September 2021 PMID 34304594

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities.

Valentina Peona, Octavio M Palacios-Gimenez, Julie Blommaert, Jing Liu, Tri Haryoko, Knud A Jønsson, Martin Irestedt, Qi Zhou, Patric Jern, Alexander Suh

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The collective discussions showcase a strong consensus on the significance of the study, with many examples citing its implications for hybridization and mutation processes, using words like 'really interesting' and 'suspected.' The tone suggests academic curiosity and recognition of the study's potential to reshape understanding of sex chromosome evolution, supported by references to related research and potential future studies.

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The widespread sharing, use of hashtags, and calls attention to the study's potential influence on understanding avian genetics and speciation reflect a perception of high scientific impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The avian W chromosome is rich in transposable elements and endogenous retroviruses, with over half of full-length ERVs found there, which may impact female biology.
  • The W chromosome's high ERV activity could cause female-biased mutations and contribute to genetic incompatibilities in hybrid species, potentially explaining reduced hybrid fertility as predicted by Haldane's rule.
  • Overall, the study suggests that the W chromosome influences more than just sex determination, affecting mutational load, physiology, and species evolution through active retroviruses.

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Systematic Biology Programme
@SystBio_UU · X

New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities" #Genomics #Hybridization Link: https://t.co/87hmxs33dU https://t.co/VTZ1c7dmBP

Aug 1, 2020 · 23 likes · 10 shares · 928 followers View post →
Edward L Braun
@EdwardLBraun1 · X

Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1982 and colleagues https://t.co/E7wxZNGFOK Really interesting ideas!

Oct 26, 2021 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 246 followers View post →
paleovirology
@paleovirology1 · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/uLzWQ4cysl https://t.co/gL4GOWvXfg

Jul 26, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 976 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/V41g5kZPZN #bioRxiv

Jul 31, 2020 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 136,865 followers View post →
Drew Schield
@drschield · X

Inspired by fly work from Doris Bachtrog's lab and this awesome study in birds from @valentina_peona @alexander_suh et al.: https://t.co/cKe7EtLRne, we tested the 'refugium' hypothesis - that the W chromosome carries more TEs than it should, given its size.

Sep 9, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 574 followers View post →
Keeping up with TEs
@TE_papers · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/6u6lm62Xa6

Jul 31, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,462 followers View post →

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Alexander Suh 서상재
@alexander_suh · X

RT @drschield: Inspired by fly work from Doris Bachtrog's lab and this awesome study in birds from @valentina_peona @alexander_suh et al.:…

Sep 9, 2022 · 1 share · 4,378 followers View post →
Drew Schield
@drschield · X

Inspired by fly work from Doris Bachtrog's lab and this awesome study in birds from @valentina_peona @alexander_suh et al.: https://t.co/cKe7EtLRne, we tested the 'refugium' hypothesis - that the W chromosome carries more TEs than it should, given its size.

Sep 9, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 574 followers View post →
Dr. Wen-Juan Ma | 马文娟
@WenJuanMa84 · X

RT @EdwardLBraun1: Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1…

Oct 27, 2021 · 5 shares · 1,182 followers View post →
Jaime Morin Lagos
@jaimeGmorin · X

RT @EdwardLBraun1: Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1…

Oct 27, 2021 · 5 shares · 221 followers View post →
Prof Sophie Scott CBE
@sophiescott · X

RT @EdwardLBraun1: Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1…

Oct 27, 2021 · 5 shares · 26,402 followers View post →
Louise Johnson
@LouiseJJohnson · X

RT @EdwardLBraun1: Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1…

Oct 27, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,702 followers View post →
Edward L Braun
@EdwardLBraun1 · X

Don't know how I missed "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses..." by @alexander_suh @zhouqi1982 and colleagues https://t.co/E7wxZNGFOK Really interesting ideas!

