在虫发育过程中,X染色体在雄性组织中的过度表达和无活化的动力学
Jelisaveta Djordjevic1, Patrick Tran Van1,2, William Toubiana1
1Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
PLoS genetics
|March 10, 2025
概括
棒虫在大多数组织中表现出完整的剂量补偿 (DC),但因中介性性染色体失活 (MSCI) 而导致X相关基因表达在雄性中变异期间下降. 这突出了性别染色体的动态调节.
科学领域:
- 进化遗传学的进化遗传学
- 性染色体生物学 性染色体生物学
- 转录法规 转录法规
背景情况:
- 差异化的性别染色体驱动主要的转录变化,如剂量补偿 (DC) 和介质性性别染色体失活 (MSCI).
- 棒虫 (T. poppense) 使用XX/X0的性别确定,具有古老的X染色体.
- 了解DC和MSCI动态对于性染色体进化至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究棒虫中DC和MSCI的机制和发育时间.
- 分析X链接基因表达跨组织和发展阶段在两性.
- 澄清男性生殖组织中DC和MSCI之间的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 产生了T. poppense. 的染色体级基因组组件.
- 在整个发育过程中,分析了各种组织 (大脑,肠道,天线,腿,生殖道) 的基因表达.
- 检查了与MSCI相关的组织蛋白修饰.
主要成果:
- 在男性体质组织中通过X染色体上调观察到完全的DC.
- 在早期的男性生殖组织中存在DC,但在第4个淋巴阶段减少.
- 在成年男性中,X相关的基因表达减少与化开始和MSCI相吻合.
- 在MSCI中涉及经典的静音基因组修饰.
结论:
- 在T. poppense中,X链接基因表达在整个组织和发育中被动态调节.
- 昆虫丸的X表达减少主要是由MSCI驱动的,而不是缺乏DC.
- 提供了关于性别染色体进化和DC和MSCI协调功能的见解.
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