Pervasive tissue-, genetic background-, and allele-specific gene expression effects inDrosophila melanogaster
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 20, 2024
Abstract
The
pervasiveness
of
gene
expression
variation
and
its
contribution
to
phenotypic
evolution
is
well
known.
This
context
dependent,
with
differences
in
regulatory
architecture
often
associated
intrinsic
environmental
factors,
modulated
by
elements
that
can
act
cis
(linked)
or
trans
(unlinked)
relative
the
genes
they
affect.
So
far,
little
known
about
how
this
genetic
affects
among
closely
related
tissues
during
population
divergence.
To
address
question,
we
analyzed
midgut,
hindgut,
Malpighian
tubule
as
microbiome
composition
two
gut
four
Drosophila
melanogaster
strains
their
F1
hybrids
from
divergent
populations:
one
derived,
European
range
ancestral,
African
range.
In
both
transcriptome
data,
detected
extensive
tissue-
background-specific
effects,
including
effects
background
on
overall
tissue
specificity.
Tissue-specific
were
typically
stronger
than
although
not
more
similar
each
other
tubules.
An
examination
allele
specific
revealed
that,
while
tissue-specific
expressed
differentially
between
populations
conserved
expression,
effects.
Despite
there
being
highly
variable
architecture,
observation
was
robust
across
backgrounds,
suggesting
be
spatially
fine-tuned
better
divergence
yielding
new
insights
into
evolution.
Author
Summary
Genetic
variants
regulating
affect
are
thought
important
adaptation
because
temporally
fine-tune
expression.
study,
used
fruit
fly
compare
inbred
parental
offspring
order
characterize
basis
regulation
inheritance.
We
examined
three
(midgut,
tubule)
backgrounds
stemming
Europe
ancestral
Africa.
Additionally,
characterized
bacterial
community
tissues.
composition,
Genes
those
These
results
suggest
(or
than)
diverge
another.
Our
study
yields
novel
insight
Language: Английский
Pervasive tissue-, genetic background-, and allele-specific gene expression effects in Drosophila melanogaster
PLoS Genetics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(8), P. e1011257 - e1011257
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
The
pervasiveness
of
gene
expression
variation
and
its
contribution
to
phenotypic
evolution
is
well
known.
This
context
dependent,
with
differences
in
regulatory
architecture
often
associated
intrinsic
environmental
factors,
modulated
by
elements
that
can
act
cis
(linked)
or
trans
(unlinked)
relative
the
genes
they
affect.
So
far,
little
known
about
how
this
genetic
affects
among
closely
related
tissues
during
population
divergence.
To
address
question,
we
analyzed
midgut,
hindgut,
Malpighian
tubule
as
microbiome
composition
two
gut
four
Drosophila
melanogaster
strains
their
F1
hybrids
from
divergent
populations:
one
derived,
European
range
ancestral,
African
range.
In
both
transcriptome
data,
detected
extensive
tissue-
background-specific
effects,
including
effects
background
on
overall
tissue
specificity.
Tissue-specific
were
typically
stronger
than
although
not
more
similar
each
other
tubules.
An
examination
allele
specific
revealed
that,
while
tissue-specific
expressed
differentially
between
populations
conserved
expression,
effects.
Despite
there
being
highly
variable
architecture,
observation
was
robust
across
backgrounds,
suggesting
be
spatially
fine-tuned
better
divergence
yielding
new
insights
into
evolution.
Language: Английский