Clam Genome and Transcriptomes Provide Insights into Molecular Basis of Morphological Novelties and Adaptations in Mollusks.

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Autores principales: Sun, Xiujun, Chen, Xi, Wu, Biao, Zhou, Liqing, Chen, Yancui, Zheng, Sichen, Wang, Songlin, Liu, Zhihong
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author Sun, Xiujun
Chen, Xi
Wu, Biao
Zhou, Liqing
Chen, Yancui
Zheng, Sichen
Wang, Songlin
Liu, Zhihong
author_facet Sun, Xiujun
Chen, Xi
Wu, Biao
Zhou, Liqing
Chen, Yancui
Zheng, Sichen
Wang, Songlin
Liu, Zhihong
Sun, Xiujun
Chen, Xi
Wu, Biao
Zhou, Liqing
Chen, Yancui
Zheng, Sichen
Wang, Songlin
Liu, Zhihong
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Clam Genome and Transcriptomes Provide Insights into Molecular Basis of Morphological Novelties and Adaptations in Mollusks. Sun, Xiujun Chen, Xi Wu, Biao Zhou, Liqing Chen, Yancui Zheng, Sichen Wang, Songlin Liu, Zhihong Bivalve mollusks, comprising animals enclosed in two shell valves, are well-adapted to benthic life in many intertidal zones. Clams have evolved the buried lifestyle, which depends on their unique soft tissue structure and their wedge-shaped muscular foot and long extendible siphons. However, molecular mechanisms of adaptative phenotype evolution remain largely unknown. In the present study, we obtain the high-quality chromosome-level genome of Manila clam , an economically important marine bivalve in many coastal areas. The genome is constructed by the Hi-C assisted assembly, which yields 19 chromosomes with a total of 1.17 Gb and BUSCO integrity of 92.23%. The de novo assembled genome has a contig N50 length of 307.7 kb and scaffold N50 of 59.5 Mb. Gene family expansion analysis reveals that a total of 24 single-copy gene families have undergone the significant expansion or contraction, including E3 ubiquitin ligase and dynein heavy chain. The significant expansion of transposable elements has been also identified, including long terminal repeats (LTR) and non-LTR retrotransposons. The comparative transcriptomics among different clam tissues reveals that extracellular matrix (ECM) receptors and neuroactive ligand receptors may play the important roles in tissue structural support and neurotransmission during their infaunal life. These findings of gene family expansion and tissue-specific expression may reflect the unique soft tissue structure of clams, suggesting the evolution of lineage-specific morphological novelties. The high-quality genome and transcriptome data of will not only facilitate the genetic studies on clams but will also provide valuable information on morphological novelties in mollusks.
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spellingShingle Clam Genome and Transcriptomes Provide Insights into Molecular Basis of Morphological Novelties and Adaptations in Mollusks.
Sun, Xiujun
Chen, Xi
Wu, Biao
Zhou, Liqing
Chen, Yancui
Zheng, Sichen
Wang, Songlin
Liu, Zhihong
Clam Genome and Transcriptomes Provide Insights into Molecular Basis of Morphological Novelties and Adaptations in Mollusks. Sun, Xiujun Chen, Xi Wu, Biao Zhou, Liqing Chen, Yancui Zheng, Sichen Wang, Songlin Liu, Zhihong Bivalve mollusks, comprising animals enclosed in two shell valves, are well-adapted to benthic life in many intertidal zones. Clams have evolved the buried lifestyle, which depends on their unique soft tissue structure and their wedge-shaped muscular foot and long extendible siphons. However, molecular mechanisms of adaptative phenotype evolution remain largely unknown. In the present study, we obtain the high-quality chromosome-level genome of Manila clam , an economically important marine bivalve in many coastal areas. The genome is constructed by the Hi-C assisted assembly, which yields 19 chromosomes with a total of 1.17 Gb and BUSCO integrity of 92.23%. The de novo assembled genome has a contig N50 length of 307.7 kb and scaffold N50 of 59.5 Mb. Gene family expansion analysis reveals that a total of 24 single-copy gene families have undergone the significant expansion or contraction, including E3 ubiquitin ligase and dynein heavy chain. The significant expansion of transposable elements has been also identified, including long terminal repeats (LTR) and non-LTR retrotransposons. The comparative transcriptomics among different clam tissues reveals that extracellular matrix (ECM) receptors and neuroactive ligand receptors may play the important roles in tissue structural support and neurotransmission during their infaunal life. These findings of gene family expansion and tissue-specific expression may reflect the unique soft tissue structure of clams, suggesting the evolution of lineage-specific morphological novelties. The high-quality genome and transcriptome data of will not only facilitate the genetic studies on clams but will also provide valuable information on morphological novelties in mollusks.
title Clam Genome and Transcriptomes Provide Insights into Molecular Basis of Morphological Novelties and Adaptations in Mollusks.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39596825/