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Nishiyama T, Sakayama H, de Vries J, Buschmann H, Saint-Marcoux D, Ullrich KK, Haas FB, Vanderstraeten L, Becker D and Rensing SA <50 more author(s)> Nishiyama T, Sakayama H, de Vries J, Buschmann H, Saint-Marcoux D, Ullrich KK, Haas FB, Vanderstraeten L, Becker D, Lang D, Vosolsobe S, Rombauts S, Wilhelmsson PKI, Janitza P, Kern R, Heyl A, Rumpler F, Villalobos L, Clay JM, Skokan R, Toyoda A, Suzuki Y, Kagoshima H, Schijlen E, Tajeshwar N, Catarino B, Hetherington AJ, Saltykova A, Bonnot C, Breuninger H, Symeonidi A, Radhakrishnan GV, Van Nieuwerburgh F, Deforce D, Chang C, Karol KG, Hedrich R, Ulvskov P, Glockner G, Delwiche CF, Petrasek J, Van de Peer Y, Friml J, Beilby M, Dolan L, Kohara Y, Sugano S, Fujiyama A, Delaux PM, Quint M, Theissen G, Hagemann M, Harholt J, Dunand C, Zachgo S, Langdale J, Maumus F, Van Der Straeten D, Gould SB, Rensing SA (- 50) Ref: Cell, 174:448, 2018 : PubMed ESTHER: Nishiyama_2018_Cell_174_448 PubMedSearch: Nishiyama 2018 Cell 174 448 PubMedID: 30007417 Gene_locus related to this paper: chabu-a0a388kgf1, chabu-a0a388jwy2 Abstract Land plants evolved from charophytic algae, among which Charophyceae possess the most complex body plans. We present the genome of Chara braunii; comparison of the genome to those of land plants identified evolutionary novelties for plant terrestrialization and land plant heritage genes. C. braunii employs unique xylan synthases for cell wall biosynthesis, a phragmoplast (cell separation) mechanism similar to that of land plants, and many phytohormones. C. braunii plastids are controlled via land-plant-like retrograde signaling, and transcriptional regulation is more elaborate than in other algae. The morphological complexity of this organism may result from expanded gene families, with three cases of particular note: genes effecting tolerance to reactive oxygen species (ROS), LysM receptor-like kinases, and transcription factors (TFs). Transcriptomic analysis of sexual reproductive structures reveals intricate control by TFs, activity of the ROS gene network, and the ancestral use of plant-like storage and stress protection proteins in the zygote. Title: Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein Hashimoto T, Horikawa DD, Saito Y, Kuwahara H, Kozuka-Hata H, Shin IT, Minakuchi Y, Ohishi K, Motoyama A and Kunieda T <18 more author(s)> Hashimoto T, Horikawa DD, Saito Y, Kuwahara H, Kozuka-Hata H, Shin IT, Minakuchi Y, Ohishi K, Motoyama A, Aizu T, Enomoto A, Kondo K, Tanaka S, Hara Y, Koshikawa S, Sagara H, Miura T, Yokobori S, Miyagawa K, Suzuki Y, Kubo T, Oyama M, Kohara Y, Fujiyama A, Arakawa K, Katayama T, Toyoda A, Kunieda T (- 18) Ref: Nat Commun, 7:12808, 2016 : PubMed ESTHER: Hashimoto_2016_Nat.Commun_7_12808 PubMedSearch: Hashimoto 2016 Nat.Commun 7 12808 PubMedID: 27649274 Gene_locus related to this paper: ramva-a0a1d1uki4, ramva-a0a1d1uvm7, ramva-a0a1d1ula4, ramva-a0a1d1v5e3, ramva-a0a1d1unv1, ramva-a0a1d1vjq5, ramva-a0a1d1vlp2, ramva-a0a1d1vh75, ramva-a0a1d1vzz5 Abstract Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are small aquatic animals. Some tardigrade species tolerate almost complete dehydration and exhibit extraordinary tolerance to various physical extremes in the dehydrated state. Here we determine a high-quality genome sequence of Ramazzottius varieornatus, one of the most stress-tolerant tardigrade species. Precise gene repertoire analyses reveal the presence of a small proportion (1.2% or less) of putative foreign genes, loss of gene pathways that promote stress damage, expansion of gene families related to ameliorating damage, and evolution and high expression of novel tardigrade-unique proteins. Minor changes in the gene expression profiles during dehydration and rehydration suggest constitutive expression of tolerance-related genes. Using human cultured cells, we demonstrate that a tardigrade-unique DNA-associating