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Title:   Author  item
                                            Bickhart, Derekitem
                                            HOU, YALI - University Of Marylanditem
                                            Liu, Ge

                                                         - *George*item
                                            Schroeder, Steven

                                                         - *Steve*item
                                            CAN, ALKAN - University Of Washingtonitem
                                            MARIA, CARDONE - University Of Bariitem
                                            MATUKUMALLI, L.K. - George Mason Universityitem
                                            SONG, JIUZHOU - University Of Marylanditem
                                            SCHNABEL, ROBERT - University Of Missouriitem
                                            VENTURA, MARIO - University Of Bariitem
                                            TAYLOR, JEREMY - University Of Missouriitem
                                            EICHLER, EVAN - University Of Washingtonitem
                                            Sonstegard, Taditem
                                            Van Tassell, Curtis

                                                         - *Curt*item
                                            ILLUMINA BOVINE HD, CONSORTIUM - Collaborator
  Submitted to: BARC Poster Day
                                    Publication Type: Abstract Only
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 3/9/2011
                                    Publication  Date: 4/27/2011
                                    Citation: Bickhart, D.M., Hou, Y., Liu, G., Schroeder, S.G., Can, A., Maria, C., Matukumalli, L., Song, J., Schnabel, R., Ventura, M., Taylor, J., Eichler, E., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Illumina Bovine Hd, C. 2011. A high-resolution cattle CNV map by population-scale genome sequencing. BARC Poster Day [abstract].  No. 5.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: Copy Number Variations (CNVs) are common genomic structural variations that have been linked to human diseases and phenotypic traits. CNVs represent an important type of genetic variation among cattle breeds and even individual animals; however, only low-resolution maps of cattle CNVs currently exist. We constructed a draft, high-resolution map of cattle CNVs based on whole genome sequencing data from 70 individuals by integrating complementary structural variant (SV) discovery approaches (CGH and high density SNP arrays) and experimental validations (PCR and FISH). Our sequence data comprised a total of ~90× coverage of the reference genome (~ 270 Gb) distributed among 5 taurine and 3 indicine breeds. To identify CNVs from these sequence data, we adopted and fine tuned two well-established computational approaches: read depth (RD; using WSSD) and read pair (RP; using VariationHunter) analyses. Our initial RD results identified 2,789 duplications/insertions and 156 deletions while the RP results revealed multiple deletions. Discovered CNVs had an average length of 20 kb (RD) and represented ~70 megabases of the cattle reference genome. We integrated these new SVs with the CNV call sets made from CGH array and SNP array based methods. To confirm our combined CNV dataset, we created new CGH arrays and performed PCR assays. Our results confirmed previously published CNV regions and validated the new candidate CNVs. These CNVs span multiple annotated cattle genes, which are significantly enriched for specific biological functions such as immunity, lactation, reproduction and rumination. In summary, the individually constructed cattle CNV maps provide a valuable resource for future cattle genomic research.


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