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ArticleScientific reports2017

De novo transcriptome assembly for the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus).

Jared Mamrot, Roxane Legaie, Stacey J Ellery, Trevor Wilson, Torsten Seemann, David R Powell, David K Gardner, David W Walker, Peter Temple-Smith, Anthony T Papenfuss and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jared MamrotThe Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Roxane LegaieMHTP node - Monash Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Stacey J ElleryThe Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Trevor WilsonMHTP Medical Genomics Facility, Melbourne, Australia.
Torsten SeemannMelbourne Bioinformatics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6046-610X
David R PowellMonash Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6639-6250
David K GardnerSchool of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
David W WalkerThe Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Peter Temple-SmithDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Anthony T PapenfussBioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1102-8506
Hayley DickinsonThe Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia. hayley.dickinson@hudson.org.au.ORCID 0000-0003-2428-6712
Hudson Institute of Medical Research · AUMonash University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUMelbourne Genomics Health Alliance · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spiny mice of the genus Acomys display several unique physiological traits, including menstruation and scar-free wound healing; characteristics that are exceedingly rare in mammals, and of considerable interest to the scientific community. These unique attributes, and the potential for spiny mice to accurately model human diseases, are driving increased use of this genus in biomedical research, however little genetic information is accessible for this species. This project aimed to generate a draft transcriptome for the Common spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus). Illumina sequencing of RNA from 15 organ types (male and female) produced 451 million, 150 bp paired-end reads (92.4Gbp). An extensive survey of de novo transcriptome assembly approaches using Trinity, SOAPdenovo-Trans, and Oases at multiple kmer lengths was conducted, producing 50 single-kmer assemblies from this dataset. Non-redundant transcripts from all assemblies were merged into a meta-assembly using the EvidentialGene tr2aacds pipeline, producing the largest gene catalogue to date for Acomys cahirinus. This study provides the first detailed characterization of the spiny mouse transcriptome. It validates use of the EvidentialGene tr2aacds pipeline in mammals to augment conventional de novo assembly approaches, and provides a valuable scientific resource for further investigation into the unique physiological characteristics inherent in the genus Acomys.

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TranscriptomeAnimalsAnimal StructuresComputational BiologyFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMaleMolecular Sequence AnnotationMurinae

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PMID28827620
PMCPMC5566366
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