The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus

Abstract Although there are various Conus species with publicly available transcriptome and proteome data, no genome assembly has been reported yet. Here, using Chinese tubular cone snail (C. betulinus) as a representative, we sequenced and assembled the first Conus genome with original identificati...

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Main Authors: Chao Peng, Yu Huang, Chao Bian, Jia Li, Jie Liu, Kai Zhang, Xinxin You, Zhilong Lin, Yanbin He, Jieming Chen, Yunyun Lv, Zhiqiang Ruan, Xinhui Zhang, Yunhai Yi, Yanping Li, Xueqiang Lin, Ruobo Gu, Junmin Xu, Jia’an Yang, Chongxu Fan, Ge Yao, Ji-Sheng Chen, Hui Jiang, Bingmiao Gao, Qiong Shi
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Cell Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-021-00244-7
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author Chao Peng
Yu Huang
Chao Bian
Jia Li
Jie Liu
Kai Zhang
Xinxin You
Zhilong Lin
Yanbin He
Jieming Chen
Yunyun Lv
Zhiqiang Ruan
Xinhui Zhang
Yunhai Yi
Yanping Li
Xueqiang Lin
Ruobo Gu
Junmin Xu
Jia’an Yang
Chongxu Fan
Ge Yao
Ji-Sheng Chen
Hui Jiang
Bingmiao Gao
Qiong Shi
author_facet Chao Peng
Yu Huang
Chao Bian
Jia Li
Jie Liu
Kai Zhang
Xinxin You
Zhilong Lin
Yanbin He
Jieming Chen
Yunyun Lv
Zhiqiang Ruan
Xinhui Zhang
Yunhai Yi
Yanping Li
Xueqiang Lin
Ruobo Gu
Junmin Xu
Jia’an Yang
Chongxu Fan
Ge Yao
Ji-Sheng Chen
Hui Jiang
Bingmiao Gao
Qiong Shi
author_sort Chao Peng
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Although there are various Conus species with publicly available transcriptome and proteome data, no genome assembly has been reported yet. Here, using Chinese tubular cone snail (C. betulinus) as a representative, we sequenced and assembled the first Conus genome with original identification of 133 genome-widely distributed conopeptide genes. After integration of our genomics, transcriptomics, and peptidomics data in the same species, we established a primary genetic central dogma of diverse conopeptides, assuming a rough number ratio of ~1:1:1:10s for the total genes: transcripts: proteins: post-translationally modified peptides. This ratio may be special for this worm-hunting Conus species, due to the high diversity of various Conus genomes and the big number ranges of conopeptide genes, transcripts, and peptides in previous reports of diverse Conus species. Only a fraction (45.9%) of the identified conotopeptide genes from our achieved genome assembly are transcribed with transcriptomic evidence, and few genes individually correspond to multiple transcripts possibly due to intraspecies or mutation-based variances. Variable peptide processing at the proteomic level, generating a big diversity of venom conopeptides with alternative cleavage sites, post-translational modifications, and N-/C-terminal truncations, may explain how the 133 genes and ~123 transcripts can generate thousands of conopeptides in the venom of individual C. betulinus. We also predicted many conopeptides with high stereostructural similarities to the putative analgesic ω-MVIIA, addiction therapy AuIB and insecticide ImI, suggesting that our current genome assembly for C. betulinus is a valuable genetic resource for high-throughput prediction and development of potential pharmaceuticals.
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spelling doaj.art-e0a00a926885480ebe015ba142f251c02022-12-21T20:32:06ZengNature Publishing GroupCell Discovery2056-59682021-02-017111410.1038/s41421-021-00244-7The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinusChao Peng0Yu Huang1Chao Bian2Jia Li3Jie Liu4Kai Zhang5Xinxin You6Zhilong Lin7Yanbin He8Jieming Chen9Yunyun Lv10Zhiqiang Ruan11Xinhui Zhang12Yunhai Yi13Yanping Li14Xueqiang Lin15Ruobo Gu16Junmin Xu17Jia’an Yang18Chongxu Fan19Ge Yao20Ji-Sheng Chen21Hui Jiang22Bingmiao Gao23Qiong Shi24Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIBGI-Shenzhen, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIBGI-Shenzhen, BGIBGI-Shenzhen, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIMicro Pharmtech Ltd.Research Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical ChemistryKey Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical UniversityShenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGIAbstract Although there are various Conus species with publicly available transcriptome and proteome data, no genome assembly has been reported yet. Here, using Chinese tubular cone snail (C. betulinus) as a representative, we sequenced and assembled the first Conus genome with original identification of 133 genome-widely distributed conopeptide genes. After integration of our genomics, transcriptomics, and peptidomics data in the same species, we established a primary genetic central dogma of diverse conopeptides, assuming a rough number ratio of ~1:1:1:10s for the total genes: transcripts: proteins: post-translationally modified peptides. This ratio may be special for this worm-hunting Conus species, due to the high diversity of various Conus genomes and the big number ranges of conopeptide genes, transcripts, and peptides in previous reports of diverse Conus species. Only a fraction (45.9%) of the identified conotopeptide genes from our achieved genome assembly are transcribed with transcriptomic evidence, and few genes individually correspond to multiple transcripts possibly due to intraspecies or mutation-based variances. Variable peptide processing at the proteomic level, generating a big diversity of venom conopeptides with alternative cleavage sites, post-translational modifications, and N-/C-terminal truncations, may explain how the 133 genes and ~123 transcripts can generate thousands of conopeptides in the venom of individual C. betulinus. We also predicted many conopeptides with high stereostructural similarities to the putative analgesic ω-MVIIA, addiction therapy AuIB and insecticide ImI, suggesting that our current genome assembly for C. betulinus is a valuable genetic resource for high-throughput prediction and development of potential pharmaceuticals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-021-00244-7
spellingShingle Chao Peng
Yu Huang
Chao Bian
Jia Li
Jie Liu
Kai Zhang
Xinxin You
Zhilong Lin
Yanbin He
Jieming Chen
Yunyun Lv
Zhiqiang Ruan
Xinhui Zhang
Yunhai Yi
Yanping Li
Xueqiang Lin
Ruobo Gu
Junmin Xu
Jia’an Yang
Chongxu Fan
Ge Yao
Ji-Sheng Chen
Hui Jiang
Bingmiao Gao
Qiong Shi
The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
Cell Discovery
title The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
title_full The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
title_fullStr The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
title_full_unstemmed The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
title_short The first Conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in C. betulinus
title_sort first conus genome assembly reveals a primary genetic central dogma of conopeptides in c betulinus
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-021-00244-7
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