Article
Gene expression variations in high-altitude adaptation: a case study of the Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans).
BMC genetics - 3 Jul 2017
Yang Weizhao, Qi Yin, Lu Bin, Qiao Liang, Wu Yayong, Fu Jinzhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide investigation of molecular mechanisms for high-altitude adaptation has attracted great attention in the last few years. In order to understand the contribution of gene expression level variations to high-altitude adaptation in Asiatic toads (Bufo gargarizans), we implemented a reciprocal transplant experiment between low- and high-altitude sites and sequenced 12 transcriptomes from brain,...
Topics
- Acclimatization
- Altitude
- Animals
- Brain
- Bufonidae
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Variation
- Heart
- Liver