Oct 26, 2021 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 246 followers View post →
Alexander Suh 서상재
@alexander_suh · X

@TakashiAkera @pjie2 @TomARPrice @frances_betsy That's what we suspect as well, given how rapidly those GRCs evolve. Stay tuned! Regarding W chromosomes in birds, @valentina_peona has recently shown that the W-linked TEs/ERVs have a huge potential for messing up (hybrid) birds. https://t.co/cN0qIf6q5e

Sep 2, 2021 · 1 like · 4,378 followers View post →
SexGenomics
@sexgenomics · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/XPTDVaGbVH

Jul 26, 2021 · 2 likes · 815 followers View post →
Simone Fouché
@SimoneFouche · X

RT @paleovirology1: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load a…

Jul 26, 2021 · 2 shares · 577 followers View post →
Jesper Boman
@JesperBoman · X

RT @paleovirology1: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load a…

Jul 26, 2021 · 2 shares · 431 followers View post →
paleovirology
@paleovirology1 · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/uLzWQ4cysl https://t.co/gL4GOWvXfg

Jul 26, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 976 followers View post →
sexchrpapers
@sexChr_papers · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/VvAkcVL0V4

Jul 26, 2021 · 1 like · 400 followers View post →
PromisingPreprints
@PromPreprint · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/2GKhAiXJro

Aug 2, 2020 · 3,312 followers View post →
Peiwei Chen
@peiwei_chen · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load…

Aug 2, 2020 · 5 shares · 456 followers View post →
Ilya Kirov
@ilyavkirov · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 2, 2020 · 10 shares · 1,205 followers View post →
Augustin Chen
@chen_augustin · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 2, 2020 · 10 shares · 262 followers View post →
gavin woodruff
@weird_worms · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 688 followers View post →
Kateryna
@MakovaLab · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 1,011 followers View post →
Fabrice Leclerc
@rnomics · X

Top #tweeted story in #bioscience: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities | bioRxiv https://t.co/VWskRrhqJL, see more https://t.co/kME3G16pDs

Aug 1, 2020 · 2,761 followers View post →
SeqComplete
@SeqComplete · X

#genomics #ngs The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities | bioRxiv https://t.co/FlIJbSY2Kd, see more https://t.co/U7scMFiNNz

Aug 1, 2020 · 1 like · 4,412 followers View post →
Petr Nguyen
@mao_626 · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load…

Aug 1, 2020 · 5 shares · 432 followers View post →
Beatriz Navarro Domínguez
@bioevolbea · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 458 followers View post →
Dave Aitel
@daveaitel · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 28,059 followers View post →
Himender Bharti
@adubharti · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 1,326 followers View post →
Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 4,058 followers View post →
Alexander Suh 서상재
@alexander_suh · X

RT @SystBio_UU: New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely eff…

Aug 1, 2020 · 10 shares · 4,378 followers View post →
Dr. Wen-Juan Ma | 马文娟
@WenJuanMa84 · X

RT @TE_papers: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and ge…

Aug 1, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,182 followers View post →
Systematic Biology Programme
@SystBio_UU · X

New #Preprint by @valentina_peona et al. "The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous #retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities" #Genomics #Hybridization Link: https://t.co/87hmxs33dU https://t.co/VTZ1c7dmBP

Aug 1, 2020 · 23 likes · 10 shares · 928 followers View post →
Richard Kuo
@GenomeRIK · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load…

Aug 1, 2020 · 5 shares · 841 followers View post →
Evolutionary Genomics
@evol_genomics · X

RT @biorxiv_evobio: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load a…

Aug 1, 2020 · 1 share · 4,977 followers View post →
Alexander Suh 서상재
@alexander_suh · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load…

Aug 1, 2020 · 5 shares · 4,378 followers View post →
Alexander Suh 서상재
@alexander_suh · X

RT @TE_papers: The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and ge…

Aug 1, 2020 · 2 shares · 4,378 followers View post →
Keeping up with TEs
@TE_papers · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/6u6lm62Xa6

Jul 31, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,462 followers View post →
bioRxiv Evobio
@biorxiv_evobio · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic ... https://t.co/PfewEp7UdD #biorxiv_evobio

Jul 31, 2020 · 1 share · 4,441 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

The avian W chromosome is a refugium for endogenous retroviruses with likely effects on female-biased mutational load and genetic incompatibilities https://t.co/V41g5kZPZN #bioRxiv

Jul 31, 2020 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 136,865 followers View post →