The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation.

Autor:	Kosch TA; One Health Research Group, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia., Torres-Sánchez M; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain., Liedtke HC; Eco-Evo-Devo Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana CSIC, Seville, Spain., Summers K; Biology Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA 27858., Yun MH; Technische Universität Dresden, CRTD/Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Dresden, Germany.; Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany., Crawford AJ; Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia.; Museo de Historia Natural C.J. Marinkelle, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia., Maddock ST; School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.; Island Biodiversity and Conservation Centre, University of Seychelles, Anse Royale Seychelles., Ahammed MS; Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh., Araújo VLN; Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia., Bertola LV; Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia., Bucciarelli GM; Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, USA., Carné A; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain., Carneiro CM; Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA., Chan KO; University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA., Chen Y; Biology Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada., Crottini A; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169- 007 Porto, Portugal.; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal., da Silva JM; Evolutionary Genomics and Wildlife Management, Foundatonal Biodiversity Science, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Newlands 7735, Cape Town, South Africa.; Centre for Evolutionary Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa., Denton RD; Department of Biology, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN 46222, USA., Dittrich C; Rojas Lab, Konrad-Lorenz-Institute of Ethology, Department of Life Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria., Themudo GE; CIIMAR Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, Matosinhos, Portugal., Farquharson KA; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Forsdick NJ; Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand., Gilbert E; School of Natural Sciences, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom.; Energy and Environment Institute, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom., Che J; Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models, and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.; Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar., Katzenback BA; Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1., Kotharambath R; Herpetology Lab, Dept. of Zoology, Central University of Kerala, Tejaswini Hills, Kasaragod, Kerala, 671320, India., Levis NA; Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA., Márquez R; Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA., Mazepa G; Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, 1015, Switzerland.; Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Norbyvägen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden., Mulder KP; Wildlife Health Ghent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium., Müller H; Central Natural Science Collections, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06108 Halle (Saale), Germany., O'Connell MJ; School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Orozco-terWengel P; School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, CF10 3AX Cardiff, United Kingdom., Palomar G; Department of Genetics, Physiology, and Microbiology; Faculty of Biological Sciences; Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Petzold A; Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht Str.24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany., Pfennig DW; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Pfennig KS; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Reichert MS; Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK, USA., Robert J; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA., Scherz MD; Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark., Siu-Ting K; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.; Instituto Peruano de Herpetología, Ca. Augusto Salazar Bondy 136, Surco, Lima, Peru.; Herpetology Lab, The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom., Snead AA; Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA., Stöck M; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 301, D-12587 Berlin, Germany., Stuckert AMM; Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 77204, USA., Stynoski JL; Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica., Tarvin RD; Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA., Wollenberg Valero KC; School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology [bioRxiv] 2024 Oct 03. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 03.
DOI:	10.1101/2024.06.27.601086
Abstrakt:	Amphibians represent a diverse group of tetrapods, marked by deep divergence times between their three systematic orders and families. Studying amphibian biology through the genomics lens increases our understanding of the features of this animal class and that of other terrestrial vertebrates. The need for amphibian genomic resources is more urgent than ever due to the increasing threats to this group. Amphibians are one of the most imperiled taxonomic groups, with approximately 41% of species threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, changes in land use patterns, disease, climate change, and their synergistic effects. Amphibian genomic resources have provided a better understanding of ontogenetic diversity, tissue regeneration, diverse life history and reproductive modes, antipredator strategies, and resilience and adaptive responses. They also serve as essential models for studying broad genomic traits, such as evolutionary genome expansions and contractions, as they exhibit the widest range of genome sizes among all animal taxa and possess multiple mechanisms of genetic sex determination. Despite these features, genome sequencing of amphibians has significantly lagged behind that of other vertebrates, primarily due to the challenges of assembling their large, repeat-rich genomes and the relative lack of societal support. The emergence of long-read sequencing technologies, combined with advanced molecular and computational techniques that improve scaffolding and reduce computational workloads, is now making it possible to address some of these challenges. To promote and accelerate the production and use of amphibian genomics research through international coordination and collaboration, we launched the Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC, https://mvs.unimelb.edu.au/amphibian-genomics-consortium) in early 2023. This burgeoning community already has more than 282 members from 41 countries. The AGC aims to leverage the diverse capabilities of its members to advance genomic resources for amphibians and bridge the implementation gap between biologists, bioinformaticians, and conservation practitioners. Here we evaluate the state of the field of amphibian genomics, highlight previous studies, present challenges to overcome, and call on the research and conservation communities to unite as part of the AGC to enable amphibian genomics research to "leap" to the next level. Competing Interests: Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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