Comparative Analysis of Bat Genomes Provides Insight into the Evolution of Flight and Immunity

Author:

Zhang Guojie12,Cowled Christopher3,Shi Zhengli4,Huang Zhiyong1,Bishop-Lilly Kimberly A.5,Fang Xiaodong1,Wynne James W.3,Xiong Zhiqiang1,Baker Michelle L.3,Zhao Wei1,Tachedjian Mary3,Zhu Yabing1,Zhou Peng34,Jiang Xuanting1,Ng Justin3,Yang Lan1,Wu Lijun4,Xiao Jin1,Feng Yue1,Chen Yuanxin1,Sun Xiaoqing1,Zhang Yong1,Marsh Glenn A.3,Crameri Gary3,Broder Christopher C.6,Frey Kenneth G.5,Wang Lin-Fa37,Wang Jun189

Affiliation:

1. BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.

2. Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

3. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.

4. State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.

5. Naval Medical Research Center and Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.

6. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.

7. Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke–National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857.

8. Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.

9. Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

Bat Genomes Bats are of great interest because of their ability to fly and as hosts for infectious disease. Zhang et al. (p. 456 , published online 20 December) sequenced the genomes of two distantly related bat species, David's Myotis and Black flying fox. Analysis of the two genomes revealed likely changes that accompanied the evolution of bats, including selection for increased expression of genes involved in the oxidative phosphorylation pathway needed to generate the energy required for flight. Furthermore, while some immune genes have been lost, others are under positive selection, which may potentially explain bats' status as viral reservoirs.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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