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Integrative Genomics Refines Tissues, Candidate Genes and Putative Regulatory Links Involved in the Humic Adaptation of Keystone Freshwater Fish
Tekijät: Ozerov, M. Yu.; Noreikiene, K.; Taube, K.; Gross, R.; Vasemägi, A.
Kustantaja: Wiley
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Journal: Molecular Ecology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Molecular Ecology
Lehden akronyymi: Mol Ecol
Artikkelin numero: e17698
ISSN: 0962-1083
eISSN: 1365-294X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17698
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17698
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/484859960
Although population genomics approaches have been successful in identifying regions of the genome shaped by natural selection, progress in dissecting the molecular mechanisms of adaptive variants and traits has been slow. By integrating multi-tissue (gill, spleen, olfactory rosette, whole eye, and liver) transcriptomes from 16 wild Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) populations and previously identified footprints of selection, we prioritise tissues, candidate genes, and putative SNP-gene expression associations potentially involved in the humic adaptation of this keystone freshwater fish. Over 5000 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were discovered across the five tissues. A significant excess of outlier SNPs among DEGs found in the gill and spleen tissues indicated their potential involvement in humic adaptation. Next, we identified 2640 cis-eQTLs, and observed significant enrichment of outliers among expression-associated SNPs (eSNPs) in spleen and olfactory rosette tissues, as well as in all tissues combined. Several eQTLs were found in the regions showing the strongest signals of selection, which also harboured DEGs (chr. 5: PLAGL2, chr. 7: PPP1R8, TCHH). Thus, our integrative analyses enabled us to pinpoint specific organs that potentially play a key role in adaptation, prioritise candidate genes under divergent selection based on their expression patterns, and identify links between SNPs and transcript abundance variation. We expect that by combining evolutionary and functional genomics perspectives this work provides a practical framework for understanding the genetic basis of phenotypic diversification and adaptation across a wide range of species.
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This study was funded by the Swedish Research Council grant 2020-03916 (to A.V.), Estonian Research Council grants PRG852 (to A.V. and K.N.), European Regional Development Fund and the programme Mobilitas Pluss (MOBJD344 to K.N.), and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (start-up grant to A.V.). We thank Vitalii Lichman, Siim Kahar, Lilian Pukk, Magnus Lauringson, Alfonso Diaz Suarez and Karl-Erik Aavik for assistance during fieldwork. We acknowledge CSC-IT Center for Science, Finland and the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC) at UPPMAX, Sweden, for providing generous computational resources.
