Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude

Xin Yi; Yu Liang; Emilia Huerta-Sanchez; Xin Jin; Zha Xi Ping Cuo; John E Pool; Xun Xu; Hui Jiang; Nicolas Vinckenbosch; Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen; Hancheng Zheng; Tao Liu; Weiming He; Kui Li; Ruibang Luo; Xifang Nie; Honglong Wu; Meiru Zhao; Hongzhi Cao; Jing Zou; Ying Shan; Shuzheng Li; Qi Yang; George Asan; Peixiang Ni; Geng Tian; Junming Xu; Xiao Liu; Tao Jiang; Renhua Wu; Guangyu Zhou; Meifang Tang; Junjie Qin; Tong Wang; Shuijian Feng; Guohong Li; George Huasang; Jiangbai Luosang; Wei Wang; Fang Chen; Yading Wang; Xiaoguang Zheng; Zhuo Li; Zhuoma Bianba; Ge Yang; Xinping Wang; Shuhui Tang; Guoyi Gao; Chen Yong; Zhen Luo; Lamu Gusang; Zheng Cao; Qinghui Zhang; Weihan Ouyang; Xiaoli Ren; Huiqing Liang; Huisong Zheng; Yebo Huang; Jingxiang Li; Lars Bolund; Karsten Kristiansen; Yingrui Li; Yong Zhang; Xiuqing Zhang; Ruiqiang Li; Songgang Li; Huanming Yang; Rasmus Nielsen; Jun Wang; Jian Wang

doi:10.1126/science.1190371

Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude

Xin Yi, Yu Liang, Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, Xin Jin, Zha Xi Ping Cuo, John E Pool, Xun Xu, Hui Jiang, Nicolas Vinckenbosch, Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen, Hancheng Zheng, Tao Liu, Weiming He, Kui Li, Ruibang Luo, Xifang Nie, Honglong Wu, Meiru Zhao, Hongzhi Cao, Jing ZouYing Shan, Shuzheng Li, Qi Yang, George Asan, Peixiang Ni, Geng Tian, Junming Xu, Xiao Liu, Tao Jiang, Renhua Wu, Guangyu Zhou, Meifang Tang, Junjie Qin, Tong Wang, Shuijian Feng, Guohong Li, George Huasang, Jiangbai Luosang, Wei Wang, Fang Chen, Yading Wang, Xiaoguang Zheng, Zhuo Li, Zhuoma Bianba, Ge Yang, Xinping Wang, Shuhui Tang, Guoyi Gao, Chen Yong, Zhen Luo, Lamu Gusang, Zheng Cao, Qinghui Zhang, Weihan Ouyang, Xiaoli Ren, Huiqing Liang, Huisong Zheng, Yebo Huang, Jingxiang Li, Lars Bolund, Karsten Kristiansen, Yingrui Li, Yong Zhang, Xiuqing Zhang, Ruiqiang Li, Songgang Li, Huanming Yang, Rasmus Nielsen, Jun Wang, Jian Wang

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Abstract

Residents of the Tibetan Plateau show heritable adaptations to extreme altitude. We sequenced 50 exomes of ethnic Tibetans, encompassing coding sequences of 92% of human genes, with an average coverage of 18x per individual. Genes showing population-specific allele frequency changes, which represent strong candidates for altitude adaptation, were identified. The strongest signal of natural selection came from endothelial Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain protein 1 (EPAS1), a transcription factor involved in response to hypoxia. One single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at EPAS1 shows a 78% frequency difference between Tibetan and Han samples, representing the fastest allele frequency change observed at any human gene to date. This SNP's association with erythrocyte abundance supports the role of EPAS1 in adaptation to hypoxia. Thus, a population genomic survey has revealed a functionally important locus in genetic adaptation to high altitude.

Original language	English
Journal	Science
Volume	329
Issue number	5987
Pages (from-to)	75-8
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0036-8075
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1190371
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2010

Keywords

Acclimatization
Altitude
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
Bayes Theorem
China
Erythrocyte Count
Ethnic Groups
Exons
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Association Studies
Genome, Human
Hemoglobins
Humans
Male
Oxygen
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Selection, Genetic
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tibet

