An improved chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Echeneis naucrates

Autor: Tianxiang Gao, Kai Liu, Qi Liu, Danyang Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Data, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-4463
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03309-w
Popis: Abstract Echeneis naucrates, as known as live sharksucker, is famous for the behavior of attaching to hosts using a highly modified dorsal fin with oval-shaped sucking disc. Here, we generated an improved high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of E. naucrates using Illumina short reads, PacBio long reads and Hi-C data. Our assembled genome spans 572.85 Mb with a contig N50 of 23.19 Mb and is positioned to 24 pseudo-chromosomes. Additionally, at least one telomere was identified for 23 out of 24 chromosomes. Furthermore, we identified a total of 22,161 protein-coding genes, of which 21,402 genes (96.9%) were annotated successfully with functions. The combination of ab initio predictions and Repbase-based searches revealed that 15.57% of the assembled E. naucrates genome was identified as repetitive sequences. The completeness of the genome assembly and the gene annotation were estimated to be 97.5% and 95.4% with BUSCO analyses. This work enhances the utility of the live sharksucker genome and provides a valuable groundwork for the future study of genomics, biology and adaptive evolution in this species.
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