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Complete mitochondrial genomes from two species of Chinese freshwater crabs of the genus Sinopotamon recovered using next-generation sequencing reveal a novel gene order (Brachyura, Potamidae).

ABSTRACT: Recent morphological and molecular evidence has challenged classical interpretations of eubrachyuran phylogeny and evolution. Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of potamid freshwater crabs, Sinopotamon yaanense and Sinopotamon yangtsekiense were obtained using next-generation sequencing. The results revealed a novel gene order with translocations of a five-gene block and a tRNA gene in comparison to available brachyuran mitochondrial genomes. DNA sequence comparisons position the Potamidae, a primary freshwater crab family, outside of the clade for the traditional heterotreme families, and closer to the clade that includes the thoracotreme families of grapsoid and ocypodoid crabs. Mitogenomic comparisons using rapid next-generation sequencing and a much wider taxonomic sample are required for a high-resolution examination of the phylogenetic relationships within the Eubrachyura.

SUBMITTER: Yuhui X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674035 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Complete mitochondrial genomes from two species of Chinese freshwater crabs of the genus Sinopotamon recovered using next-generation sequencing reveal a novel gene order (Brachyura, Potamidae).

Yuhui Xing X Lijun Zhou Z Yue Hou H Xiaoqi Wang W Chen Zhang Z Zhang Huilun Ruoran Wang W Da Pan P Hongying Sun S

ZooKeys 20171002 705

Recent morphological and molecular evidence has challenged classical interpretations of eubrachyuran phylogeny and evolution. Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of potamid freshwater crabs, Sinopotamon yaanense and Sinopotamon yangtsekiense were obtained using next-generation sequencing. The results revealed a novel gene order with translocations of a five-gene block and a tRNA gene in comparison to available brachyuran mitochondrial genomes. DNA sequence comparisons pos ...[more]

PMID: 29118611

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Project description:BackgroundAparapotamon, a freshwater crab genus endemic to China, includes 13 species. The distribution of Aparapotamon spans the first and second tiers of China's terrain ladder, showing great altitudinal differences. To study the molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in Aparapotamon, we performed evolutionary analyses, including morphological, geographical, and phylogenetic analyses and divergence time estimation. We sequenced the mitogenomes of Aparapotamon binchuanense and Aparapotamon huizeense for the first time and resequenced three other mitogenomes of Aparapotamon grahami and Aparapotamon gracilipedum. These sequences were combined with NCBI sequences to perform comparative mitogenome analysis of all 13 Aparapotamon species, revealing mitogenome arrangement and the characteristics of protein-coding and tRNA genes.ResultsA new species classification scheme of the genus Aparapotamon has been detected and verified by different aspects, including geographical, morphological, phylogenetics and comparative mitogenome analyses. Imprints from adaptive evolution were discovered in the mitochondrial genomes of group A, including the same codon loss at position 416 of the ND6 gene and the unique arrangement pattern of the tRNA-Ile gene. Multiple tRNA genes conserved or involved in adaptive evolution were detected. Two genes associated with altitudinal adaptation, ATP8 and ND6, which experienced positive selection, were identified for the first time in freshwater crabs.ConclusionsGeological movements of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Hengduan Mountains likely strongly impacted the speciation and differentiation of the four Aparapotamon groups. After some group A species dispersed from the Hengduan Mountain Range, new evolutionary characteristics emerged in their mitochondrial genomes, facilitating adaptation to the low-altitude environment of China's second terrain tier. Ultimately, group A species spread to high latitudes along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, showing faster evolutionary rates, higher species diversity and the widest distribution.

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Complete mitochondrial genomes from two species of Chinese freshwater crabs of the genus Sinopotamon recovered using next-generation sequencing reveal a novel gene order (Brachyura, Potamidae).

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Complete mitochondrial genomes from two species of Chinese freshwater crabs of the genus <i>Sinopotamon</i> recovered using next-generation sequencing reveal a novel gene order (Brachyura, Potamidae).

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