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ArticleNature communications2015

Outbred genome sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in butterflies.

Xueyan Li, Dingding Fan, Wei Zhang, Guichun Liu, Lu Zhang, Li Zhao, Xiaodong Fang, Lei Chen, Yang Dong, Yuan Chen and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Xueyan LiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-7846
Dingding FanBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
Guichun LiuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Lu ZhangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Li ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Xiaodong FangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Lei ChenState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Yang DongState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Yuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Yun DingState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Ruoping ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Mingji FengBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yabing ZhuBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yue FengBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Xuanting JiangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Deying ZhuBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Hui XiangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
Xikan FengBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Shuaicheng LiCity University of Hongkong, Hongkong, China.
Jun WangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Guojie ZhangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Marcus R KronforstDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
Wen WangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.

Funding

Characterizing the Molecular Basis of Supergene Mimicry in ButterfliesR01GM108626 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI KRONFORST, MARCUS · 2014 to 2018
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM108626-02NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM108626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Butterflies are exceptionally diverse but their potential as an experimental system has been limited by the difficulty of deciphering heterozygous genomes and a lack of genetic manipulation technology. Here we use a hybrid assembly approach to construct high-quality reference genomes for Papilio xuthus (contig and scaffold N50: 492 kb, 3.4 Mb) and Papilio machaon (contig and scaffold N50: 81 kb, 1.15 Mb), highly heterozygous species that differ in host plant affiliations, and adult and larval colour patterns. Integrating comparative genomics and analyses of gene expression yields multiple insights into butterfly evolution, including potential roles of specific genes in recent diversification. To functionally test gene function, we develop an efficient (up to 92.5%) CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing method that yields obvious phenotypes with three genes, Abdominal-B, ebony and frizzled. Our results provide valuable genomic and technological resources for butterflies and unlock their potential as a genetic model system.

Indexed as

AnimalsBase SequenceButterfliesCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA-Binding ProteinsFrizzled ReceptorsGene Expression ProfilingGenetic TechniquesGenetic VariationGenome, InsectHomeodomain ProteinsInsect ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhenotypeDNA-Binding ProteinsFrizzled ReceptorsHomeodomain ProteinsInsect Proteins

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PMID26354079
PMCPMC4568561

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