In it for the long run: perspectives on exploiting long-read sequencing in livestock for population scale studies of structural variants

TV Nguyen, CJ Vander Jagt, J Wang… - Genetics Selection …, 2023 - Springer
Studies have demonstrated that structural variants (SV) play a substantial role in the
evolution of species and have an impact on Mendelian traits in the genome. However, unlike …

Assembly of a pangenome for global cattle reveals missing sequences and novel structural variations, providing new insights into their diversity and evolutionary …

Y Zhou, L Yang, X Han, J Han, Y Hu, F Li… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
A cattle pangenome representation was created based on the genome sequences of 898
cattle representing 57 breeds. The pangenome identified 83 Mb of sequence not found in …

Structural variant-based pangenome construction has low sensitivity to variability of haplotype-resolved bovine assemblies

AS Leonard, D Crysnanto, ZH Fang, MP Heaton… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Advantages of pangenomes over linear reference assemblies for genome research have
recently been established. However, potential effects of sequence platform and assembly …

High-resolution structural variants catalogue in a large-scale whole genome sequenced bovine family cohort data

YL Lee, M Bosse, H Takeda, GCM Moreira, L Karim… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Structural variants (SVs) are chromosomal segments that differ
between genomes, such as deletions, duplications, insertions, inversions and …

A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle

YL Lee, H Takeda, G Costa Monteiro Moreira… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of
lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on …

Comparative analyses of copy number variations between Bos taurus and Bos indicus

Y Hu, H Xia, M Li, C Xu, X Ye, R Su, M Zhang, O Nash… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Bos taurus and Bos indicus are two main sub-species of cattle.
However, the differential copy number variations (CNVs) between them are not yet well …

A large structural variant collection in Holstein cattle and associated database for variant discovery, characterization, and application

JR Grant, EK Herman, LD Barlow, F Miglior… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Structural variants (SVs) such as deletions, duplications, and insertions
are known to contribute to phenotypic variation but remain challenging to identify and …

A global analysis of CNVs in Chinese indigenous fine-wool sheep populations using whole-genome resequencing

C Yuan, Z Lu, T Guo, Y Yue, X Wang, T Wang, Y Zhang… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Copy number variation (CNV) is an important source of genetic variation that
has a significant influence on phenotypic diversity, economically important traits and the …

Discovering copy number variation in dual-purpose Xinjiang brown cattle

J Zhou, L Liu, E Reynolds, X Huang, D Garrick… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Copy number variants (CNVs), which are a class of structural variant, can be important in
relating genomic variation to phenotype. The primary aims of this study were to discover the …

Structural variants and short tandem repeats impact gene expression and splicing in bovine testis tissue

M Bhati, XM Mapel, A Lloret-Villas, H Pausch - Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Structural variants (SVs) and short tandem repeats (STRs) are significant sources of genetic
variation. However, the impacts of these variants on gene regulation have not been …