scholarly journals Comparative genomics of two inbred lines of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis reveals disparate effector family-specific diversification patterns

BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris J.M. van Steenbrugge ◽  
Sven van den Elsen ◽  
Martijn Holterman ◽  
Mark G. Sterken ◽  
Peter Thorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Genome ◽  
Plant Defence ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Copy Number Variations ◽  
Globodera Rostochiensis ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Feeding Site ◽  
Fold Reduction ◽  
Dorsal Gland ◽  
Reference Genomes

Abstract Background Potato cyst nematodes belong to the most harmful pathogens in potato, and durable management of these parasites largely depends on host-plant resistances. These resistances are pathotype specific. The current Globodera rostochiensis pathotype scheme that defines five pathotypes (Ro1 - Ro5) is both fundamentally and practically of limited value. Hence, resistant potato varieties are used worldwide in a poorly informed manner. Results We generated two novel reference genomes of G. rostochiensis inbred lines derived from a Ro1 and a Ro5 population. These genome sequences comprise 173 and 189 scaffolds respectively, marking a ≈ 24-fold reduction in fragmentation as compared to the current reference genome. We provide copy number variations for 19 effector families. Four dorsal gland effector families were investigated in more detail. SPRYSECs, known to be implicated in plant defence suppression, constitute by far the most diversified family studied herein with 60 and 99 variants in Ro1 and Ro5 distributed over 18 and 26 scaffolds. In contrast, CLEs, effectors involved in feeding site induction, show strong physical clustering. The 10 and 16 variants cluster on respectively 2 and 1 scaffolds. Given that pathotypes are defined by their effectoromes, we pinpoint the disparate nature of the contributing effector families in terms of sequence diversification and loss and gain of variants. Conclusions Two novel reference genomes allow for nearly complete inventories of effector diversification and physical organisation within and between pathotypes. Combined with insights we provide on effector family-specific diversification patterns, this constitutes a basis for an effectorome-based virulence scheme for this notorious pathogen.

scholarly journals Comparative Genomics of two Inbred Lines of the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera rostochiensis reveals disparate Effector Family-specific Diversification Patterns

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris J.M. van Steenbrugge ◽  
Sven van den Elsen ◽  
Martijn Holterman ◽  
Mark G. Sterken ◽  
Peter Thorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Genome ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Copy Number Variations ◽  
Globodera Rostochiensis ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Feeding Site ◽  
Fold Reduction ◽  
Dorsal Gland ◽  
Reference Genomes

AbstractBackgroundPotato cyst nematodes belong to the most harmful pathogens in potato, and durable management of these soil-borne parasites largely depends on host-plant resistances. These resistances are pathotype specific. The current Globodera rostochiensis pathotype scheme that defines five pathotypes (Ro1 - Ro5) is for fundamental and practical reasons barely useful. As a result, resistant potato varieties are worldwide used in a non-informed manner.ResultsWe generated two novel reference genomes of G. rostochiensis inbred lines derived from a Ro1 and a Ro5 population. These genome sequences comprise 173 and 189 scaffolds respectively, marking a ≈ 24-fold reduction in fragmentation as compared to the current reference genome. We provide copy number variations for 18 effector families. Four dorsal gland effector families were investigated in more detail. SPRYSECs, known to be implicated in immune suppression, constitute by far the most diversified family with 60 and 99 variants in Ro1 and Ro5 distributed over 18 and 26 scaffolds. In contrast, CLEs, effectors involved in feeding site induction, show strong physical clustering. The 10 and 16 variants cluster on respectively 2 and 1 scaffolds. Given that pathotypes are defined by their effectoromes, we pinpoint the disparate nature of the contributing effector families in terms of sequence diversification and loss and gain of variants.ConclusionTwo novel reference genomes allow for nearly complete inventories of effector diversification and physical organisation within and between pathotypes. Combined with insights we provide on effector family-specific diversification patterns, this constitutes a solid basis for an effectorome-based virulence scheme for this notorious pathogen.

scholarly journals Comparative Genomics of two Inbred Lines of the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera rostochiensis reveals disparate Effector Family-specific Diversification Patterns

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris J.M. van Steenbrugge ◽  
Sven van den Elsen ◽  
Martijn Holterman ◽  
Mark G. Sterken ◽  
Peter Thorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Defence ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Copy Number Variations ◽  
Globodera Rostochiensis ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Feeding Site ◽  
Fold Reduction ◽  
Dorsal Gland ◽  
Reference Genomes

