Multiple haplotype-resolved genomes reveal population patterns of gene and protein diplotypes.

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Publication Type: Journal Article
Authors: Hoehe, Margret R; Church, George M; Lehrach, Hans; Kroslak, Thomas; Palczewski, Stefanie; Nowick, Katja; Schulz, Sabrina; Suk, Eun-Kyung; Huebsch, Thomas
Year of Publication: 2014
Journal: Nat Commun
Volume: 5
Pagination: 5569
Date Published: 2014
Publication Language: eng
ISSN: 2041-1723
Keywords: Cohort Studies, Diploidy, European Continental Ancestry Group, Genetic Variation, Genetics, Population, Genome, Human, Germany, Haplotypes, Humans, Mutation, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Proteins
Abstract:

To fully understand human biology and link genotype to phenotype, the phase of DNA variants must be known. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of haplotype-resolved genomes to assess the nature and variation of haplotypes and their pairs, diplotypes, in European population samples. We use a set of 14 haplotype-resolved genomes generated by fosmid clone-based sequencing, complemented and expanded by up to 372 statistically resolved genomes from the 1000 Genomes Project. We find immense diversity of both haploid and diploid gene forms, up to 4.1 and 3.9 million corresponding to 249 and 235 per gene on average. Less than 15% of autosomal genes have a predominant form. We describe a 'common diplotypic proteome', a set of 4,269 genes encoding two different proteins in over 30% of genomes. We show moreover an abundance of cis configurations of mutations in the 386 genomes with an average cis/trans ratio of 60:40, and distinguishable classes of cis- versus trans-abundant genes. This work identifies key features characterizing the diplotypic nature of human genomes and provides a conceptual and analytical framework, rich resources and novel hypotheses on the functional importance of diploidy.

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6569
Alternate Journal: Nat Commun