Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species

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Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species. / Schrader, Lukas; Kim, Jay W; Ence, Daniel; Zimin, Aleksey; Klein, Antonia; Wyschetzki, Katharina; Weichselgartner, Tobias; Kemena, Carsten; Stökl, Johannes; Schultner, Eva; Wurm, Yannick; Smith, Christopher D; Yandell, Mark; Heinze, Jürgen; Gadau, Jürgen; Oettler, Jan.

I: Nature Communications, Bind 5, 5495, 2014.

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Schrader, L, Kim, JW, Ence, D, Zimin, A, Klein, A, Wyschetzki, K, Weichselgartner, T, Kemena, C, Stökl, J, Schultner, E, Wurm, Y, Smith, CD, Yandell, M, Heinze, J, Gadau, J & Oettler, J 2014, 'Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species', Nature Communications, bind 5, 5495. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6495

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Schrader, L., Kim, J. W., Ence, D., Zimin, A., Klein, A., Wyschetzki, K., Weichselgartner, T., Kemena, C., Stökl, J., Schultner, E., Wurm, Y., Smith, C. D., Yandell, M., Heinze, J., Gadau, J., & Oettler, J. (2014). Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species. Nature Communications, 5, [5495]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6495

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Schrader L, Kim JW, Ence D, Zimin A, Klein A, Wyschetzki K o.a. Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species. Nature Communications. 2014;5. 5495. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6495

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Schrader, Lukas ; Kim, Jay W ; Ence, Daniel ; Zimin, Aleksey ; Klein, Antonia ; Wyschetzki, Katharina ; Weichselgartner, Tobias ; Kemena, Carsten ; Stökl, Johannes ; Schultner, Eva ; Wurm, Yannick ; Smith, Christopher D ; Yandell, Mark ; Heinze, Jürgen ; Gadau, Jürgen ; Oettler, Jan. / Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species. I: Nature Communications. 2014 ; Bind 5.

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abstract = "Adaptation requires genetic variation, but founder populations are generally genetically depleted. Here we sequence two populations of an inbred ant that diverge in phenotype to determine how variability is generated. Cardiocondyla obscurior has the smallest of the sequenced ant genomes and its structure suggests a fundamental role of transposable elements (TEs) in adaptive evolution. Accumulations of TEs (TE islands) comprising 7.18% of the genome evolve faster than other regions with regard to single-nucleotide variants, gene/exon duplications and deletions and gene homology. A non-random distribution of gene families, larvae/adult specific gene expression and signs of differential methylation in TE islands indicate intragenomic differences in regulation, evolutionary rates and coalescent effective population size. Our study reveals a tripartite interplay between TEs, life history and adaptation in an invasive species.",
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AU - Klein, Antonia

AU - Wyschetzki, Katharina

AU - Weichselgartner, Tobias

AU - Kemena, Carsten

AU - Stökl, Johannes

AU - Schultner, Eva

AU - Wurm, Yannick

AU - Smith, Christopher D

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AU - Heinze, Jürgen

AU - Gadau, Jürgen

AU - Oettler, Jan

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N2 - Adaptation requires genetic variation, but founder populations are generally genetically depleted. Here we sequence two populations of an inbred ant that diverge in phenotype to determine how variability is generated. Cardiocondyla obscurior has the smallest of the sequenced ant genomes and its structure suggests a fundamental role of transposable elements (TEs) in adaptive evolution. Accumulations of TEs (TE islands) comprising 7.18% of the genome evolve faster than other regions with regard to single-nucleotide variants, gene/exon duplications and deletions and gene homology. A non-random distribution of gene families, larvae/adult specific gene expression and signs of differential methylation in TE islands indicate intragenomic differences in regulation, evolutionary rates and coalescent effective population size. Our study reveals a tripartite interplay between TEs, life history and adaptation in an invasive species.

AB - Adaptation requires genetic variation, but founder populations are generally genetically depleted. Here we sequence two populations of an inbred ant that diverge in phenotype to determine how variability is generated. Cardiocondyla obscurior has the smallest of the sequenced ant genomes and its structure suggests a fundamental role of transposable elements (TEs) in adaptive evolution. Accumulations of TEs (TE islands) comprising 7.18% of the genome evolve faster than other regions with regard to single-nucleotide variants, gene/exon duplications and deletions and gene homology. A non-random distribution of gene families, larvae/adult specific gene expression and signs of differential methylation in TE islands indicate intragenomic differences in regulation, evolutionary rates and coalescent effective population size. Our study reveals a tripartite interplay between TEs, life history and adaptation in an invasive species.

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KW - Animals

KW - Ants

KW - Biological Evolution

KW - Brazil

KW - DNA Methylation

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KW - Exons

KW - Gene Deletion

KW - Gene Duplication

KW - Genes, Insect

KW - Genome, Insect

KW - Genomic Islands

KW - Introduced Species

KW - Japan

KW - Phylogeography

KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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