Abstract Background: Potato cyst nematodes belong to the most harmful pathogens in potato, and durable management of these soil-borne parasites largely depends on host-plant resistances. These resistances are pathotype specific. The current Globodera rostochiensis pathotype scheme that defines five pathotypes (Ro1 - Ro5) is for fundamental and practical reasons barely useful. As a result, resistant potato varieties are used worldwide in a non-informed manner. Results: We generated two novel reference genomes of G. rostochiensis inbred lines derived from a Ro1 and a Ro5 population. These genome sequences comprise 173 and 189 scaffolds respectively, marking a » 24-fold reduction in fragmentation as compared to the current reference genome. We provide copy number variations for 18 effector families. Four dorsal gland effector families were investigated in more detail. SPRYSECs, known to be implicated in plant defence suppression, constitute by far the most diversified family with 60 and 99 variants in Ro1 and Ro5 distributed over 18 and 26 scaffolds. In contrast, CLEs, effectors involved in feeding site induction, show strong physical clustering. The 10 and 16 variants cluster on respectively 2 and 1 scaffolds. Given that pathotypes are defined by their effectoromes, we pinpoint the disparate nature of the contributing effector families in terms of sequence diversification and loss and gain of variants.Conclusion: Two novel reference genomes allow for nearly complete inventories of effector diversification and physical organisation within and between pathotypes. Combined with insights we provide on effector family-specific diversification patterns, this constitutes a solid basis for an effectorome-based virulence scheme for this notorious pathogen.

scholarly journals Reference flow: reducing reference bias using multiple population genomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nae-Chyun Chen ◽  
Brad Solomon ◽  
Taher Mun ◽  
Sheila Iyer ◽  
Ben Langmead
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Reference Genome ◽  
Alignment Method ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Computational Overhead ◽  
Reference Flow ◽  
Multiple Population ◽  
Reference Bias ◽  
Flow Alignment ◽  
Reference Genomes

AbstractMost sequencing data analyses start by aligning sequencing reads to a linear reference genome, but failure to account for genetic variation leads to reference bias and confounding of results downstream. Other approaches replace the linear reference with structures like graphs that can include genetic variation, incurring major computational overhead. We propose the reference flow alignment method that uses multiple population reference genomes to improve alignment accuracy and reduce reference bias. Compared to the graph aligner vg, reference flow achieves a similar level of accuracy and bias avoidance but with 14% of the memory footprint and 5.5 times the speed.

Novel matrix metalloproteinase from the cyst nematodes Heterodera glycines and Globodera rostochiensis

2004 ◽  
Vol 136 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena S Kovaleva ◽  
Edward P Masler ◽  
Andrea M Skantar ◽  
David J Chitwood
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Metalloproteinase ◽  
Heterodera Glycines ◽  
Globodera Rostochiensis ◽  
Cyst Nematodes

AStrap: identification of alternative splicing from transcript sequences without a reference genome

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (15) ◽  
pp. 2654-2656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoli Ji ◽  
Wenbin Ye ◽  
Yaru Su ◽  
Moliang Chen ◽  
Guangzao Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Reference Genome ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Extensive Evaluation ◽  
Reference Genomes

Abstract Summary Alternative splicing (AS) is a well-established mechanism for increasing transcriptome and proteome diversity, however, detecting AS events and distinguishing among AS types in organisms without available reference genomes remains challenging. We developed a de novo approach called AStrap for AS analysis without using a reference genome. AStrap identifies AS events by extensive pair-wise alignments of transcript sequences and predicts AS types by a machine-learning model integrating more than 500 assembled features. We evaluated AStrap using collected AS events from reference genomes of rice and human as well as single-molecule real-time sequencing data from Amborella trichopoda. Results show that AStrap can identify much more AS events with comparable or higher accuracy than the competing method. AStrap also possesses a unique feature of predicting AS types, which achieves an overall accuracy of ∼0.87 for different species. Extensive evaluation of AStrap using different parameters, sample sizes and machine-learning models on different species also demonstrates the robustness and flexibility of AStrap. AStrap could be a valuable addition to the community for the study of AS in non-model organisms with limited genetic resources. Availability and implementation AStrap is available for download at https://github.com/BMILAB/AStrap. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

scholarly journals benchNGS : An approach to benchmark short reads alignment tools

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzana Rahman ◽  
Mehedi Hassan ◽  
Alona Kryshchenko ◽  
Inna Dubchak ◽  
Tatiana V Tatarinova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Genome ◽  
Global Alignment ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Related Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Short Reads ◽  
Relevant Reference ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs ◽  
Reference Genomes ◽  
Generation Sequencing