protein suppresses X-ray-induced DNA damage by approximately 40% and improves radiotolerance. These findings indicate the relevance of tardigrade-unique proteins to tolerability and tardigrades could be a bountiful source of new protection genes and mechanisms. Title: The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype Putnam NH, Butts T, Ferrier DE, Furlong RF, Hellsten U, Kawashima T, Robinson-Rechavi M, Shoguchi E, Terry A and Rokhsar DS <27 more author(s)> Putnam NH, Butts T, Ferrier DE, Furlong RF, Hellsten U, Kawashima T, Robinson-Rechavi M, Shoguchi E, Terry A, Yu JK, Benito-Gutierrez EL, Dubchak I, Garcia-Fernandez J, Gibson-Brown JJ, Grigoriev IV, Horton AC, de Jong PJ, Jurka J, Kapitonov VV, Kohara Y, Kuroki Y, Lindquist E, Lucas S, Osoegawa K, Pennacchio LA, Salamov AA, Satou Y, Sauka-Spengler T, Schmutz J, Shin IT, Toyoda A, Bronner-Fraser M, Fujiyama A, Holland LZ, Holland PW, Satoh N, Rokhsar DS (- 27) Ref: Nature, 453:1064, 2008 : PubMed ESTHER: Putnam_2008_Nature_453_1064 PubMedSearch: Putnam 2008 Nature 453 1064 PubMedID: 18563158 Gene_locus related to this paper: brafl-ACHE1, brafl-ACHE2, brafl-ACHEA, brafl-ACHEB, brafl-c3xqm2, brafl-c3xqm5, brafl-c3xtl0, brafl-c3xtl1, brafl-c3xut6, brafl-c3xut7, brafl-c3xvw5, brafl-c3xx27, brafl-c3xx28, brafl-c3xx30, brafl-c3xx32, brafl-c3xx36, brafl-c3xx38, brafl-c3xx39, brafl-c3xx40, brafl-c3xx41, brafl-c3xxt9, brafl-c3xyd7, brafl-c3xyd8, brafl-c3xyd9, brafl-c3xye0, brafl-c3xyt7, brafl-c3xzy1, brafl-c3xzy2, brafl-c3y1p9, brafl-c3y1t3, brafl-c3y2u3, brafl-c3y4l1, brafl-c3y6v9, brafl-c3y6y4, brafl-c3y7d7, brafl-c3y7s1, brafl-c3y8k5, brafl-c3y8t3, brafl-c3y8t4, brafl-c3y8t5, brafl-c3y8v8, brafl-c3y8w1.1, brafl-c3y8w2, brafl-c3y9i7, brafl-c3y9i8, brafl-c3y9l9, brafl-c3y9y3, brafl-c3y087, brafl-c3yan2, brafl-c3yaw4, brafl-c3ybw7, brafl-c3yc67, brafl-c3ydm8, brafl-c3yfm5, brafl-c3yfz8, brafl-c3ygc7, brafl-c3ygc9.1, brafl-c3ygd0, brafl-c3ygd1, brafl-c3ygd2.1, brafl-c3ygd4, brafl-c3ygg6, brafl-c3ygr1, brafl-c3yi63, brafl-c3yi64, brafl-c3yi67, brafl-c3yi68, brafl-c3yi69, brafl-c3yk61, brafl-c3ykb2, brafl-c3yla7, brafl-c3ylp9, brafl-c3ylq0, brafl-c3ylq1, brafl-c3ymu0, brafl-c3yne9, brafl-c3ypm6, brafl-c3yr72, brafl-c3yra8, brafl-c3ys59, brafl-c3yv27, brafl-c3ywf1, brafl-c3ywh9, brafl-c3yx17, brafl-c3yx19, brafl-c3yxb9, brafl-c3yxi7, brafl-c3yyq5, brafl-c3yz04, brafl-c3z1c7, brafl-c3z1u9, brafl-c3z1v0, brafl-c3z3n7, brafl-c3z5c8, brafl-c3z9f4, brafl-c3z066, brafl-c3z139, brafl-c3z975, brafl-c3zab8, brafl-c3zab9, brafl-c3zbr4, brafl-c3zci7, brafl-c3zcy8, brafl-c3zd14, brafl-c3zer1, brafl-c3zf44, brafl-c3zf47, brafl-c3zf48, brafl-c3zfs6, brafl-c3zhm6, brafl-c3ziv7.1, brafl-c3ziv7.2, brafl-c3zlg0, brafl-c3zlg2, brafl-c3zlg3, brafl-c3zli5, brafl-c3zme7, brafl-c3zme8, brafl-c3zmp8, brafl-c3zmv1, brafl-c3zmv2, brafl-c3znd6, brafl-c3znl2, brafl-c3zqg7, brafl-c3zqz2, brafl-c3zs46, brafl-c3zs49, brafl-c3zs56, brafl-c3zv54, brafl-c3zvv1, brafl-c3zwz6, brafl-c3zxg2, brafl-c3zxq3, brafl-c3yim2, brafl-c3zfs5, brafl-c3zfs3, brafl-c3xr79, brafl-c3y7r2, brafl-c3yj62, brafl-c3zg22, brafl-c3y2t9, brafl-c3y2u0, brafl-c3ycg1, brafl-c3ycg2, brafl-c3ycg4, brafl-c3z1l3, brafl-c3zn71, brafl-c3zj72, brafl-c3yf35, brafl-c3z474, brafl-c3zqr8, brafl-c3yde6 Abstract Lancelets ('amphioxus') are the modern survivors of an ancient chordate lineage, with a fossil record dating back to the Cambrian period. Here we describe the structure and gene content of the highly polymorphic approximately 520-megabase genome of the Florida lancelet Branchiostoma floridae, and analyse it in the context of chordate evolution. Whole-genome comparisons illuminate the murky relationships among the three chordate groups (tunicates, lancelets and vertebrates), and allow not only reconstruction of the gene complement of the last common chordate ancestor but also partial reconstruction of its genomic organization, as well as a description of two genome-wide duplications and