2023
Genomic evidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy and infection-associated genotypes in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes, the major vector of African trypanosomiasis in Uganda
Saarman N, Son J, Zhao H, Cosme L, Kong Y, Li M, Wang S, Weiss B, Echodu R, Opiro R, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genomic evidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy and infection-associated genotypes in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes, the major vector of African trypanosomiasis in Uganda. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2023, 114: 105501. PMID: 37709241, PMCID: PMC10593118, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association analysisNovel vector control strategiesAnimal African trypanosomiasisSex chromosome aneuploidyNatural populationsGenome assemblySex chromosomesGenomic regionsGenomic evidenceGenetic variationBp upstreamAutosomal SNPsSeq dataTrypanosome infectionTrypanosome parasitesAssociation analysisMolecular pathwaysAssembly metricsLinkage disequilibriumLecithin-cholesterol acyltransferaseAfrican trypanosomiasisMajor vectorGenomeSNPsPrimary vector
2012
Exon capture and bulk segregant analysis: rapid discovery of causative mutations using high-throughput sequencing
del Viso F, Bhattacharya D, Kong Y, Gilchrist MJ, Khokha MK. Exon capture and bulk segregant analysis: rapid discovery of causative mutations using high-throughput sequencing. BMC Genomics 2012, 13: 649. PMID: 23171430, PMCID: PMC3526394, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulk segregant analysisForward genetic screenSegregant analysisGenetic screenGenome assemblyExon captureCausative mutationsVertebrate model systemHigh-throughput sequencingHuman genetic analysisThousands of SNPsAssembly of scaffoldsModel systemGenomic resourcesVertebrate modelXenopus tropicalisFine mappingGenetic analysisCapture sequencingSequence variantsSequencingMutationsRapid discoveryMutantsExome sequencing