Title

The Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) Genome Provides New Insights into the Evolution of an Early Lineage of Teleosts

Authors

Chao Bian, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Yinchang Hu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Vydianathan Ravi, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology A*STAR - Singapore
Inna S. Kuznetsova, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory - Singapore, Saint Petersburg State University - Russia
Xueyan Shen, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory - Singapore
Xidong Mu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Ying Sun, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Xinxin You, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Jia Li, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Xiaofeng Li, Realbio Genomics Institute - Shanghai, China
Ying Qiu, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Boon-Hui Tay, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology A*STAR - Singapore
Natascha May Thevasagayam, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory - Singapore
Aleksey S. Komissarov, Saint Petersburg State University - Russia
Vladimir Trifonov, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University - Russia
Marsel Kabilov, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Novosibirsk, Russia
Alexey Tupikin, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Novosibirsk, Russia
Jianren Luo, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Yi Liu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Hongmei Song, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Chao Liu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Xuejie Wang, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Dangen Gu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Yexin Yang, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Wujiao Li, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Gianluca Polgar, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Guangyi Fan, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Peng Zeng, BGI-Shenzhen- China
He Zhang, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Zijun Xiong, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Zhujing Tang, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Chao Peng, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Zhiqiang Ruan, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Hui Yu, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Jieming Chen, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Mingjun Fan, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Yu Huang, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Min Wang, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Xiaomeng Zhao, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Guojun Hu, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China
Huanming Yang, BGI-Shenzhen- China; James D. Watson Institute of Genome Science - Hangzhou, China; King Abdulaziz University - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jian Wang, BGI-Shenzhen- China; James D. Watson Institute of Genome Science - Hangzhou, China
Jun Wang, BGI-Shenzhen- China; James D. Watson Institute of Genome Science - Hangzhou, China; University of Copenhagen - Denmark
Xun Xu, BGI-Shenzhen- China
Linsheng Song, Dalian Ocean University - China
Gangchun Xu, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences - Wuxi, China
Junmin Xu, BGI-Shenzhen- China; BGI-Zhenjiang institute of Hydrobiology - China
Stephen J. O'Brien, St. Petersburg State University - Russia, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Laszlo Orban, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory - Singapore; University of Pannonia - Hungary; Murdoch University - Australia
Byrappa Venkatesh, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology A*STAR - Singapore
Qiong Shi, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals- China; BGI-Shenzhen- China; BGI-Zhenjiang Institute of Hydrobiology - China

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-19-2016

Publication Title

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

Volume

6

Issue/No.

24501

First Page

1

Last Page

17

Abstract

The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus), one of the world’s most expensive cultivated ornamental fishes, is an endangered species. It represents an ancient lineage of teleosts: the Osteoglossomorpha. Here, we provide a high-quality chromosome-level reference genome of a female golden-variety arowana using a combination of deep shotgun sequencing and high-resolution linkage mapping. In addition, we have also generated two draft genome assemblies for the red and green varieties. Phylogenomic analysis supports a sister group relationship between Osteoglossomorpha (bonytongues) and Elopomorpha (eels and relatives), with the two clades together forming a sister group of Clupeocephala which includes all the remaining teleosts. The arowana genome retains the full complement of eight Hox clusters unlike the African butterfly fish (Pantodon buchholzi), another bonytongue fish, which possess only five Hox clusters. Differential gene expression among three varieties provides insights into the genetic basis of colour variation. A potential heterogametic sex chromosome is identified in the female arowana karyotype, suggesting that the sex is determined by a ZW/ZZ sex chromosomal system. The high-quality reference genome of the golden arowana and the draft assemblies of the red and green varieties are valuable resources for understanding the biology, adaptation and behaviour of Asian arowanas.

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China Special Project on the Integration of Industry, Education and Research of Guangdong Province # 2013B090800017; National Science Infrastructure Platform of China # 2016DKA30470;Interdisciplinary grant of the SB RAS # 137; Russian Ministry of Science Mega-grant # 11.G34.31.0068; China 863 project # 2014AA093501; China Shenzhen Science and Technology program # CXB201108250095A; Shenzhen Special Program for Industrial Development # JSGG20141020113728803; Saint Petersburg State University grant #s IAS 1.50.1623.2013, 1.37.153.2014

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NSUWorks Citation

Bian, Chao; Yinchang Hu; Vydianathan Ravi; Inna S. Kuznetsova; Xueyan Shen; Xidong Mu; Ying Sun; Xinxin You; Jia Li; Xiaofeng Li; Ying Qiu; Boon-Hui Tay; Natascha May Thevasagayam; Aleksey S. Komissarov; Vladimir Trifonov; Marsel Kabilov; Alexey Tupikin; Jianren Luo; Yi Liu; Hongmei Song; Chao Liu; Xuejie Wang; Dangen Gu; Yexin Yang; Wujiao Li; Gianluca Polgar; Guangyi Fan; Peng Zeng; He Zhang; Zijun Xiong; Zhujing Tang; Chao Peng; Zhiqiang Ruan; Hui Yu; Jieming Chen; Mingjun Fan; Yu Huang; Min Wang; Xiaomeng Zhao; Guojun Hu; Huanming Yang; Jian Wang; Jun Wang; Xun Xu; Linsheng Song; Gangchun Xu; Junmin Xu; Stephen J. O'Brien; Laszlo Orban; Byrappa Venkatesh; and Qiong Shi. 2016. "The Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) Genome Provides New Insights into the Evolution of an Early Lineage of Teleosts." Scientific Reports 6, (24501): 1-17. doi:10.1038/srep24501.

ORCID ID

0000-0001-7353-8301

ResearcherID

N-1726-2015

DOI

10.1038/srep24501