subsequent reorganizations in the vertebrate lineage. These genome-scale events shaped the vertebrate genome and provided additional genetic variation for exploitation during vertebrate evolution. Title: The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants Rensing SA, Lang D, Zimmer AD, Terry A, Salamov A, Shapiro H, Nishiyama T, Perroud PF, Lindquist EA and Boore JL <60 more author(s)> Rensing SA, Lang D, Zimmer AD, Terry A, Salamov A, Shapiro H, Nishiyama T, Perroud PF, Lindquist EA, Kamisugi Y, Tanahashi T, Sakakibara K, Fujita T, Oishi K, Shin IT, Kuroki Y, Toyoda A, Suzuki Y, Hashimoto S, Yamaguchi K, Sugano S, Kohara Y, Fujiyama A, Anterola A, Aoki S, Ashton N, Barbazuk WB, Barker E, Bennetzen JL, Blankenship R, Cho SH, Dutcher SK, Estelle M, Fawcett JA, Gundlach H, Hanada K, Heyl A, Hicks KA, Hughes J, Lohr M, Mayer K, Melkozernov A, Murata T, Nelson DR, Pils B, Prigge M, Reiss B, Renner T, Rombauts S, Rushton PJ, Sanderfoot A, Schween G, Shiu SH, Stueber K, Theodoulou FL, Tu H, Van de Peer Y, Verrier PJ, Waters E, Wood A, Yang L, Cove D, Cuming AC, Hasebe M, Lucas S, Mishler BD, Reski R, Grigoriev IV, Quatrano RS, Boore JL (- 60) Ref: Science, 319:64, 2008 : PubMed ESTHER: Rensing_2008_Science_319_64 PubMedSearch: Rensing 2008 Science 319 64 PubMedID: 18079367 Gene_locus related to this paper: phypa-a9rbi6, phypa-a9rfh1, phypa-a9rg19, phypa-a9rgt9, phypa-a9rhz9, phypa-a9rkj1, phypa-a9rns2, phypa-a9rp52, phypa-a9rq03, phypa-a9ry17, phypa-a9ry72, phypa-a9s5n8, phypa-a9s6w1, phypa-a9s8c7, phypa-a9s299, phypa-a9san7, phypa-a9sc75, phypa-a9se75, phypa-a9sg07, phypa-a9skf7, phypa-a9skr1, phypa-a9skw1, phypa-a9sl58, phypa-a9slp7, phypa-a9smq5, phypa-a9sp13, phypa-a9ssb0, phypa-a9sse1, phypa-a9ssf6, phypa-a9st85, phypa-a9sx74, phypa-a9sy58, phypa-a9syy4, phypa-a9t0n4, phypa-a9t0p4, phypa-a9t1j2, phypa-a9t5h1, phypa-a9t7g6, phypa-a9t8u8, phypa-a9t9c9, phypa-a9t9d9, phypa-a0a7i4d2t7, phypa-a9t498, phypa-a9tbu4, phypa-a9tc36, phypa-a9tds0, phypa-a9te64, phypa-a9tfw2, phypa-a9tin6, phypa-a9tja4, phypa-a9tmp3, phypa-a9tmr4, phypa-a9tql4, phypa-a9tr83, phypa-a9tsl1, phypa-a9tsv6, phypa-a9tu05, phypa-a9tw81, phypa-a9tyr8, phypa-a9u0c9, phypa-a9u0k3, phypa-a9u0p4, phypa-a9u2u7, phypa-a9u3s0, phypa-a9tfm7, phypa-a9tfp6, phypa-a9syg9, phypa-a9tzk2, phypa-a9tvg4, phypa-a9t1y4, phypa-a9tqt6, phypa-a9st18, phypa-a9tix9, phypa-a0a2k1kfe3, phypa-a9sqk3, phypa-a0a2k1ie71, phypa-a0a2k1kg29, phypa-a0a2k1iji3 Abstract We report the draft genome sequence of the model moss Physcomitrella patens and compare its features with those of flowering plants, from which it is separated by more than 400 million years, and unicellular aquatic algae. This comparison reveals genomic changes concomitant with the evolutionary movement to land, including a general increase in gene family complexity; loss of genes associated with aquatic environments (e.g., flagellar arms); acquisition of genes for tolerating terrestrial stresses (e.g., variation in temperature and water availability); and the development of the auxin and abscisic acid signaling pathways for coordinating multicellular growth and dehydration response. The Physcomitrella genome provides a resource for phylogenetic inferences about gene function and for experimental analysis of plant processes through this plant's unique facility for reverse genetics. Title: The genome of a lepidopteran model insect, the silkworm Bombyx mori Xia Q, Wang J, Zhou Z, Li R, Fan W, Cheng D, Cheng T, Qin J, Duana J and Morishita S <88 more author(s)> Xia Q, Wang J, Zhou Z, Li R, Fan W, Cheng D, Cheng T, Qin J, Duana J, Xu H, Li Q, Li N, Wang M, Dai F, Liu C, Lin Y, Zhao P, Zhang H, Liu S, Zha X, Li C, Zhao A, Pan M, Pan G, Shen Y, Gao Z, Wang Z, Wang G, Wu Z, Hou Y, Chai C, Yu Q, He N, Zhang Z, Li S, Yang H, Lu C, Xiang Z, Mita K, Kasahara M, Nakatani Y, Yamamoto K, Abe H, Ahsan B, Daimoni T, Doi K, Fujii T, Fujiwara H, Fujiyama A, Futahashi R, Hashimotol