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ArticleDNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes2018

A new approach for comprehensively describing heterogametic sex chromosomes.

Shenglong Li, Masahiro Ajimura, Zhiwei Chen, Jianqiu Liu, Enxiang Chen, Huizhen Guo, Vidya Tadapatri, Chilakala Gangi Reddy, Jiwei Zhang, Hirohisa Kishino and 4 more

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Article in DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Shenglong LiState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Masahiro AjimuraState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Zhiwei ChenState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Jianqiu LiuState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Enxiang ChenState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Huizhen GuoState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Vidya TadapatriLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telengana, India.
Chilakala Gangi ReddyLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telengana, India.
Jiwei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Hirohisa KishinoDepartment of Biological Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroaki AbeDepartment of Biological Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.
Qingyou XiaState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Kallare P ArunkumarLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telengana, India.
Kazuei MitaState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

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Abstract

Notwithstanding the rapid developments in sequencing techniques, Y and W sex chromosomes have still been mostly excluded from whole genome sequencing projects due to their high repetitive DNA content. Therefore, Y and W chromosomes are poorly described in most species despite their biological importance. Several methods were developed for identifying Y or W-linked sequences among unmapped scaffolds. However, it is not enough to discover functional regions from short unmapped scaffolds. Here, we provide a new and simple strategy based on k-mer comparison for comprehensive analysis of the W chromosome in Bombyx mori. Using this novel method, we effectively assembled de novo 1281 W-derived genome contigs (totaling 1.9 Mbp), and identified 156 W-linked transcript RNAs and 345 W-linked small RNAs. This method will help in the elucidation of mechanisms of sexual development and exploration of W chromosome biological functions, and provide insights into the evolution of sex chromosomes. Moreover, we showed this method can be employed in identifying heterogametic sex chromosomes (W and Y chromosomes) in many other species where genomic information is still scarce.

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Sex ChromosomesAnimalsBombyxChromosomes, InsectDNAFemaleGenomicsMaleRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence Analysis, DNASequence Analysis, RNADNA

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PMCPMC6105102

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