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Contrasting evolutionary genome dynamics between domesticated and wild yeasts

TitleContrasting evolutionary genome dynamics between domesticated and wild yeasts
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsYue, J-X, Li, J, Aigrain, L, Hallin, J, Persson, K, Oliver, K, Bergstrom, A, Coupland, P, Warringer, J, Cosentino Lagomarsino, M, Fischer, G, Durbin, R, Liti, G
JournalNat Genet
Volume49
Issue6
Pagination913-924
Date Published2017/04/17
ISBN Number1546-1718
Abstract

Structural rearrangements have long been recognized as an important source of genetic variation, with implications in phenotypic diversity and disease, yet their detailed evolutionary dynamics remain elusive. Here we use long-read sequencing to generate end-to-end genome assemblies for 12 strains representing major subpopulations of the partially domesticated yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its wild relative Saccharomyces paradoxus. These population-level high-quality genomes with comprehensive annotation enable precise definition of chromosomal boundaries between cores and subtelomeres and a high-resolution view of evolutionary genome dynamics. In chromosomal cores, S. paradoxus shows faster accumulation of balanced rearrangements (inversions, reciprocal translocations and transpositions), whereas S. cerevisiae accumulates unbalanced rearrangements (novel insertions, deletions and duplications) more rapidly. In subtelomeres, both species show extensive interchromosomal reshuffling, with a higher tempo in S. cerevisiae. Such striking contrasts between wild and domesticated yeasts are likely to reflect the influence of human activities on structural genome evolution.

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.3847

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