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text: Since the commercialization of brine shrimp (genus Artemia) in the 1950s,
this lineage, and in particular the model species Artemia franciscana, has been
the subject of extensive research. However, our understanding of the genetic mechanisms
underlying various aspects of their reproductive biology, including sex determination,
are still lacking. This is partly due to the scarcity of genomic resources for
Artemia species and crustaceans in general. Here, we present a chromosome-level
genome assembly of Artemia franciscana (Kellogg 1906), from the Great Salt Lake,
USA. The genome is 1GB, and the majority of the genome (81%) is scaffolded into
21 linkage groups using a previously published high-density linkage map. We performed
coverage and FST analyses using male and female genomic and transcriptomic reads
to quantify the extent of differentiation between the Z and W chromosomes. Additionally,
we quantified the expression levels in male and female heads and gonads and found
further evidence for dosage compensation in this species.
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ama: Elkrewi MN. Data from “Chromosome-level assembly of Artemia franciscana sheds
light on sex-chromosome differentiation.” 2024. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14705
apa: Elkrewi, M. N. (2024). Data from “Chromosome-level assembly of Artemia franciscana
sheds light on sex-chromosome differentiation.” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14705
chicago: Elkrewi, Marwan N. “Data from ‘Chromosome-Level Assembly of Artemia Franciscana
Sheds Light on Sex-Chromosome Differentiation.’” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2024. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14705.
ieee: M. N. Elkrewi, “Data from ‘Chromosome-level assembly of Artemia franciscana
sheds light on sex-chromosome differentiation.’” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2024.
ista: Elkrewi MN. 2024. Data from ‘Chromosome-level assembly of Artemia franciscana
sheds light on sex-chromosome differentiation’, Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:14705.
mla: Elkrewi, Marwan N. Data from “Chromosome-Level Assembly of Artemia Franciscana
Sheds Light on Sex-Chromosome Differentiation.” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2024, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14705.
short: M.N. Elkrewi, (2024).
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abstract:
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text: 'Many insects carry an ancient X chromosome - the Drosophila Muller element
F - that likely predates their origin. Interestingly, the X has undergone turnover
in multiple fly species (Diptera) after being conserved for more than 450 MY.
The long evolutionary distance between Diptera and other sequenced insect clades
makes it difficult to infer what could have contributed to this sudden increase
in rate of turnover. Here, we produce the first genome and transcriptome of a
long overlooked sister-order to Diptera: Mecoptera. We compare the scorpionfly
Panorpa cognata X-chromosome gene content, expression, and structure, to that
of several dipteran species as well as more distantly-related insect orders (Orthoptera
and Blattodea). We find high conservation of gene content between the mecopteran
X and the dipteran Muller F element, as well as several shared biological features,
such as the presence of dosage compensation and a low amount of genetic diversity,
consistent with a low recombination rate. However, the two homologous X chromosomes
differ strikingly in their size and number of genes they carry. Our results therefore
support a common ancestry of the mecopteran and ancestral dipteran X chromosomes,
and suggest that Muller element F shrank in size and gene content after the split
of Diptera and Mecoptera, which may have contributed to its turnover in dipteran
insects.'
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acknowledgement: "We thank the Vicoso lab for their assistance with specimen collection,
and Tim Connallon for valuable comments and suggestions on earlier versions of the
manuscript. Computational resources and support were provided by the Scientific
Computing unit at the ISTA. This research was supported by grants from the Austrian
Science Foundation to C.L.\r\n(FWF ESP 39), and to B.V. (FWF SFB F88-10)."
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ama: Lasne C, Elkrewi MN, Toups MA, Layana Franco LA, Macon A, Vicoso B. The scorpionfly
(Panorpa cognata) genome highlights conserved and derived features of the peculiar
dipteran X chromosome. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2023;40(12). doi:10.1093/molbev/msad245
apa: Lasne, C., Elkrewi, M. N., Toups, M. A., Layana Franco, L. A., Macon, A., &
Vicoso, B. (2023). The scorpionfly (Panorpa cognata) genome highlights conserved
and derived features of the peculiar dipteran X chromosome. Molecular Biology
and Evolution. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad245
chicago: Lasne, Clementine, Marwan N Elkrewi, Melissa A Toups, Lorena Alexandra
Layana Franco, Ariana Macon, and Beatriz Vicoso. “The Scorpionfly (Panorpa Cognata)
Genome Highlights Conserved and Derived Features of the Peculiar Dipteran X Chromosome.”
Molecular Biology and Evolution. Oxford University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad245.
ieee: C. Lasne, M. N. Elkrewi, M. A. Toups, L. A. Layana Franco, A. Macon, and B.
