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Series GSE252805 Query DataSets for GSE252805
Status Public on Apr 01, 2024
Title Dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in East African cichlid fishes
Organisms Oreochromis niloticus; Haplochromis burtoni; Astatotilapia calliptera; Maylandia zebra; Tropheops sp. 'mauve'; Pundamilia nyererei
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary East African cichlid fishes have diversified in an explosive fashion, but the (epi)genetic basis of the phenotypic diversity of these fishes remains largely unknown. Although transposable elements (TEs) have been associated with phenotypic variation in cichlids, little is known about their transcriptional activity and epigenetic silencing. Here, we describe dynamic patterns of TE expression in African cichlid gonads and during early development. Orthology inference revealed an expansion of piwil1 genes in Lake Malawi cichlids, likely driven by PiggyBac TEs. The expanded piwil1 copies have signatures of positive selection and retain amino acid residues essential for catalytic activity. Furthermore, the gonads of African cichlids express a Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway that target TEs. We define the genomic sites of piRNA production in African cichlids and find divergence in closely related species, in line with fast evolution of piRNA-producing loci. Our findings suggest dynamic co-evolution of TEs and host silencing pathways in the African cichlid radiations. We propose that this co-evolution has contributed to cichlid genomic diversity.
 
Overall design To profile transposable element expression in the East African cichlid radiation, we have sequenced mRNA from ovaries, testes, and brains of cichlid species representative of the three East African Great Lakes, as well as of Nile Tilapia (Orechromis niloticus) an outgroup to radiating cichlids.
 
Contributor(s) Almeida MV, Price JL, Miska EA
Citation(s) 38617250
Submission date Jan 09, 2024
Last update date May 02, 2024
Contact name Miguel Vasconcelos Almeida
E-mail(s) [email protected], [email protected]
Organization name University of Cambridge
Department Department of Biochemistry
Street address Tennis Court Road
City Cambridge
ZIP/Postal code CB2 1GA
Country United Kingdom
 
Platforms (6)
GPL29385 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Oreochromis niloticus)
GPL30104 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Astatotilapia calliptera)
GPL34066 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Maylandia zebra)
Samples (40)
GSM8008052 A. calliptera, ovary, rep1
GSM8008053 A. calliptera, ovary, rep2
GSM8008054 A. calliptera, ovary, rep3
Relations
BioProject PRJNA1062739

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Supplementary file Size Download File type/resource
GSE252805_NormCounts_mRNA_TEs_Abur.txt.gz 47.3 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_NormCounts_mRNA_TEs_Acal.txt.gz 54.5 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_NormCounts_mRNA_TEs_Malawi_curatedTEAnnotation.txt.gz 66.0 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_NormCounts_mRNA_TEs_Onil.txt.gz 45.8 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_NormCounts_mRNA_TEs_Pnye.txt.gz 45.8 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_lengthScaledTPM_mRNA_Acal_brain_gonads.txt.gz 2.0 Mb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_Acal_brain_gonads.txt.gz 732.2 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_GenesAndTEs_Abur.txt.gz 341.0 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_GenesAndTEs_Acal.txt.gz 411.9 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_GenesAndTEs_Malawi_curatedTEAnnotation.txt.gz 638.6 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_GenesAndTEs_Onil.txt.gz 365.9 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE252805_rawCounts_mRNA_GenesAndTEs_Pnye.txt.gz 328.1 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
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