S, Ishibashi J, Iwami M, Kadono-Okuda K, Kanamori H, Kataoka H, Katsuma S, Kawaoka S, Kawasaki H, Kohara Y, Kozaki T, Kuroshu RM, Kuwazaki S, Matsushima K, Minami H, Nagayasu Y, Nakagawa T, Narukawa J, Nohata J, Ohishi K, Ono Y, Osanai-Futahashi M, Ozaki K, Qu W, Roller L, Sasaki S, Sasaki T, Seino A, Shimomura M, Shin-I T, Shinoda T, Shiotsuki T, Suetsugu Y, Sugano S, Suwa M, Suzuki Y, Takiya S, Tamura T, Tanaka H, Tanaka Y, Touhara K, Yamada T, Yamakawa M, Yamanaka N, Yoshikawa H, Zhong YS, Shimada T, Morishita S (- 88) Ref: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 38:1036, 2008 : PubMed ESTHER: Xia_2008_Insect.Biochem.Mol.Biol_38_1036 PubMedSearch: Xia 2008 Insect.Biochem.Mol.Biol 38 1036 PubMedID: 19121390 Gene_locus related to this paper: bommo-a0mnw6, bommo-a1yw85, bommo-a9ls22, bommo-ACHE1, bommo-ACHE2, bommo-b0fgv8, bommo-b1q137, bommo-b1q139, bommo-b1q140, bommo-b1q141, bommo-b2zdz0, bommo-b3gef6, bommo-b3gef7, bommo-b3gs55, bommo-b3gs56, bommo-d2ktu3, bommo-d2ktu5, bommo-d9ile0, bommo-e1cga5, bommo-e1cga6, bommo-g8fpz6, bommo-h9iu43, bommo-h9iu46, bommo-h9iu47.1, bommo-h9iu47.2, bommo-h9iue5, bommo-h9ivg2, bommo-h9iwj7, bommo-h9iwj8, bommo-h9ix58, bommo-h9ixi1.1, bommo-h9ixi1.2, bommo-h9iy47, bommo-h9izw1, bommo-h9j0s4, bommo-h9j1y0, bommo-h9j3r0, bommo-h9j3w6, bommo-h9j3w7, bommo-h9j5t0, bommo-h9j8g3, bommo-h9j9k9, bommo-h9j066, bommo-h9j067, bommo-h9j593, bommo-h9j594, bommo-h9j990, bommo-h9jde8, bommo-h9jde9, bommo-h9jdf0, bommo-h9jds4, bommo-h9jle7, bommo-h9jn83, bommo-h9jn85, bommo-h9jrg2, bommo-h9jyh9, bommo-JHE, bommo-m1rmh6, bommo-q1hq05, bommo-q4tte1, bommo-h9j592, bommo-h9j604, bommo-h9jpm8, bommo-h9iss4, bommo-h9j2c7 Abstract Bombyx mori, the domesticated silkworm, is a major insect model for research, and the first lepidopteran for which draft genome sequences became available in 2004. Two independent data sets from whole-genome shotgun sequencing were merged and assembled together with newly obtained fosmid- and BAC-end sequences. The remarkably improved new assembly is presented here. The 8.5-fold sequence coverage of an estimated 432 Mb genome was assembled into scaffolds with an N50 size of approximately 3.7 Mb; the largest scaffold was 14.5 million base pairs. With help of a high-density SNP linkage map, we anchored 87% of the scaffold sequences to all 28 chromosomes. A particular feature was the high repetitive sequence content estimated to be 43.6% and that consisted mainly of transposable elements. We predicted 14,623 gene models based on a GLEAN-based algorithm, a more accurate prediction than the previous gene models for this species. Over three thousand silkworm genes have no homologs in other insect or vertebrate genomes. Some insights into gene evolution and into characteristic biological processes are presented here and in other papers in this issue. The massive silk production correlates with the existence of specific tRNA clusters, and of several sericin genes assembled in a cluster. The silkworm's adaptation to feeding on mulberry leaves, which contain toxic alkaloids, is likely linked to the presence of new-type sucrase genes, apparently acquired from bacteria. The silkworm genome also revealed the cascade of genes involved in the juvenile hormone biosynthesis pathway, and a large number of cuticular protein genes. Title: The medaka draft genome and insights into vertebrate genome evolution Kasahara M, Naruse K, Sasaki S, Nakatani Y, Qu W, Ahsan B, Yamada T, Nagayasu Y, Doi K and Kohara Y <28 more author(s)> Kasahara M, Naruse K, Sasaki S, Nakatani Y, Qu W, Ahsan B, Yamada T, Nagayasu Y, Doi K, Kasai Y, Jindo T, Kobayashi D, Shimada A, Toyoda A, Kuroki Y, Fujiyama A, Sasaki T, Shimizu A, Asakawa S, Shimizu N, Hashimoto S, Yang J, Lee Y, Matsushima K, Sugano S, Sakaizumi M, Narita T, Ohishi K, Haga S, Ohta F, Nomoto H, Nogata K, Morishita T, Endo T, Shin IT, Takeda H, Morishita S, Kohara Y (- 28) Ref: Nature, 447:714, 2007 : PubMed ESTHER: Kasahara_2007_Nature_447_714 PubMedSearch: Kasahara 2007 Nature 447 714 PubMedID: 17554307 Gene_locus related to this paper: fugru-3cxest, fugru-4cxest, fugru-4neur, fugru-ACHE, fugru-ACHEE, fugru-balip, fugru-BCHE, fugru-BCHEB, fugru-cxest, oryla-ACHE, oryla-BCHE, oryla-d2x2i4, oryla-h2m6h1, oryla-h2m7w4, oryla-h2m361, oryla-h2mbn6, oryla-h2mfw1, oryla-h2mhi0, oryla-h2mhl7, oryla-h2mpb5, oryla-h2mqz5, oryla-h2mvs7, oryla-h2mz49, oryla-h2n1l9, oryla-nlgn2, takru-1neur, takru-2bneur, takru-3bneur, takru-h2rke7, takru-h2rmg3, takru-h2rsj9, takru-h2rw77, takru-h2ryq0, takru-h2sci9, takru-h2se90, takru-h2spg7, takru-h2sxi1, takru-h2ts55, takru-h2ts56, takru-h2uxa9, takru-h2vaf1, takru-nlgn2a, takru-nlgn3a, takru-nlgn4a, oryla-h2mff8, oryla-h2m2f0, oryla-h2ler5, takru-h2tsm6, takru-h2tq49, takru-h2tq47, takru-h2s286, takru-h2tng4, takru-h2tq50, takru-h2tng3, takru-h2tng2, oryla-h2lj38, oryla-h2mxe6, takru-h2tq48, oryla-h2lf11, takru-h2u5j0, takru-h2rpm8, oryla-h2n273, oryla-h2n271, oryla-h2lum7, takru-h2tpz2, takru-h2u3j1, oryla-h2mdv3, takru-h2tzm9, takru-h2u8u6, oryla-h2lcw8, oryla-h2lc35, oryla-h2ln66, oryla-h2m8k0, oryla-h2mdj7, oryla-h2lw61, oryla-h2lxe3, oryla-h2l8y7, oryla-h2mr84, oryla-h2mr95, oryla-h2mcz6, oryla-h2lxr5, oryla-h2ly57, oryla-a0a3p9kz03, oryla-a0a3p9hfu1, oryla-h2m307, oryla-h2lch5, oryla-h2ldw9, oryla-a0a3b3ic40, oryla-h2ldi5, oryla-h2mun1, oryla-a0a3p9jla3 Abstract Teleosts comprise more than half of all vertebrate species and have adapted to a variety of marine and freshwater habitats. Their genome evolution and diversification are important subjects for the understanding of vertebrate evolution. Although draft genome sequences of two pufferfishes have been published, analysis of more fish genomes is desirable. Here we report a high-quality draft genome sequence of a small egg-laying freshwater teleost, medaka (Oryzias latipes). Medaka is native to East Asia and an excellent model system for a wide range of biology, including ecotoxicology, carcinogenesis, sex determination and developmental genetics. In the assembled medaka genome (700 megabases), which is less than half of the zebrafish genome, we predicted 20,141 genes, including approximately 2,900 new genes, using 5'-end serial analysis of gene expression tag information. We found single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at an average rate of 3.42% between the two inbred strains derived from two regional populations; this is the highest SNP rate seen in any vertebrate species. Analyses based on the dense SNP information show a strict genetic separation of 4 million years (Myr) between the two populations, and suggest that differential selective pressures acted on specific gene categories. Four-way comparisons with the human, pufferfish (Tetraodon), zebrafish and medaka genomes revealed that eight major interchromosomal rearrangements took place in a remarkably short period of approximately 50 Myr after the whole-genome duplication event in the teleost ancestor and afterwards, intriguingly, the medaka genome preserved its ancestral karyotype for more than 300 Myr. Title: The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum Eichinger L, Pachebat JA, Glockner G, Rajandream MA, Sucgang R, Berriman M, Song J, Olsen R, Szafranski K and Kuspa A <87 more author(s)> Eichinger L, Pachebat JA, Glockner G, Rajandream MA, Sucgang R, Berriman M, Song J, Olsen R, Szafranski K, Xu Q, Tunggal B, Kummerfeld S, Madera M, Konfortov BA, Rivero F, Bankier AT, Lehmann R, Hamlin N, Davies R, Gaudet P, Fey P, Pilcher K, Chen G, Saunders D, Sodergren E, Davis P, Kerhornou A, Nie X, Hall N, Anjard C, Hemphill L, Bason N, Farbrother P, Desany B, Just E, Morio T, Rost R, Churcher C, Cooper J, Haydock S, van Driessche N, Cronin A, Goodhead I, Muzny D, Mourier T, Pain A, Lu M, Harper D, Lindsay R, Hauser H, James K, Quiles M, Madan Babu M, Saito T, Buchrieser C, Wardroper A, Felder