Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania.
Hybrid genotypes have been repeatedly described among natural isolates of Leishmania, and the recovery of experimental hybrids from sand flies co-infected with different strains or species of Leishmania has formally demonstrated that members of the genus possess the machinery for genetic exchange. A...
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doaj-b6ea26ffaa1840df8e10f7653d4d759f2021-04-21T14:32:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042019-05-01155e100804210.1371/journal.pgen.1008042Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania.Ehud InbarJahangheer ShaikStefano A IantornoAudrey RomanoChukwunonso O NzeluKatherine OwensMandy J SandersDeborah DobsonJames A CottonMichael E GriggStephen M BeverleyDavid SacksHybrid genotypes have been repeatedly described among natural isolates of Leishmania, and the recovery of experimental hybrids from sand flies co-infected with different strains or species of Leishmania has formally demonstrated that members of the genus possess the machinery for genetic exchange. As neither gamete stages nor cell fusion events have been directly observed during parasite development in the vector, we have relied on a classical genetic analysis to determine if Leishmania has a true sexual cycle. Here, we used whole genome sequencing to follow the chromosomal inheritance patterns of experimental hybrids generated within and between different strains of L. major and L. infantum. We also generated and sequenced the first experimental hybrids in L. tropica. We found that in each case the parental somy and allele contributions matched the inheritance patterns expected under meiosis 97-99% of the time. The hybrids were equivalent to F1 progeny, heterozygous throughout most of the genome for the markers that were homozygous and different between the parents. Rare, non-Mendelian patterns of chromosomal inheritance were observed, including a gain or loss of somy, and loss of heterozygosity, that likely arose during meiosis or during mitotic divisions of the progeny clones in the fly or culture. While the interspecies hybrids appeared to be sterile, the intraspecies hybrids were able to produce backcross and outcross progeny. Analysis of 5 backcross and outcross progeny clones generated from an L. major F1 hybrid, as well as 17 progeny clones generated from backcrosses involving a natural hybrid of L. tropica, revealed genome wide patterns of recombination, demonstrating that classical crossing over occurs at meiosis, and allowed us to construct the first physical and genetic maps in Leishmania. Altogether, the findings provide strong evidence for meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania, presenting clear opportunities for forward genetic analysis and positional cloning of important genes.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008042 |
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Ehud Inbar Jahangheer Shaik Stefano A Iantorno Audrey Romano Chukwunonso O Nzelu Katherine Owens Mandy J Sanders Deborah Dobson James A Cotton Michael E Grigg Stephen M Beverley David Sacks |
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Ehud Inbar Jahangheer Shaik Stefano A Iantorno Audrey Romano Chukwunonso O Nzelu Katherine Owens Mandy J Sanders Deborah Dobson James A Cotton Michael E Grigg Stephen M Beverley David Sacks Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. PLoS Genetics |
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Ehud Inbar Jahangheer Shaik Stefano A Iantorno Audrey Romano Chukwunonso O Nzelu Katherine Owens Mandy J Sanders Deborah Dobson James A Cotton Michael E Grigg Stephen M Beverley David Sacks |
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Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. |
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Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. |
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Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. |
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Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. |
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Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania. |
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whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in leishmania. |
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Hybrid genotypes have been repeatedly described among natural isolates of Leishmania, and the recovery of experimental hybrids from sand flies co-infected with different strains or species of Leishmania has formally demonstrated that members of the genus possess the machinery for genetic exchange. As neither gamete stages nor cell fusion events have been directly observed during parasite development in the vector, we have relied on a classical genetic analysis to determine if Leishmania has a true sexual cycle. Here, we used whole genome sequencing to follow the chromosomal inheritance patterns of experimental hybrids generated within and between different strains of L. major and L. infantum. We also generated and sequenced the first experimental hybrids in L. tropica. We found that in each case the parental somy and allele contributions matched the inheritance patterns expected under meiosis 97-99% of the time. The hybrids were equivalent to F1 progeny, heterozygous throughout most of the genome for the markers that were homozygous and different between the parents. Rare, non-Mendelian patterns of chromosomal inheritance were observed, including a gain or loss of somy, and loss of heterozygosity, that likely arose during meiosis or during mitotic divisions of the progeny clones in the fly or culture. While the interspecies hybrids appeared to be sterile, the intraspecies hybrids were able to produce backcross and outcross progeny. Analysis of 5 backcross and outcross progeny clones generated from an L. major F1 hybrid, as well as 17 progeny clones generated from backcrosses involving a natural hybrid of L. tropica, revealed genome wide patterns of recombination, demonstrating that classical crossing over occurs at meiosis, and allowed us to construct the first physical and genetic maps in Leishmania. Altogether, the findings provide strong evidence for meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania, presenting clear opportunities for forward genetic analysis and positional cloning of important genes. |
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