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ArticleBMC genomics2019

Enhancement of de novo sequencing, assembly and annotation of the Mongolian gerbil genome with transcriptome sequencing and assembly from several different tissues.

Shifeng Cheng, Yuan Fu, Yaolei Zhang, Wenfei Xian, Hongli Wang, Benedikt Grothe, Xin Liu, Xun Xu, Achim Klug, Elizabeth A McCullagh

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Shifeng ChengBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Yuan FuBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Yaolei ZhangBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Wenfei XianBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Hongli WangBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Benedikt GrotheDivision of Neurobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich, 82152, Planegg, Martinsried, Germany.
Xin LiuBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Xun XuBGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Achim KlugDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Elizabeth A McCullaghDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. elizabeth.mccullagh@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-0141

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Institutional Training in Otolaryngology ResearchT32DC012280 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Yuri Agrawal, Sue C. Kinnamon · 2013 to 2026
$3.4M
The contributions of age related changes in the sound localization pathway to central hearing lossR01DC017924 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KLUG, ACHIM, TOLLIN, DANIEL J · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
The roles of GABAergic and glycinergic inhibition in the adult MNTBR01DC011582 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KLUG, ACHIM · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
NIDCD NIH HHS 3T32DC012280-05S1NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011582NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017924NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC 11582
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Abstract

backgroundThe Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) has historically been used as a model organism for the auditory and visual systems, stroke/ischemia, epilepsy and aging related research since 1935 when laboratory gerbils were separated from their wild counterparts. In this study we report genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation further supported by transcriptome sequencing and assembly from 27 different tissues samples.

resultsThe genome was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq 2000 and after assembly resulted in a final genome size of 2.54 Gbp with contig and scaffold N50 values of 31.4 Kbp and 500.0 Kbp, respectively. Based on the k-mer estimated genome size of 2.48 Gbp, the assembly appears to be complete. The genome annotation was supported by transcriptome data that identified 31,769 (> 2000 bp) predicted protein-coding genes across 27 tissue samples. A BUSCO search of 3023 mammalian groups resulted in 86% of curated single copy orthologs present among predicted genes, indicating a high level of completeness of the genome.

conclusionsWe report the first de novo assembly of the Mongolian gerbil genome enhanced by assembly of transcriptome data from several tissues. Sequencing of this genome and transcriptome increases the utility of the gerbil as a model organism, opening the availability of now widely used genetic tools.

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Computational BiologyGenomeGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingTranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingGerbillinaeMolecular Sequence AnnotationOrgan SpecificityGerbil genomeMeriones unguiculatusModel organismTranscriptome

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