M, Thangavelu M, Johnson D, Knights A, Loulseged H, Mungall K, Oliver K, Price C, Quail MA, Urushihara H, Hernandez J, Rabbinowitsch E, Steffen D, Sanders M, Ma J, Kohara Y, Sharp S, Simmonds M, Spiegler S, Tivey A, Sugano S, White B, Walker D, Woodward J, Winckler T, Tanaka Y, Shaulsky G, Schleicher M, Weinstock G, Rosenthal A, Cox EC, Chisholm RL, Gibbs R, Loomis WF, Platzer M, Kay RR, Williams J, Dear PH, Noegel AA, Barrell B, Kuspa A (- 87) Ref: Nature, 435:43, 2005 : PubMed ESTHER: Eichinger_2005_Nature_435_43 PubMedSearch: Eichinger 2005 Nature 435 43 PubMedID: 15875012 Gene_locus related to this paper: dicdi-abhd, dicdi-ACHE, dicdi-apra, dicdi-cinbp, dicdi-CMBL, dicdi-crysp, dicdi-DPOA, dicdi-P90528, dicdi-ppme1, dicdi-Q8MYE7, dicdi-q54cf7, dicdi-q54cl7, dicdi-q54cm0, dicdi-q54ct5, dicdi-q54cu1, dicdi-q54d54, dicdi-q54d66, dicdi-q54dj5, dicdi-q54dy7, dicdi-q54ek1, dicdi-q54eq6, dicdi-q54et1, dicdi-q54et7, dicdi-q54f01, dicdi-q54g24, dicdi-q54g47, dicdi-q54gi7, dicdi-q54gw5, dicdi-q54gx3, dicdi-q54h23, dicdi-q54h73, dicdi-q54i38, dicdi-q54ie5, dicdi-q54in4, dicdi-q54kz1, dicdi-q54l36, dicdi-q54li1, dicdi-q54m29, dicdi-q54n21, dicdi-q54n35, dicdi-q54n85, dicdi-q54qe7, dicdi-q54qi3, dicdi-q54qk2, dicdi-q54rl3, dicdi-q54rl8, dicdi-q54sy6, dicdi-q54sz3, dicdi-q54t49, dicdi-q54t91, dicdi-q54th2, dicdi-q54u01, dicdi-q54vc2, dicdi-q54vw1, dicdi-q54xe3, dicdi-q54xl3, dicdi-q54xu1, dicdi-q54xu2, dicdi-q54y48, dicdi-q54yd0, dicdi-q54ye0, dicdi-q54yl1, dicdi-q54yr8, dicdi-q54z90, dicdi-q55bx3, dicdi-q55d01, dicdi-q55d81, dicdi-q55du6, dicdi-q55eu1, dicdi-q55eu8, dicdi-q55fk4, dicdi-q55gk7, dicdi-Q54ZA6, dicdi-q86h82, dicdi-Q86HC9, dicdi-Q86HM5, dicdi-Q86HM6, dicdi-q86iz7, dicdi-q86jb6, dicdi-Q86KU7, dicdi-q550s3, dicdi-q552c0, dicdi-q553t5, dicdi-q555e5, dicdi-q555h0, dicdi-q555h1, dicdi-q557k5, dicdi-q558u2, dicdi-Q869Q8, dicdi-u554, dicdi-y9086, dicdi-q54r44, dicdi-f172a Abstract The social amoebae are exceptional in their ability to alternate between unicellular and multicellular forms. Here we describe the genome of the best-studied member of this group, Dictyostelium discoideum. The gene-dense chromosomes of this organism encode approximately 12,500 predicted proteins, a high proportion of which have long, repetitive amino acid tracts. There are many genes for polyketide synthases and ABC transporters, suggesting an extensive secondary metabolism for producing and exporting small molecules. The genome is rich in complex repeats, one class of which is clustered and may serve as centromeres. Partial copies of the extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA (rDNA) element are found at the ends of each chromosome, suggesting a novel telomere structure and the use of a common mechanism to maintain both the rDNA and chromosomal termini. A proteome-based phylogeny shows that the amoebozoa diverged from the animal-fungal lineage after the plant-animal split, but Dictyostelium seems to have retained more of the diversity of the ancestral genome than have plants, animals or fungi. Title: Comparative sequence analysis of a gene-dense region among closely related species of Drosophila melanogaster Kawahara Y, Matsuo T, Nozawa M, Shin IT, Kohara Y, Aigaki T Ref: Genes Genet Syst, 79:351, 2004 : PubMed ESTHER: Kawahara_2004_Genes.Genet.Syst_79_351 PubMedSearch: Kawahara 2004 Genes.Genet.Syst 79 351 PubMedID: 15729003 Gene_locus related to this paper: drose-q5r272, drosi-q5r291 Abstract Comparative sequence analysis among closely related species is essential for investigating the evolution of non-coding sequences, which evolve more rapidly than protein-coding sequences. We sequenced the cytogenetic map 56F10-16, a gene-dense region of D. simulans and D. sechellia, closely related species to D. melanogaster. About 57 kb of the genomic sequences containing 19 genes were annotated from each species according to the corresponding region of the D. melanogaster genome. The order and