In the last decade a number of algorithms and associated software were developed to align next generation sequencing (NGS) reads to relevant reference genomes. The results of these programs may vary significantly, especially when the NGS reads are contain mutations not found in the reference genome. Yet there is no standard way to compare these programs and assess their biological relevance. We propose a benchmark to assess accuracy of the short reads mapping based on the pre-computed global alignment of closely related genome sequences. In this paper we outline the method and also present a short report of an experiment performed on five popular alignment tools .

scholarly journals A Significant Expansion of Our Understanding of the Composition of the Human Microbiome

mSystems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e00010-19
Author(s):  
Sigal Leviatan ◽  
Eran Segal
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Reference Genome ◽  
Human Microbiome ◽  
Shotgun Sequencing ◽  
Reference Set ◽  
Reference Genomes

ABSTRACT Shotgun sequencing of samples taken from the human microbiome often reveals only partial mapping of the sequenced metagenomic reads to existing reference genomes. Such partial mappability indicates that many genomes are missing in our reference genome set. This is particularly true for non-Western populations and for samples that do not originate from the gut. Pasolli et al. (E. Pasolli, F. Asnicar, S. Manara, M. Zolfo, et al., Cell, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.01.001) perform a grand effort to expand the reference set, and to better classify its members, revealing a wider pangenome of existing species as well as identifying new species of previously unknown taxonomic branches.

scholarly journals The Arabidopsis RboHB Encoded by At1g09090 Is Important for Resistance against Nematodes

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdalmenem I. M. Hawamda ◽  
Adil Zahoor ◽  
Amjad Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Amjad Ali ◽  
Holger Bohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Respiratory Burst ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Heterodera Schachtii ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Feeding Site ◽  
Plant Life ◽  
Respiratory Burst Oxidase ◽  
Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homologue

Reactive oxygen species are a byproduct of aerobic metabolic processes but are also produced by plants in defense against pathogens. In addition, they can function as signaling molecules that control various aspects of plant life, ranging from developmental processes to responses to abiotic and biotic stimuli. In plants, reactive oxygen species can be produced by respiratory burst oxidase homologues. Arabidopsis contains 10 genes for respiratory burst oxidase homologues that are involved in different aspects of plant life. Plant pathogenic cyst nematodes such as Heterodera schachtii induce a syncytium in the roots of host plants that becomes a feeding site which supplies nutrients throughout the life of the nematode. In line with this function, the transcriptome of the syncytium shows drastic changes. One of the genes that is most strongly downregulated in syncytia codes for respiratory burst oxidase homologue B. This gene is root-specific and we confirm here the downregulation in nematode feeding sites with a promoter::GUS (β-glucuronidase) line. Overexpression of this gene resulted in enhanced resistance against nematodes but also against leaf-infecting pathogens. Thus, respiratory burst oxidase homologue B has a role in resistance. The function of this gene is in contrast to respiratory burst oxidase homologues D and F, which have been found to be needed for full susceptibility of Arabidopsis to H. schachtii. However, our bioinformatic analysis did not find differences between these proteins that could account for the opposed function in the interaction with nematodes.

scholarly journals Study of European and Czech populations of potato cyst nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida) by RAPD method

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 70-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sedlák ◽  
M. Melounová ◽  
S. Skupinová ◽  
P. Vejl ◽  
J. Domkářová
Keyword(s):  
Animal Species ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Globodera Rostochiensis ◽  
Globodera Pallida ◽  
Genetic Identification ◽  
Potato Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Genetic Dissimilarity ◽  
Solanaceous Plants ◽  
Molecular Genetic Identification

Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are the big problem in worldwide planting of potatoes and another Solanaceous plants. Identification of individual pathotypes according to international scheme is very demanding but a very important part of the phytosanitary process to control these pests. Molecular genetic identification of different plant and animal species or individuals is a very interesting way at the present time and let’s hope that it will be important in future. This report presents results of the RAPD study of nine different real PCN populations. There were five Globodera rostochiensis populations and four G. pallida populations. Pathotypes Ro2, Ro2/3, Ro4, Ro5, Pa2 and Pa3 were from European populations; population Ro1 and X were of Czech provenance. Genetics variable of these populations was described by a set of six decameric primers (OPA 07, OPG 03, OPG 05, OPG 08, OPG 10 and OPG 13). Genetic dissimilarity was by Gel Manager for Windows evaluated. Detectable differences behind all populations were found and the dendrogram was compiled. The unknown population X was sorted into group of Globodera pallida species subgroup of Pa2 consequently.

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