De novo assembly and characterization of the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) transcriptome: presence of longevity-related genes
Huazong Yin,
Liuwang Nie,
Feifei Zhao,
Huaxing Zhou,
Haifeng Li,
Xianmei Dong,
Huanhuan Zhang,
Yuqin Wang,
Qiong Shi,
Jun Li
Affiliations
Huazong Yin
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Liuwang Nie
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Feifei Zhao
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Huaxing Zhou
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Haifeng Li
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Xianmei Dong
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Huanhuan Zhang
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Yuqin Wang
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Qiong Shi
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Jun Li
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Mauremys reevesii (Geoemydidae) is one of the most common and widespread semi-aquatic turtles in East Asia. The unusually long lifespan of some individuals makes this turtle species a potentially useful model organism for studying the molecular basis of longevity. In this study, pooled total RNA extracted from liver, spleen and skeletal-muscle of three adult individuals were sequenced using Illumina Hiseq 2500 platform. A set of telomere-related genes were found in the transcriptome, including tert, tep1, and six shelterin complex proteins coding genes (trf1, trf2, tpp1, pot1, tin2 and rap1). These genes products protect chromosome ends from deterioration and therefore significantly contribute to turtle longevity. The transcriptome data generated in this study provides a comprehensive reference for future molecular studies in the turtle.