orientation of genes were perfectly conserved among the three species, and no transposable elements were found. The rate of nucleotide substitutions in the non-coding sequences was lower than that at the fourfold-degenerate sites, implying functional constraints in the non-coding regions. The sequence information from three closely related species, allowed us to estimate the insertions and the deletions that may have occurred in the lineages of D. simulans and D. sechellia using the D. melanogaster sequence as an outgroup. The number of deletions was twice that of insertions for the introns of D. simulans. More remarkably, the deletion outnumbered insertions by 7.5 times for the intergenic sequences of D. sechellia. These results suggest that the non-coding sequences have been shortened by deletion biases. However, the deletion bias was lower than that previously estimated for pseudogenes, suggesting that the non-coding sequences are already rich in functional elements, possibly involved in the regulation of gene expression including transcription and pre-mRNA processing. These features of non-coding sequences may be common to other gene-dense regions contributing to the compactness of the Drosophila genome. Title: Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D Matsuzaki M, Misumi O, Shin IT, Maruyama S, Takahara M, Miyagishima SY, Mori T, Nishida K, Yagisawa F and Kuroiwa T <31 more author(s)> Matsuzaki M, Misumi O, Shin IT, Maruyama S, Takahara M, Miyagishima SY, Mori T, Nishida K, Yagisawa F, Yoshida Y, Nishimura Y, Nakao S, Kobayashi T, Momoyama Y, Higashiyama T, Minoda A, Sano M, Nomoto H, Oishi K, Hayashi H, Ohta F, Nishizaka S, Haga S, Miura S, Morishita T, Kabeya Y, Terasawa K, Suzuki Y, Ishii Y, Asakawa S, Takano H, Ohta N, Kuroiwa H, Tanaka K, Shimizu N, Sugano S, Sato N, Nozaki H, Ogasawara N, Kohara Y, Kuroiwa T (- 31) Ref: Nature, 428:653, 2004 : PubMed ESTHER: Matsuzaki_2004_Nature_428_653 PubMedSearch: Matsuzaki 2004 Nature 428 653 PubMedID: 15071595 Gene_locus related to this paper: cyam1-m1vi61, cyam1-m1vhh9 Abstract Small, compact genomes of ultrasmall unicellular algae provide information on the basic and essential genes that support the lives of photosynthetic eukaryotes, including higher plants. Here we report the 16,520,305-base-pair sequence of the 20 chromosomes of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D as the first complete algal genome. We identified 5,331 genes in total, of which at least 86.3% were expressed. Unique characteristics of this genomic structure include: a lack of introns in all but 26 genes; only three copies of ribosomal DNA units that maintain the nucleolus; and two dynamin genes that are involved only in the division of mitochondria and plastids. The conserved mosaic origin of Calvin cycle enzymes in this red alga and in green plants supports the hypothesis of the existence of single primary plastid endosymbiosis. The lack of a myosin gene, in addition to the unexpressed actin gene, suggests a simpler system of cytokinesis. These results indicate that the C. merolae genome provides a model system with a simple gene composition for studying the origin, evolution and fundamental mechanisms of eukaryotic cells. Title: DNA sequence and comparative analysis of chimpanzee chromosome 22 Watanabe H, Fujiyama A, Hattori M, Taylor TD, Toyoda A, Kuroki Y, Noguchi H, BenKahla A, Lehrach H and Sakaki Y <35 more author(s)> Watanabe H, Fujiyama A, Hattori M, Taylor TD, Toyoda A, Kuroki Y, Noguchi H, BenKahla A, Lehrach H, Sudbrak R, Kube M, Taenzer S, Galgoczy P, Platzer M, Scharfe M, Nordsiek G, Blocker H, Hellmann I, Khaitovich P, Paabo S, Reinhardt R, Zheng HJ, Zhang XL, Zhu GF, Wang BF, Fu G, Ren SX, Zhao GP, Chen Z, Lee YS, Cheong JE, Choi SH, Wu KM, Liu TT, Hsiao KJ, Tsai SF, Kim CG, S OO, Kitano T, Kohara Y, Saitou N, Park HS, Wang SY, Yaspo ML, Sakaki Y (- 35) Ref: Nature, 429:382, 2004 : PubMed ESTHER: Watanabe_2004_Nature_429_382 PubMedSearch: Watanabe 2004 Nature 429 382 PubMedID: 15164055 Gene_locus related to this paper: pantr-a0a2j8lmv7 Abstract Human-chimpanzee comparative genome research is essential for narrowing down genetic changes involved in the acquisition of unique human features, such as highly developed cognitive functions, bipedalism or the use of complex language. Here, we report the high-quality DNA sequence of 33.3 megabases of chimpanzee chromosome 22. By comparing the whole sequence with the human counterpart, chromosome 21, we found that 1.44% of the chromosome consists of single-base substitutions in addition to nearly 68,000 insertions or deletions. These differences are sufficient to generate changes in most of the proteins. Indeed, 83% of the 231 coding sequences, including functionally important genes, show differences at the amino acid sequence level. Furthermore, we demonstrate different expansion of particular subfamilies of retrotransposons between the lineages, suggesting different impacts of retrotranspositions on human and chimpanzee evolution. The genomic changes after speciation and their biological consequences seem more complex than originally hypothesized. Title: The draft genome of Ciona intestinalis: insights into chordate and vertebrate origins Dehal P, Satou Y, Campbell RK, Chapman J, Degnan B, De Tomaso A, Davidson B, Di Gregorio A, Gelpke M and Rokhsar DS <77 more author(s)> Dehal P, Satou Y, Campbell RK, Chapman J, Degnan B, De Tomaso A, Davidson B, Di Gregorio A, Gelpke M, Goodstein DM, Harafuji N, Hastings KE, Ho I, Hotta K, Huang W, Kawashima T, Lemaire P, Martinez D, Meinertzhagen IA, Necula S, Nonaka M, Putnam N, Rash S, Saiga H, Satake M, Terry A, Yamada L, Wang HG, Awazu S, Azumi K, Boore J, Branno M, Chin-Bow S, DeSantis R, Doyle S, Francino P, Keys DN, Haga S, Hayashi H, Hino K, Imai KS, Inaba K, Kano S, Kobayashi K, Kobayashi M, Lee BI, Makabe KW, Manohar C, Matassi G, Medina M, Mochizuki Y, Mount S, Morishita T, Miura S, Nakayama A, Nishizaka S, Nomoto H, Ohta F, Oishi K, Rigoutsos I, Sano M, Sasaki A, Sasakura Y, Shoguchi E, Shin-I T, Spagnuolo A, Stainier D, Suzuki MM, Tassy O, Takatori N, Tokuoka M, Yagi K, Yoshizaki F, Wada S, Zhang C, Hyatt PD, Larimer F, Detter C, Doggett N, Glavina T, Hawkins T, Richardson P, Lucas S, Kohara Y, Levine M, Satoh N, Rokhsar DS (- 77) Ref: Science, 298:2157, 2002 : PubMed ESTHER: Dehal_2002_Science_298_2157 PubMedSearch: Dehal 2002 Science 298 2157 PubMedID: 12481130 Gene_locus related to this paper: cioin-141645, cioin-147959, cioin-150181, cioin-154370, cioin-ACHE1, cioin-ACHE2, cioin-cxest, cioin-f6qcp0, cioin-f6r8z1, cioin-f6u176, cioin-f6vac9, cioin-f6x584, cioin-f6xa69, cioin-f6y403, cioin-h2xqb4, cioin-H2XTI0, cioin-F6T1M3, cioin-H2XUP7, cioin-CIN.7233, cioin-F6V269, cioin-Cin16330, cioin-h2xua2, cioin-f6vaa5, cioin-f6v9x6, cioin-f6swc9, cioin-f7amz2, cioin-f6s021, cioin-h2xxq9, cioin-h2xne6, cioin-f6ynr2 Abstract The first chordates appear in the fossil record at the time of the Cambrian explosion, nearly 550 million years ago. The modern ascidian tadpole represents a plausible approximation to these ancestral chordates. To illuminate the origins of chordate and vertebrates, we generated a draft of the protein-coding portion of the genome of the most studied ascidian, Ciona intestinalis. The Ciona genome contains approximately 16,000 protein-coding genes, similar to the number in other invertebrates, but only half that found in vertebrates. Vertebrate gene families are typically found in simplified form in Ciona, suggesting that ascidians contain the basic ancestral complement of genes involved in cell signaling and development. The ascidian genome has also acquired a number of lineage-specific innovations, including a group of genes engaged in cellulose metabolism that are related to those in bacteria and fungi. | |||||||
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