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Title:		Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication
Author(s):		Montague MJ; Li G; Gandolfi B; Khan R; Aken BL; Searle SM; Minx P; Hillier LW; Koboldt DC; Davis BW; Driscoll CA; Barr CS; Blackistone K; Quilez J; Lorente-Galdos B; Marques-Bonet T; Alkan C; Thomas GW; Hahn MW; Menotti-Raymond M; O'Brien SJ; Wilson RK; Lyons LA; Murphy WJ; Warren WC;
Address:		"The Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108; Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843; Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201; Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton CB10 1SA, United Kingdom; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20886; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Pompeu Fabra University, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Pompeu Fabra University, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Analisis Genomico 08028, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405; Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, Center for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702; Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 199178, Russia; and Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314. Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201; wwarren@genome.wustl.edu wmurphy@cvm.tamu.edu lyonsla@missouri.edu. Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843; wwarren@genome.wustl.edu wmurphy@cvm.tamu.edu lyonsla@missouri.edu. The Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108; wwarren@genome.wustl.edu wmurphy@cvm.tamu.edu lyonsla@missouri.edu"
Journal Title:		Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Year:		2014
Volume:		20141110
Issue:		48
Page Number:		17230 - 17235
DOI:		10.1073/pnas.1410083111
ISSN/ISBN:		1091-6490 (Electronic) 0027-8424 (Print) 0027-8424 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Little is known about the genetic changes that distinguish domestic cat populations from their wild progenitors. Here we describe a high-quality domestic cat reference genome assembly and comparative inferences made with other cat breeds, wildcats, and other mammals. Based upon these comparisons, we identified positively selected genes enriched for genes involved in lipid metabolism that underpin adaptations to a hypercarnivorous diet. We also found positive selection signals within genes underlying sensory processes, especially those affecting vision and hearing in the carnivore lineage. We observed an evolutionary tradeoff between functional olfactory and vomeronasal receptor gene repertoires in the cat and dog genomes, with an expansion of the feline chemosensory system for detecting pheromones at the expense of odorant detection. Genomic regions harboring signatures of natural selection that distinguish domestic cats from their wild congeners are enriched in neural crest-related genes associated with behavior and reward in mouse models, as predicted by the domestication syndrome hypothesis. Our description of a previously unidentified allele for the gloving pigmentation pattern found in the Birman breed supports the hypothesis that cat breeds experienced strong selection on specific mutations drawn from random bred populations. Collectively, these findings provide insight into how the process of domestication altered the ancestral wildcat genome and build a resource for future disease mapping and phylogenomic studies across all members of the Felidae"
Keywords:		"Adaptation, Physiological/genetics Amino Acid Sequence Animals Animals, Domestic/*genetics Animals, Wild/*genetics Carnivory Cats/classification/*genetics Chromosome Mapping DNA Copy Number Variations Dogs Female Gene Deletion Gene Duplication Genome/*gen;"
Notes:		"MedlineMontague, Michael J Li, Gang Gandolfi, Barbara Khan, Razib Aken, Bronwen L Searle, Steven M J Minx, Patrick Hillier, LaDeana W Koboldt, Daniel C Davis, Brian W Driscoll, Carlos A Barr, Christina S Blackistone, Kevin Quilez, Javier Lorente-Galdos, Belen Marques-Bonet, Tomas Alkan, Can Thomas, Gregg W C Hahn, Matthew W Menotti-Raymond, Marilyn O'Brien, Stephen J Wilson, Richard K Lyons, Leslie A Murphy, William J Warren, Wesley C eng 260372/ERC_/European Research Council/International CDA 10-014/HX/HSRD VA/ U54HG003079/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ 095908/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom U54 HG003079/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ R24 RR016094/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ R24 OD010928/OD/NIH HHS/ Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2014/11/12 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Dec 2; 111(48):17230-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410083111. Epub 2014 Nov 10"