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Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude
Yi, Xin1,2; Liang, Yu1,2; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia3,4; Jin, Xin1,5; Cuo, Zha Xi Ping2,6; Pool, John E.3,4,7; Xu, Xun1; Jiang, Hui1; Vinckenbosch, Nicolas3,4; Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand8
刊名Science
2010-07-02
卷号329期号:5987页码:75-78
ISSN号0036-8075
DOI10.1126/science.1190371
通讯作者Nielsen, rasmus(rasmus_nielsen@berkeley.edu)
英文摘要Residents of the tibetan plateau show heritable adaptations to extreme altitude. we sequenced 50 exomes of ethnic tibetans, encompassing coding sequences of 92% of human genes, with an average coverage of 18x per individual. genes showing population-specific allele frequency changes, which represent strong candidates for altitude adaptation, were identified. the strongest signal of natural selection came from endothelial per-arnt-sim (pas) domain protein 1 (epas1), a transcription factor involved in response to hypoxia. one single-nucleotide polymorphism (snp) at epas1 shows a 78% frequency difference between tibetan and han samples, representing the fastest allele frequency change observed at any human gene to date. this snp's association with erythrocyte abundance supports the role of epas1 in adaptation to hypoxia. thus, a population genomic survey has revealed a functionally important locus in genetic adaptation to high altitude.
WOS关键词HEREDITARY HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA ; POINT MUTATIONS ; GENE ; TIBETAN ; HAN ; SCHIZOPHRENIA ; ASSOCIATION ; HIF-1-ALPHA ; HEMOGLOBIN ; SELECTION
WOS研究方向Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目Multidisciplinary Sciences
语种英语
出版者AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
WOS记录号WOS:000279402700035
内容类型期刊论文
URI标识http://www.corc.org.cn/handle/1471x/2406221
专题中国科学院大学
通讯作者Nielsen, Rasmus
作者单位1.BGI Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100062, Peoples R China
3.Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Integrat Biol, Berkeley, CA 94820 USA
4.Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Stat, Berkeley, CA 94820 USA
5.S China Univ Technol, Innovat Program Undergrad Students, Sch Biosci & Biotechnol, Guangzhou 510641, Guangdong, Peoples R China
6.Peoples Hosp Tibet Autonomous Reg, Lhasa 850000, Peoples R China
7.Univ Calif Davis, Dept Ecol & Evolut, Davis, CA 95616 USA
8.Univ Copenhagen, Dept Biol, DK-1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
9.S China Univ Technol, Sch Sci, Innovat Program Undergrad Students, Guangzhou 510641, Guangdong, Peoples R China
10.Shenzhen Univ, Genome Res Inst, Sch Med, Shenzhen 518060, Peoples R China
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Yi, Xin,Liang, Yu,Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia,et al. Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude[J]. Science,2010,329(5987):75-78.
APA Yi, Xin.,Liang, Yu.,Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia.,Jin, Xin.,Cuo, Zha Xi Ping.,...&Wang, Jian.(2010).Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude.Science,329(5987),75-78.
MLA Yi, Xin,et al."Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude".Science 329.5987(2010):75-78.
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