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- Advancing the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, as a model system for genomic studies of evolution, development and regeneration.
Advancing the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, as a model system for genomic studies of evolution, development and regeneration.
| Abstract | Well-established model systems exist in four out of the seven major classes of vertebrates. These include the mouse, chicken, frog and zebrafish. Noticeably missing from this list is a reptilian model organism for comparative studies between the vertebrates and for studies of biological processes unique to reptiles. To help fill in this gap the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis, is being adapted as a model organism. Despite the recent release of the complete genomic sequence of the A. carolinensis, the lizard lacks some resources to aid researchers in their studies. Particularly, the lack of transcriptomic resources for lizard has made it difficult to identify genes complete with alternative splice forms and untranslated regions (UTRs). As part of this work the genome annotation for A. carolinensis was improved through next generation sequencing and assembly of the transcriptomes from 14 different adult and embryonic tissues. This revised annotation of the lizard will improve comparative studies between vertebrates, as well as studies within A. carolinensis itself, by providing more accurate gene models, which provide the bases for molecular studies. To demonstrate the utility of the improved annotations and reptilian model organism, the developmental process of somitogenesis in the lizard was analyzed and compared with other vertebrates. This study identified several key features both divergent and convergent between the vertebrates, which was not previously known before analysis of a reptilian model organism. The improved genome annotations have also allowed for molecular studies of tail regeneration in the lizard. With the annotation of 3' UTR sequences and next generation sequencing, it is now possible to do expressional studies of miRNA and predict their mRNA target transcripts at genomic scale. Through next generation small RNA sequencing and subsequent analysis, several differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the regenerating tail, suggesting miRNA may play a key role in regulating this process in lizards. Through miRNA target prediction several key biological pathways were identified as potentially under the regulation of miRNAs during tail regeneration. In total, this work has both helped advance A. carolinensis as model system and displayed the utility of a reptilian model system.... (more) |
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| Created Date | 2012 |
| Contributor | Eckalbar, Walter (Author) / Kusumi, Kenro (Advisor) / Huentelman, Matthew (Committee member) / Rawls, Jeffery (Committee member) / Wilson-Rawls, Norma (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Subject | Genetics / Developmental biology / Molecular biology / Development / Evolution / Genomics / Lizard / Regeneration / RNA-seq |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Extent | 166 pages |
| Language | English |
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| Reuse Permissions | All Rights Reserved |
| Note | Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology 2012 |
| Collaborating Institutions | Graduate College / ASU Library |
| Additional Formats | MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS |
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