Biology Faculty Articles
ORCID
0000-0001-7353-8301
ResearcherID
N-1726-2015
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Scientific Reports
ISSN
2045-2322
Publication Date
4-19-2016
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.
DOI
10.1038/srep24501
Volume
6
Issue
24501
First Page
1
Last Page
17
Additional Comments
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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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.
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