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Diversity and regulatory impact of copy number variation in the primate Macaca fascicularis

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Title
Diversity and regulatory impact of copy number variation in the primate Macaca fascicularis
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BMC Genomics, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12864-017-3531-y
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Andreas R. Gschwind, Anjali Singh, Ulrich Certa, Alexandre Reymond, Tobias Heckel

Abstract

Copy number variations (CNVs) are a significant source of genetic diversity and commonly found in mammalian genomes. We have generated a genome-wide CNV map for Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). This crab-eating macaque is the closest animal model to humans that is used in biomedical research. We show that Cynomolgus monkey CNVs are in general much smaller in size than gene loci and are specific to the population of origin. Genome-wide expression data from five vitally important organs demonstrates that CNVs in close proximity to transcription start sites associate strongly with expression changes. Among these eQTL genes we find an overrepresentation of genes involved in metabolism, receptor activity, and transcription. These results provide evidence that CNVs shape tissue transcriptomes in monkey populations, potentially offering an adaptive advantage. We suggest that this genetic diversity should be taken into account when using Cynomolgus macaques as models.

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Unknown 18 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 28%
Student > Master 4 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 17%
Professor 1 6%
Student > Bachelor 1 6%
Other 2 11%
Unknown 2 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 39%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 33%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 6%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 6%
Chemistry 1 6%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 2 11%
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