Genomic and transcriptomic insights into vitamin A-induced thermogenesis and gene reuse as a cold adaptation strategy in wild boars.

ABSTRACT: Wild boars inhabit diverse climates, including frigid regions like Siberia, but their migration history and cold adaptation mechanisms into high latitudes remain poorly understood. We constructed the most comprehensive wild boar whole-genome variant dataset to date, comprising 124 samples from tropical to frigid zones, among which 47 Russian, 8 South Chinese and 3 Vietnamese wild boars were newly supplemented. We also gathered 75 high-quality RNA-seq datasets from 10 tissues of 6 wild boars from Russia and 6 from southern China. Demographic analysis revealed the appearance of Russian wild boars in Far East of Asia (RUA) and Europe (RUE) after the last glacial maximum till ~ 10 thousand years ago. Recent gene flow (<100 years) from RUA to RUE reflects human-mediated introductions. Cold-regi

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature