Thanks to the contribution of new sequencing data on Pristionchus spp. populations as described in “Characterization of genetic diversity in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus from population-scale resequencing data” by Christian Roedelsperger, et.al, published in Genetics, the next WormBase release (WS243) will include Pristionchus exspectatus as a new species.
The new data will be available through the FTP site, a Genome Browser and as orthologs from already existing gene pages.
The new WS243 release will include the genome of the New World Hookworm Necator americanus. The genome assembly and geneset has been provided by Makedonka Mietreva’s group at the Washington University of St.Louis.
The genome itself and further analysis has been published as:
Genome of the human hookworm Necator americanus.
Tang YT, Gao X, Rosa BA, Abubucker S, Hallsworth-Pepin K, Martin J, Tyagi R, Heizer E, Zhang X, Bhonagiri-Palsikar V, Minx P, Warren WC, Wang Q, Zhan B, Hotez PJ, Sternberg PW, Dougall A, Gaze ST, Mulvenna J, Sotillo J, Ranganathan S, Rabelo EM, Wilson RK, Felgner PL, Bethony J, Hawdon JM, Gasser RB, Loukas A, Mitreva M. Nat Genet. 2014 Jan 19. doi: 10.1038/ng.2875
The poster abstract deadline for the C. elegans topic meeting in Neuronal Development, Synaptic Function and Behavior has been extended! Submissions will be accepted through the end of the day on Friday, May 23. All grad student and postdoc posters will be eligible for poster prizes. Submit your abstract here
we would like to point out: Characterization of genetic diversity in the nematode Pristionchus pacifi cus from population-scale resequencing data from Christian Rodelsperger, et.al published in Genetics.
It describes the natural populations of Pristionchus spp. based on sequencing of 104 strains of Pristionchus pacificus and its close relative Pristionchus exspectatus.
Dear Worm Researchers,
Volume 20, Number 1 of The Worm Breeder’s Gazette has been published. In addition to a meeting announcement, several new lab announcements, worm art, and worm humor, this issue contains several articles describing new or improved techniques. These include improvements in the use of whole genome sequencing for mutant identification, a report on the use of CRISPR/Cas9 to target cis-regulatory regions, a multiply fluorescent strain for outcrossing Million Mutation Project alleles and linkage mapping, a method to improve growth in primary cultures of C. elegans cells, and an improved method for preserving histological samples.
Please proceed to read the exciting pieces of this new issue, and we look forward to your contribution to our next one.
Thank you for your interest in The Worm Breeder’s Gazette.
Sincerely,
Jane