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ArticleBMC genomics2019

Transcriptomics analysis revealing candidate genes and networks for sex differentiation of yesso scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis).

Liqing Zhou, Zhihong Liu, Yinghui Dong, Xiujun Sun, Biao Wu, Tao Yu, Yanxin Zheng, Aiguo Yang, Qing Zhao, Dan Zhao

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Article in BMC genomics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Liqing ZhouKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6579-1718
Zhihong LiuKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.
Yinghui DongZhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China. dongyinghui118@126.com.
Xiujun SunKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.
Biao WuKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.
Tao YuChangdao Enhancement and Experiment Station, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Changdao, China.
Yanxin ZhengChangdao Enhancement and Experiment Station, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Changdao, China.
Aiguo YangKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China. yangag@ysfri.ac.cn.
Qing ZhaoKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.
Dan ZhaoKey Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China.
Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology · CNChinese Academy of Fishery Sciences · CNShanghai Ocean University · CNZhejiang Wanli University · CN

Funding

the National Key R & D Program of China 2018YFD0900800the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31672637the Qingdao People's livelihood Science and Technology Program of Shandong Province in China 18-6-1-110-nshthe Zhejiang Provincial Top Discipline of Bioengineering (Level A) of China KF2018008
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Abstract

backgroundThe Yesso scallop, Patinopecten (Mizuhopecten) yessoensis, is a commercially important bivalve in the coastal countries of Northeast Asia. It has complex modes of sex differentiation, but knowledge of the mechanisms underlying this sex determination and differentiation is limited.

resultsIn this study, the gonad tissues from females and males at three developmental stages were used to investigate candidate genes and networks for sex differentiation via RNA-Req. A total of 901,980,606 high quality clean reads were obtained from 18 libraries, of which 417 expressed male-specific genes and 754 expressed female-specific genes. Totally, 10,074 genes differentially expressed in females and males were identified. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) revealed that turquoise and green gene modules were significantly positively correlated with male gonads, while coral1 and black modules were significantly associated with female gonads. The most important gene for sex determination and differentiation was Pydmrt 1, which was the only gene discovered that determined the male sex phenotype during early gonadal differentiation. Enrichment analyses of GO terms and KEGG pathways revealed that genes involved in metabolism, genetic and environmental information processes or pathways are sex-biased. Forty-nine genes in the five modules involved in sex differentiation or determination were identified and selected to construct a gene co-expression network and a hypothesized sex differentiation pathway.

conclusionsThe current study focused on screening genes of sex differentiation in Yesso scallop, highlighting the potential regulatory mechanisms of gonadal development in P. yessoensis. Our data suggested that WCGNA can facilitate identification of key genes for sex differentiation and determination. Using this method, a hypothesized P. yessoensis sex determination and differentiation pathway was constructed. In this pathway, Pydmrt 1 may have a leading function.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsPectinidaeSequence AnalysisSex DifferentiationGonadSex determination and differentiationTranscriptomeWeighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA)Yesso scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)

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