Supplementary material from "Nascent transcription reveals regulatory changes in extremophile fishes inhabiting hydrogen sulfide-rich environments"
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Regulating transcription allows organisms to respond to their environment, both within a single generation (plasticity) and across generations (adaptation). We examined transcriptional differences in gill tissues of fishes in the Poecilia mexicana species complex (family Poeciliidae), which have colonized toxic springs rich in hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in southern Mexico. There are gene expression differences between sulfidic and non-sulfidic populations, yet regulatory mechanisms mediating this gene expression variation remain poorly studied. We combined capped-small RNA sequencing (csRNA-seq), which captures actively transcribed (i.e. nascent) transcripts, and traditional messenger RNA sequencing (mRNA-seq) to examine how variation in transcription, enhancer activity, and associated transcription factor binding sites may facilitate adaptation to extreme environments. csRNA-seq revealed thousands of differentially initiated transcripts between sulfidic and non-sulfidic populations, many of which are involved in H2S detoxification and response. Analyses of transcription factor binding sites in promoter and putative enhancer csRNA-seq peaks identify a suite of transcription factors likely involved in regulating H2S-specific shifts in gene expression, including several key transcription factors known to respond to hypoxia. Our findings uncover a complex interplay of regulatory processes that reflect the divergence of extremophile populations of P. mexicana from their non-sulfidic ancestors and suggest shared responses among evolutionarily independent lineages.
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Perry, Blair W.; McGowan, Kerry L.; Arias-Rodriguez, Lenin; Duttke, Sascha H.; Tobler, Michael; Kelley, Joanna L. (2024). Supplementary material from "Nascent transcription reveals regulatory changes in extremophile fishes inhabiting hydrogen sulfide-rich environments". The Royal Society. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7247128.v1