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Journal Article
The hagfish genome and the evolution of vertebrates
2024
Overview
As the only surviving lineages of jawless fishes, hagfishes and lampreys provide a crucial window into early vertebrate evolution
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–
3
. Here we investigate the complex history, timing and functional role of genome-wide duplications
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–
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and programmed DNA elimination
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,
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in vertebrates in the light of a chromosome-scale genome sequence for the brown hagfish
Eptatretus atami
. Combining evidence from syntenic and phylogenetic analyses, we establish a comprehensive picture of vertebrate genome evolution, including an auto-tetraploidization (1R
V
) that predates the early Cambrian cyclostome–gnathostome split, followed by a mid–late Cambrian allo-tetraploidization (2R
JV
) in gnathostomes and a prolonged Cambrian–Ordovician hexaploidization (2R
CY
) in cyclostomes. Subsequently, hagfishes underwent extensive genomic changes, with chromosomal fusions accompanied by the loss of genes that are essential for organ systems (for example, genes involved in the development of eyes and in the proliferation of osteoclasts); these changes account, in part, for the simplification of the hagfish body plan
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,
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. Finally, we characterize programmed DNA elimination in hagfish, identifying protein-coding genes and repetitive elements that are deleted from somatic cell lineages during early development. The elimination of these germline-specific genes provides a mechanism for resolving genetic conflict between soma and germline by repressing germline and pluripotency functions, paralleling findings in lampreys
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. Reconstruction of the early genomic history of vertebrates provides a framework for further investigations of the evolution of cyclostomes and jawed vertebrates.
A chromosome-scale genome assembly for the hagfish
Eptatretus atami
, combined with a series of phylogenetic analyses, sheds light on ancient polyploidization events that had a key role in the early evolution of vertebrates.
