The social brain: transcriptome assembly and characterization of the hippocampus from a social subterranean rodent, the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis).
The social brain: transcriptome assembly and characterization of the hippocampus from a social subterranean rodent, the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis).
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10.1371/journal.pone.0045524
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2012
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Lacey EA
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作者:
MacManes MD;Lacey EA
Elucidating the genetic mechanisms that underlie complex adaptive phenotypes is a central problem in evolutionary biology. For behavioral biologists, the ability to link variation in gene expression to the occurrence of specific behavioral traits has long been a largely unobtainable goal. Social interactions with conspecifics represent a fundamental component of the behavior of most animal species. Although several studies of mammals have attempted to uncover the genetic bases for social relationships using a candidate gene approach, none have attempted more comprehensive, transcriptome-based analyses using high throughout sequencing. As a first step toward improved understanding of the genetic underpinnings of mammalian sociality, we generated a reference transcriptome for the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), a social species of subterranean rodent that is endemic to southwestern Argentina. Specifically, we analyzed over 500 million Illumina sequencing reads derived from the hippocampi of 10 colonial tuco-tucos housed in captivity under a variety of social conditions. The resulting reference transcriptome provides a critical tool for future studies aimed at exploring relationships between social environment and gene expression in this non-model species of social mammal.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00570.x
发表时间:
2010-06-01
期刊:
Genes, brain, and behavior
影响因子:
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作者:
Gaub S;Groszer M;Fisher SE;Ehret G
通讯作者:
Ehret G
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Chan, YL;Lacey, EA;Hadly, EA
通讯作者:
Hadly, EA
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Beery, Annaliese K.;Lacey, Eileen A.;Francis, Darlene D.
通讯作者:
Francis, Darlene D.
影响因子:
1.7
作者:
Lacey, EA;Braude, SH;Wieczorek, JR
通讯作者:
Wieczorek, JR
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Lacey, EA
通讯作者:
Lacey, EA