Molecular mechanism of inbreeding effects based on RNA-Seq analysis of the adductor muscle of bay scallop(Argopecten irradians)  

作　　者：Yu Wang Shoudu Zhang Guofan Zhang Rihao Cong Li Li 

机构地区：[1]CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology,Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences [2]Tianjin Bohai Sea Fisheries Research Institute [3]Tianjin Ocean Ranch Technical Engineering Center [4]National Oceanographic Center [5]Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology,Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao) [6]Center for Ocean Mega-Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences

出　　处：《Acta Oceanologica Sinica》2019年第2期44-51,共8页海洋学报（英文版）

基　　金：The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 30800842 and 31502164;the Program of the Chinese Academy of Science under contract No.ZKCX2-211;the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System under contract No.CARS-49

摘　　要：Understanding the effects of inbreeding is critical for the long-term viability of shellfish breeding and for understanding inbreeding depression(ID) of the offspring of selfed individuals and full-sib crosses. The bay scallop(Argopecten irradians) is a simultaneous hermaphroditic marine bivalve with distinct male and female gonads and is a species with external fertilization. It is a canonical model invertebrate for analysis of the genetics of ID and evolution of outcrossing mating system. ID in bivalves is well documented with regard to the phenotype and molecular markers aspects, but little is known on how inbreeding affects genome-wide gene expression.Here, we compare the gene expression profiles of adductor muscle of A. irradians lines inbred to F=0.5 with those of its counterpart outbred lines which are originated from the same paternal individual. Inbred and outbred individuals have some differences in growth traits. The shell length and the total weight of inbred scallops are lower than the counterpart of outbred lines. We found that 1 175 genes were up-regulated while 1 390 were downregulated in inbred lines. Regarding components, differentially expressed genes(DEGs) were concentrated on sarcomeres, contractile filaments, and cell membranes. Among others, whereas regarding their function, the Gene Ontology(GO) was concentrated on transferase, phosphotransferase, peptidase, and others. The DEGsenriched metabolic pathways mainly belonged to the oxidative phosphorylation pathway and apoptosis pathway.We used another two families to verify our bioinformatic results. The selfed and the outbred family originated from different ancestors, but the selfed family showed obvious ID. By using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR), we verified that DEGs with inbreeding are involved in the oxidative phosphorylation and cell apoptosis pathways, suggesting that inbreeding may affect energy metabolism and homeostasis.Understanding the effects of inbreeding is critical for the long-term viability of shellfish breeding and for understanding inbreeding depression(ID) of the offspring of selfed individuals and full-sib crosses. The bay scallop(Argopecten irradians) is a simultaneous hermaphroditic marine bivalve with distinct male and female gonads and is a species with external fertilization. It is a canonical model invertebrate for analysis of the genetics of ID and evolution of outcrossing mating system. ID in bivalves is well documented with regard to the phenotype and molecular markers aspects, but little is known on how inbreeding affects genome-wide gene expression.Here, we compare the gene expression profiles of adductor muscle of A. irradians lines inbred to F=0.5 with those of its counterpart outbred lines which are originated from the same paternal individual. Inbred and outbred individuals have some differences in growth traits. The shell length and the total weight of inbred scallops are lower than the counterpart of outbred lines. We found that 1 175 genes were up-regulated while 1 390 were downregulated in inbred lines. Regarding components, differentially expressed genes(DEGs) were concentrated on sarcomeres, contractile filaments, and cell membranes. Among others, whereas regarding their function, the Gene Ontology(GO) was concentrated on transferase, phosphotransferase, peptidase, and others. The DEGsenriched metabolic pathways mainly belonged to the oxidative phosphorylation pathway and apoptosis pathway.We used another two families to verify our bioinformatic results. The selfed and the outbred family originated from different ancestors, but the selfed family showed obvious ID. By using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR), we verified that DEGs with inbreeding are involved in the oxidative phosphorylation and cell apoptosis pathways, suggesting that inbreeding may affect energy metabolism and homeostasis.

关 键 词：ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS INBREEDING depression DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED genes transcriptome 

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