Transcriptomics and metatranscriptomics in zooplankton: wave of the future?
Transcriptomics and metatranscriptomics in zooplankton: wave of the future?
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DOI：
10.1093/plankt/fbaa058
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Irigoien, Xabier
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作者：
Lenz, Petra H.;Lieberman, Brandon;Irigoien, Xabier
分子工具已经改变了人们对浮游动物生物多样性、物种形成、适应性、种群遗传学和全球连接模式的理解。然而，与其他真核浮游生物相比，利用这些进展所需的分子资源仍然有限。这一缺陷可以通过海洋浮游动物开放组学项目（Ocean ZOOP）来解决，该项目将为数百种后生浮游生物物种生成从头组装的转录组。收集可比较的参考转录组将为生态和生理研究提供一个新的框架。确定物种生态位，确定最佳栖息地，评估适应能力和预测物候变化，这些只是此类资源如何改变浮游动物生态学研究的几个例子。
Molecular tools have changed the understanding of zooplankton biodiversity, speciation, adaptation, population genetics and global patterns of connectivity. However, the molecular resources needed to capitalize on these advances continue to be limited in comparison with those available for other eukaryotic plankton. This deficiency could be addressed through an Ocean ZooplanktonOpen `Omics Project (Ocean ZOOP) that would generate de novo assembled transcriptomes for hundreds of metazoan plankton species. A collection of comparable reference transcriptomes would generate a new framework for ecological and physiological studies. Defining species niches, identifying optimal habitats, assessing adaptive capacity and predicting changes in phenology are just a few examples of how such a resource could transform studies on zooplankton ecology.