Vicoso, “The scorpionfly (Panorpa cognata) genome highlights conserved and derived
features of the peculiar dipteran X chromosome,” Molecular Biology and Evolution,
vol. 40, no. 12. Oxford University Press, 2023.
ista: Lasne C, Elkrewi MN, Toups MA, Layana Franco LA, Macon A, Vicoso B. 2023.
The scorpionfly (Panorpa cognata) genome highlights conserved and derived features
of the peculiar dipteran X chromosome. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(12),
msad245.
mla: Lasne, Clementine, et al. “The Scorpionfly (Panorpa Cognata) Genome Highlights
Conserved and Derived Features of the Peculiar Dipteran X Chromosome.” Molecular
Biology and Evolution, vol. 40, no. 12, msad245, Oxford University Press,
2023, doi:10.1093/molbev/msad245.
short: C. Lasne, M.N. Elkrewi, M.A. Toups, L.A. Layana Franco, A. Macon, B. Vicoso,
Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 (2023).
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abstract:
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text: Eurasian brine shrimp (genus Artemia) have closely related sexual and asexual
lineages of parthenogenetic females, which produce rare males at low frequencies.
Although they are known to have ZW chromosomes, these are not well characterized,
and it is unclear whether they are shared across the clade. Furthermore, the underlying
genetic architecture of the transmission of asexuality, which can occur when rare
males mate with closely related sexual females, is not well understood. We produced
a chromosome-level assembly for the sexual Eurasian species Artemia sinica and
characterized in detail the pair of sex chromosomes of this species. We combined
this new assembly with short-read genomic data for the sexual species Artemia
sp. Kazakhstan and several asexual lineages of Artemia parthenogenetica, allowing
us to perform an in-depth characterization of sex-chromosome evolution across
the genus. We identified a small differentiated region of the ZW pair that is
shared by all sexual and asexual lineages, supporting the shared ancestry of the
sex chromosomes. We also inferred that recombination suppression has spread to
larger sections of the chromosome independently in the American and Eurasian lineages.
Finally, we took advantage of a rare male, which we backcrossed to sexual females,
to explore the genetic basis of asexuality. Our results suggest that parthenogenesis
is likely partly controlled by a locus on the Z chromosome, highlighting the interplay
between sex determination and asexuality.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the European Research Council under the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no.
715257) and by the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF SFB F88-10).\r\nWe thank the
Vicoso group for comments on the manuscript and the ISTA Scientific computing team
and the Vienna Biocenter Sequencing facility for technical support."
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last_name: Mrnjavac
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full_name: Macon, Ariana
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last_name: Macon
- first_name: Christelle
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- first_name: Luca
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last_name: Sax
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full_name: Huylmans, Ann K
id: 4C0A3874-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
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ama: Elkrewi MN, Khauratovich U, Toups MA, et al. ZW sex-chromosome evolution and
contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia brine shrimp. Genetics. 2022;222(2).
doi:10.1093/genetics/iyac123
apa: Elkrewi, M. N., Khauratovich, U., Toups, M. A., Bett, V. K., Mrnjavac, A.,
Macon, A., … Vicoso, B. (2022). ZW sex-chromosome evolution and contagious parthenogenesis
in Artemia brine shrimp. Genetics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac123
chicago: Elkrewi, Marwan N, Uladzislava Khauratovich, Melissa A Toups, Vincent K
Bett, Andrea Mrnjavac, Ariana Macon, Christelle Fraisse, et al. “ZW Sex-Chromosome
Evolution and Contagious Parthenogenesis in Artemia Brine Shrimp.” Genetics.
Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac123.
ieee: M. N. Elkrewi et al., “ZW sex-chromosome evolution and contagious parthenogenesis
in Artemia brine shrimp,” Genetics, vol. 222, no. 2. Oxford University
Press, 2022.
ista: Elkrewi MN, Khauratovich U, Toups MA, Bett VK, Mrnjavac A, Macon A, Fraisse
C, Sax L, Huylmans AK, Hontoria F, Vicoso B. 2022. ZW sex-chromosome evolution
and contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia brine shrimp. Genetics. 222(2), iyac123.
mla: Elkrewi, Marwan N., et al. “ZW Sex-Chromosome Evolution and Contagious Parthenogenesis
in Artemia Brine Shrimp.” Genetics, vol. 222, no. 2, iyac123, Oxford University
Press, 2022, doi:10.1093/genetics/iyac123.
short: M.N. Elkrewi, U. Khauratovich, M.A. Toups, V.K. Bett, A. Mrnjavac, A. Macon,
C. Fraisse, L. Sax, A.K. Huylmans, F. Hontoria, B. Vicoso, Genetics 222 (2022).
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