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Extensive gene loss parallels kidney aglomerulism in Syngnathidae
Pinto, Bernardo; Machado, André M.; Cordeiro, J. Miguel; Kolbadinezhad, Salman Malakpour; Fonseca, Elza; Andrade, Jose; Palma, Jorge; Ruivo, RaquelThe eccentric seahorses, seadragons, pipehorses and pipefishes (Syngnathidae) have an aglomerular kidney1. Here, we show that nephron genes2 conserved in Bilateria are secondarily eroded/deleted in Syngnathidae genomes. A transcriptome enrichment analysis suggests the predominance of excretion processes in the Syngnathidae kidney. In a lineage where crypsis and idleness are tightly associated, we propose that a...
The crown pearl V2: an improved genome assembly of the European freshwater pear...
Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Machado, André M.; Forest, Thomas; Achaz, Guillaume; Teixeira, Amílcar; Prié, Vincent; Castro, L. Filipe C.Contiguous assemblies are fundamental to deciphering the composition of extant genomes. In molluscs, this is considerably challenging owing to the large size of their genomes, heterozygosity, and widespread repetitive content. Consequently, long-read sequencing technologies are fundamental for high contiguity and quality. The first genome assembly of Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bival...
The gill transcriptome of threatened European freshwater mussels
Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Machado, André M.; Castro, L. Filipe C.; Prié, Vincent; Teixeira, Amílcar; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Froufe, ElsaGenomic tools applied to non-model organisms are critical to design successful conservation strategies of particularly threatened groups. Freshwater mussels of the Unionida order are among the most vulnerable taxa and yet almost no genetic resources are available. Here, we present the gill transcriptomes of five European freshwater mussels with high conservation concern: Margaritifera margaritifera, Unio crassu...
The complete mitochondrial genome of the endemic Iberian pygmy skate Neoraja ib...
Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Machado, André M.; Graça Aranha, Sofia; Dias, Ester; Veríssimo, Ana; Castro, L. Filipe C.; Froufe, ElsaSkates, Chondrichthyes fishes from order Rajiformes, are the most species-rich group of all Batoidea. However, their phylogenetic relationships and systematics is still a highly discussed and controversial subject. The use of complete mitogenome has shown to be a promising tool to fill this gap of knowledge. Here, the complete mitogenome of the Iberian pygmy skate Neoraja iberica (Stehmann, Séret, Costa & Baro ...
The crown pearl: a draft genome assembly of the European freshwater pearl musse...
Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Machado, André M.; Ramos, António Marcos; Usié, Ana; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Vikhrev, Ilya V.; Breton, SophieSince historical times, the inherent human fascination with pearls turned the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) into a highly valuable cultural and economic resource. Although pearl harvesting in M. margaritifera is nowadays residual, other human threats have aggravated the species conservation status, especially in Europe. This mussel presents a myriad of rare biological feat...