Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies

The application of high-throughput genotyping or sequencing data helps us to understand the genomic response to natural and artificial selection. In this study, we scanned the genomes of five indigenous buffalo populations belong to three recognized breeds, adapted to different geographical and agro...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rafiepour, M., Ebrahimie, E., Vahidi, M.F., Salekdeh, G.H., Niazi, A., Dadpasand, M., Liang, Dong, Si, Jingfang, Ding, Xiangdong, Han Jianlin, Zhang, Yi, Qanbari, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110256
_version_ 1855518372969578496
author Rafiepour, M.
Ebrahimie, E.
Vahidi, M.F.
Salekdeh, G.H.
Niazi, A.
Dadpasand, M.
Liang, Dong
Si, Jingfang
Ding, Xiangdong
Han Jianlin
Zhang, Yi
Qanbari, S.
author_browse Dadpasand, M.
Ding, Xiangdong
Ebrahimie, E.
Han Jianlin
Liang, Dong
Niazi, A.
Qanbari, S.
Rafiepour, M.
Salekdeh, G.H.
Si, Jingfang
Vahidi, M.F.
Zhang, Yi
author_facet Rafiepour, M.
Ebrahimie, E.
Vahidi, M.F.
Salekdeh, G.H.
Niazi, A.
Dadpasand, M.
Liang, Dong
Si, Jingfang
Ding, Xiangdong
Han Jianlin
Zhang, Yi
Qanbari, S.
author_sort Rafiepour, M.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The application of high-throughput genotyping or sequencing data helps us to understand the genomic response to natural and artificial selection. In this study, we scanned the genomes of five indigenous buffalo populations belong to three recognized breeds, adapted to different geographical and agro-ecological zones in Iran, to unravel the extent of genomic diversity and to localize genomic regions and genes underwent past selection. A total of 46 river buffalo whole genomes, from West and East Azerbaijan, Gilan, Mazandaran, and Khuzestan provinces, were resequenced. Our sequencing data reached to a coverage above 99% of the river buffalo reference genome and an average read depth around 9.2× per sample. We identified 20.55 million SNPs, including 63,097 missense, 707 stop-gain, and 159 stop-loss mutations that might have functional consequences. Genomic diversity analyses showed modest structuring among Iranian buffalo populations following frequent gene flow or admixture in the recent past. Evidence of positive selection was investigated using both differentiation (Fst) and fixation (Pi) metrics. Analysis of fixation revealed three genomic regions in all three breeds with aberrant polymorphism contents on BBU2, 20, and 21. Fixation signal on BBU2 overlapped with the OCA2-HERC2 genes, suggestive of adaptation to UV exposure through pigmentation mechanism. Further validation using resequencing data from other five bovine species as well as the Axiom Buffalo Genotyping Array 90K data of river and swamp buffaloes indicated that these fixation signals persisted across river and swamp buffaloes and extended to taurine cattle, implying an ancient evolutionary event occurred before the speciation of buffalo and taurine cattle. These results contributed to our understanding of major genetic switches that took place during the evolution of modern buffaloes.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace110256
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2021
publishDateRange 2021
publishDateSort 2021
publisher Oxford University Press
publisherStr Oxford University Press
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1102562025-12-08T10:06:44Z Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies Rafiepour, M. Ebrahimie, E. Vahidi, M.F. Salekdeh, G.H. Niazi, A. Dadpasand, M. Liang, Dong Si, Jingfang Ding, Xiangdong Han Jianlin Zhang, Yi Qanbari, S. buffalo breeds genetics animal breeding genomes The application of high-throughput genotyping or sequencing data helps us to understand the genomic response to natural and artificial selection. In this study, we scanned the genomes of five indigenous buffalo populations belong to three recognized breeds, adapted to different geographical and agro-ecological zones in Iran, to unravel the extent of genomic diversity and to localize genomic regions and genes underwent past selection. A total of 46 river buffalo whole genomes, from West and East Azerbaijan, Gilan, Mazandaran, and Khuzestan provinces, were resequenced. Our sequencing data reached to a coverage above 99% of the river buffalo reference genome and an average read depth around 9.2× per sample. We identified 20.55 million SNPs, including 63,097 missense, 707 stop-gain, and 159 stop-loss mutations that might have functional consequences. Genomic diversity analyses showed modest structuring among Iranian buffalo populations following frequent gene flow or admixture in the recent past. Evidence of positive selection was investigated using both differentiation (Fst) and fixation (Pi) metrics. Analysis of fixation revealed three genomic regions in all three breeds with aberrant polymorphism contents on BBU2, 20, and 21. Fixation signal on BBU2 overlapped with the OCA2-HERC2 genes, suggestive of adaptation to UV exposure through pigmentation mechanism. Further validation using resequencing data from other five bovine species as well as the Axiom Buffalo Genotyping Array 90K data of river and swamp buffaloes indicated that these fixation signals persisted across river and swamp buffaloes and extended to taurine cattle, implying an ancient evolutionary event occurred before the speciation of buffalo and taurine cattle. These results contributed to our understanding of major genetic switches that took place during the evolution of modern buffaloes. 2021-01-07 2020-11-22T20:07:48Z 2020-11-22T20:07:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110256 en Open Access Oxford University Press Rafiepour, M., Ebrahimie, E., Vahidi, M.F., Salekdeh, G.H., Niazi, A., Dadpasand, M., Liang, D., Si, J., Ding, X., Han, J., Zhang, Y. and Qanbari, S. 2021. Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies. Genome Biology and Evolution 13(1): evaa231.
spellingShingle buffalo breeds
genetics
animal breeding
genomes
Rafiepour, M.
Ebrahimie, E.
Vahidi, M.F.
Salekdeh, G.H.
Niazi, A.
Dadpasand, M.
Liang, Dong
Si, Jingfang
Ding, Xiangdong
Han Jianlin
Zhang, Yi
Qanbari, S.
Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title_full Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title_fullStr Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title_full_unstemmed Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title_short Whole genome re-sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
title_sort whole genome re sequencing reveals adaptation prior to the divergence of buffalo subspecies
topic buffalo breeds
genetics
animal breeding
genomes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110256
work_keys_str_mv AT rafiepourm wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT ebrahimiee wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT vahidimf wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT salekdehgh wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT niazia wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT dadpasandm wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT liangdong wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT sijingfang wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT dingxiangdong wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT hanjianlin wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT zhangyi wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies
AT qanbaris wholegenomeresequencingrevealsadaptationpriortothedivergenceofbuffalosubspecies