Structurally divergent and recurrently mutated regions of primate genomes

Yafei Mao, William T. Harvey, David Porubsky, Katherine M. Munson, Kendra Hoekzema, Alexandra P. Lewis, Peter A. Audano, Allison Rozanski, Xiangyu Yang, Shilong Zhang, Dong Ahn Yoo, David S. Gordon, Tyler Fair, Xiaoxi Wei, Glennis A. Logsdon, Marina Haukness, Philip C. Dishuck, Hyeonsoo Jeong, Ricardo del Rosario, Vanessa L. BauerWill T. Fattor, Gregory K. Wilkerson, Yuxiang Mao, Yongyong Shi, Qiang Sun, Qing Lu, Benedict Paten, Trygve E. Bakken, Alex A. Pollen, Guoping Feng, Sara L. Sawyer, Wesley C. Warren, Lucia Carbone, Evan E. Eichler

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Abstract

We sequenced and assembled using multiple long-read sequencing technologies the genomes of chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, macaque, owl monkey, and marmoset. We identified 1,338,997 lineage-specific fixed structural variants (SVs) disrupting 1,561 protein-coding genes and 136,932 regulatory elements, including the most complete set of human-specific fixed differences. We estimate that 819.47 Mbp or ∼27% of the genome has been affected by SVs across primate evolution. We identify 1,607 structurally divergent regions wherein recurrent structural variation contributes to creating SV hotspots where genes are recurrently lost (e.g., CARD, C4, and OLAH gene families) and additional lineage-specific genes are generated (e.g., CKAP2, VPS36, ACBD7, and NEK5 paralogs), becoming targets of rapid chromosomal diversification and positive selection (e.g., RGPD gene family). High-fidelity long-read sequencing has made these dynamic regions of the genome accessible for sequence-level analyses within and between primate species.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1547-1562.e13
JournalCell
Volume187
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 14 2024

Keywords

  • adaptive evolution
  • comparative genomics
  • duplicated genes
  • evolutionary medicine
  • human diseases
  • long-read sequencing
  • NPHP1 and Joubert syndrome
  • primate evolution
  • RGPD gene family

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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