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ArticleBMC genomics2007

Exploring nervous system transcriptomes during embryogenesis and metamorphosis in Xenopus tropicalis using EST analysis.

Ana C Fierro, Raphaël Thuret, Laurent Coen, Muriel Perron, Barbara A Demeneix, Maurice Wegnez, Gabor Gyapay, Jean Weissenbach, Patrick Wincker, André Mazabraud and 1 more

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Article in BMC genomics, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ana C FierroCNRS UMR 8080, F-91405 Orsay, France. carolina.fierro@gmail.com
Raphaël Thuret
Laurent Coen
Muriel Perron
Barbara A Demeneix
Maurice Wegnez
Gabor Gyapay
Jean Weissenbach
Patrick Wincker
André Mazabraud
Nicolas Pollet
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRGenoscope · FRUniversité Paris-Sud · FREvolution des Régulations Endocriniennes · FRLaboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques · FR

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Abstract

backgroundThe western African clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis is an anuran amphibian species now used as model in vertebrate comparative genomics. It provides the same advantages as Xenopus laevis but is diploid and has a smaller genome of 1.7 Gbp. Therefore X. tropicalis is more amenable to systematic transcriptome surveys. We initiated a large-scale partial cDNA sequencing project to provide a functional genomics resource on genes expressed in the nervous system during early embryogenesis and metamorphosis in X. tropicalis.

resultsA gene index was defined and analysed after the collection of over 48,785 high quality sequences. These partial cDNA sequences were obtained from an embryonic head and retina library (30,272 sequences) and from a metamorphic brain and spinal cord library (27,602 sequences). These ESTs are estimated to represent 9,693 transcripts derived from an estimated 6,000 genes. Comparison of these cDNA sequences with protein databases indicates that 46% contain their start codon. Further annotation included Gene Ontology functional classification, InterPro domain analysis, alternative splicing and non-coding RNA identification. Gene expression profiles were derived from EST counts and used to define transcripts specific to metamorphic stages of development. Moreover, these ESTs allowed identification of a set of 225 polymorphic microsatellites that can be used as genetic markers.

conclusionThese cDNA sequences permit in silico cloning of numerous genes and will facilitate studies aimed at deciphering the roles of cognate genes expressed in the nervous system during neural development and metamorphosis. The genomic resources developed to study X. tropicalis biology will accelerate exploration of amphibian physiology and genetics. In particular, the model will facilitate analysis of key questions related to anuran embryogenesis and metamorphosis and its associated regulatory processes.

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Embryonic DevelopmentExpressed Sequence TagsAlternative SplicingAnimalsDNA, ComplementaryGene Expression ProfilingMetamorphosis, BiologicalNervous SystemPolymorphism, GeneticRNA, MessengerXenopusDNA, ComplementaryRNA, Messenger

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PMID17506875
PMCPMC1890556
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