00559nas a2200157 4500008004100000245010200041210006900143260002800212300001600240490000600256100002300262700002200285700002000307700002200327856005200349 2017 eng d00aThe genome and adult somatic transcriptome of the mormyrid electric fish Paramormyrops kingsleyae0 agenome and adult somatic transcriptome of the mormyrid electric  bOxford University Press a3525–35300 v91 aGallant, Jason, R.1 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aTomlinson, Chad1 aWarren, Wesley, C uhttps://mormyrids.efishgenomics.com/fr/node/65200522nas a2200145 4500008004100000245010500041210006900146260001900215300001100234490000700245100002200252700002700274700002300301856005200324 2020 eng d00aThe transcriptional correlates of divergent electric organ discharges in Paramormyrops electric fish0 atranscriptional correlates of divergent electric organ discharge bBioMed Central a1–190 v201 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aLuecke, David, Michael1 aGallant, Jason, R. uhttps://mormyrids.efishgenomics.com/fr/node/65300483nas a2200133 4500008004100000245009200041210006900133260003100202300001200233490000700245100002200252700002300274856005200297 2023 eng d00aMolecular evolution of the ependymin-related gene epdl2 in African weakly electric fish0 aMolecular evolution of the ependyminrelated gene epdl2 in Africa bOxford University Press US ajkac3310 v131 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aGallant, Jason, R. uhttps://mormyrids.efishgenomics.com/fr/node/65901832nas a2200169 4500008004100000245008100041210006900122260001300191300001400204490000800218520128400226100002501510700002901535700002201564700002301586856005301609 2016 eng d00aElectric fish genomics: progress, prospects, and new tools for neuroethology0 aElectric fish genomics progress prospects and new tools for neur bElsevier a259–2720 v1103 a

Electric fish have served as a model system in biology since the 18th century, providing deep insight into the nature of bioelectrogenesis, the molecular structure of the synapse, and brain circuitry underlying complex behavior. Neuroethologists have collected extensive phenotypic data that span biological levels of analysis from molecules to ecosystems. This phenotypic data, together with genomic resources obtained over the past decades, have motivated new and exciting hypotheses that position the weakly electric fish model to address fundamental 21st century biological questions. This review article considers the molecular data collected for weakly electric fish over the past three decades, and the insights that data of this nature has motivated. For readers relatively new to molecular genetics techniques, we also provide a table of terminology aimed at clarifying the numerous acronyms and techniques that accompany this field. Next, we pose a research agenda for expanding genomic resources for electric fish research over the next 10 years. We conclude by considering some of the exciting research prospects for neuroethology that electric fish genomics may offer over the coming decades, if the electric fish community is successful in these endeavors.

1 aPitchers, William, R1 aConstantinou, Savvas, J.1 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aGallant, Jason, R. uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphysparis.2016.10.00301906nas a2200145 4500008004100000245010200041210006900143260001600212520136600228100002301594700002201617700002001639700002201659856007901681 2017 eng d00aThe genome and adult somatic transcriptome of the mormyrid electric fish Paramormyrops kingsleyae0 agenome and adult somatic transcriptome of the mormyrid electric  cDec-12-20173 a

Several studies have begun to elucidate the genetic and developmental processes underlying major vertebrate traits. Few of these traits have evolved repeatedly in vertebrates, preventing the analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying these traits comparatively. Electric organs have evolved multiple times among vertebrates, presenting a unique opportunity to understand the degree of constraint and repeatability of the evolutionary processes underlying novel vertebrate traits. As there is now a completed genome sequence representing south american electric eels, we were motivated to obtain genomic sequence from a linage that independently evolved electric organs to facilitate future comparative analyses of the evolution and development of electric organs. We report here the sequencing and de-novo assembly of the genome of the mormyrid Paramormyrops kingsleyae using short-read sequencing. In addition, we have completed a somatic transcriptome from 11 tissues to construct a gene expression atlas of predicted genes from this assembly, enabling us to identify candidate housekeeping genes as well as genes differentially expressed in the major somatic tissues of the mormyrid electric fish. We anticipate that this resource will greatly facilitate comparative studies on the evolution and development of electric organs and electroreceptors.

1 aGallant, Jason, R.1 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aTomlinson, Chad1 aWarren, Wesley, C uhttp://academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evx265/473178301997nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001300041245008100054210006900135260001600204520128400220653001101504653001801515653001901533653001301552653002001565653001601585100002601601700002901627700002201656700002301678856006601701 2016 eng d a0928425700aElectric Fish Genomics: Progress, Prospects, and New Tools for Neuroethology0 aElectric Fish Genomics Progress Prospects and New Tools for Neur cJan-10-20163 a

Electric fish have served as a model system in biology since the 18th century, providing deep insight into the nature of bioelectrogenesis, the molecular structure of the synapse, and brain circuitry underlying complex behavior. Neuroethologists have collected extensive phenotypic data that span biological levels of analysis from molecules to ecosystems. This phenotypic data, together with genomic resources obtained over the past decades, have motivated new and exciting hypotheses that position the weakly electric fish model to address fundamental 21st century biological questions. This review article considers the molecular data collected for weakly electric fish over the past three decades, and the insights that data of this nature has motivated. For readers relatively new to molecular genetics techniques, we also provide a table of terminology aimed at clarifying the numerous acronyms and techniques that accompany this field. Next, we pose a research agenda for expanding genomic resources for electric fish research over the next 10 years. We conclude by considering some of the exciting research prospects for neuroethology that electric fish genomics may offer over the coming decades, if the electric fish community is successful in these endeavors.

10aCRISPR10aelectric fish10agenome editing10agenomics10atranscriptomics10atransgenics1 aPitchers, William, R.1 aConstantinou, Savvas, J.1 aLosilla, Mauricio1 aGallant, Jason, R. uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0928425716300079