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Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude. / Yi, Xin; Liang, Yu; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia; Jin, Xin; Cuo, Zha Xi Ping; Pool, John E; Xu, Xun; Jiang, Hui; Vinckenbosch, Nicolas; Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand; Zheng, Hancheng; Liu, Tao; He, Weiming; Li, Kui; Luo, Ruibang; Nie, Xifang; Wu, Honglong; Zhao, Meiru; Cao, Hongzhi; Zou, Jing; Shan, Ying; Li, Shuzheng; Yang, Qi; Asan, George; Ni, Peixiang; Tian, Geng; Xu, Junming; Liu, Xiao; Jiang, Tao; Wu, Renhua; Zhou, Guangyu; Tang, Meifang; Qin, Junjie; Wang, Tong; Feng, Shuijian; Li, Guohong; Huasang, George; Luosang, Jiangbai; Wang, Wei; Chen, Fang; Wang, Yading; Zheng, Xiaoguang; Li, Zhuo; Bianba, Zhuoma; Yang, Ge; Wang, Xinping; Tang, Shuhui; Gao, Guoyi; Yong, Chen; Luo, Zhen; Gusang, Lamu; Cao, Zheng; Zhang, Qinghui; Ouyang, Weihan; Ren, Xiaoli; Liang, Huiqing; Zheng, Huisong; Huang, Yebo; Li, Jingxiang; Bolund, Lars; Kristiansen, Karsten; Li, Yingrui; Zhang, Yong; Zhang, Xiuqing; Li, Ruiqiang; Li, Songgang; Yang, Huanming; Nielsen, Rasmus; Wang, Jun; Wang, Jian.

In: Science, Vol. 329, No. 5987, 02.07.2010, p. 75-8.

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Yi, X, Liang, Y, Huerta-Sanchez, E, Jin, X, Cuo, ZXP, Pool, JE, Xu, X, Jiang, H, Vinckenbosch, N, Korneliussen, TS, Zheng, H, Liu, T, He, W, Li, K, Luo, R, Nie, X, Wu, H, Zhao, M, Cao, H, Zou, J, Shan, Y, Li, S, Yang, Q, Asan, G, Ni, P, Tian, G, Xu, J, Liu, X, Jiang, T, Wu, R, Zhou, G, Tang, M, Qin, J, Wang, T, Feng, S, Li, G, Huasang, G, Luosang, J, Wang, W, Chen, F, Wang, Y, Zheng, X, Li, Z, Bianba, Z, Yang, G, Wang, X, Tang, S, Gao, G, Yong, C, Luo, Z, Gusang, L, Cao, Z, Zhang, Q, Ouyang, W, Ren, X, Liang, H, Zheng, H, Huang, Y, Li, J, Bolund, L, Kristiansen, K, Li, Y, Zhang, Y, Zhang, X, Li, R, Li, S, Yang, H, Nielsen, R, Wang, J & Wang, J 2010, 'Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude', Science, vol. 329, no. 5987, pp. 75-8. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1190371

Yi, Xin ; Liang, Yu ; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia ; Jin, Xin ; Cuo, Zha Xi Ping ; Pool, John E ; Xu, Xun ; Jiang, Hui ; Vinckenbosch, Nicolas ; Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand ; Zheng, Hancheng ; Liu, Tao ; He, Weiming ; Li, Kui ; Luo, Ruibang ; Nie, Xifang ; Wu, Honglong ; Zhao, Meiru ; Cao, Hongzhi ; Zou, Jing ; Shan, Ying ; Li, Shuzheng ; Yang, Qi ; Asan, George ; Ni, Peixiang ; Tian, Geng ; Xu, Junming ; Liu, Xiao ; Jiang, Tao ; Wu, Renhua ; Zhou, Guangyu ; Tang, Meifang ; Qin, Junjie ; Wang, Tong ; Feng, Shuijian ; Li, Guohong ; Huasang, George ; Luosang, Jiangbai ; Wang, Wei ; Chen, Fang ; Wang, Yading ; Zheng, Xiaoguang ; Li, Zhuo ; Bianba, Zhuoma ; Yang, Ge ; Wang, Xinping ; Tang, Shuhui ; Gao, Guoyi ; Yong, Chen ; Luo, Zhen ; Gusang, Lamu ; Cao, Zheng ; Zhang, Qinghui ; Ouyang, Weihan ; Ren, Xiaoli ; Liang, Huiqing ; Zheng, Huisong ; Huang, Yebo ; Li, Jingxiang ; Bolund, Lars ; Kristiansen, Karsten ; Li, Yingrui ; Zhang, Yong ; Zhang, Xiuqing ; Li, Ruiqiang ; Li, Songgang ; Yang, Huanming ; Nielsen, Rasmus ; Wang, Jun ; Wang, Jian. / Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude. In: Science. 2010 ; Vol. 329, No. 5987. pp. 75-8.

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