are enriched for distinct DNA features, contributing to distinct phenotypes. To reveal HSB and EBR roles in avian evolution, we performed a sequence-based comparison of 21 avian and 5 outgroup species using recently sequenced genomes across the avian family tree and a newly-developed algorithm. We identified EBRs and HSBs in ancestral bird, archosaurian (bird, crocodile, and dinosaur), and reptile chromosomes. Genes involved in the regulation of gene expression and biosynthetic processes were preferably located in HSBs, including for example, avian-specific HSBs enriched for genes involved in limb development. Within birds, some lineage-specific EBRs rearranged genes were related to distinct phenotypes, such as forebrain development in parrots. Our findings provide novel evolutionary insights into genome evolution in birds, particularly on how chromosome rearrangements likely contributed to the formation of novel phenotypes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Letter |
| RVC Publication Type: | Letter |
| WoS ID: | 000382523500015 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw166 |
| Departments: | Comparative Biomedical Sciences |
| Research Programmes: | Livestock Production and Health |
| Depositing User: | RVC Auto-import |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2020 00:16 |
| URI: | http://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10426 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 July 2016 |