Identification of the male-specific region on the guppy Y Chromosome from a haplotype-resolved assembly

Table 3.

Genes with functions related to male gonadal development and pigmentation in the MSY region

Ymac start Ymac end Ygua start Ygua end Gene annotation Comments on function and expression
23.793.174 23.796.136 23.577.725 23.580.685 Sperm-associated antigen 8-like Cell cycle regulation during spermiogenesis
24.828.972 24.829.886 24.651.601 24.652.515 Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 gamma Regulates SRY; sex reversal candidate
24.833.872 24.834.948 24.656.498 24.657.585 Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 gamma Growth arrest at puberty; male-specific trait
24.940.636 24.943.646 24.771.398 24.774.385 Prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 (PARM) Target of androgen
25.311.394 25.334.880 25.141.772 25.165.256 Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 44 Sperm motility
25.856.670 25.863.321 25.773.319 25.780.388 Cyclin-I isoform X1 [Poecilia reticulata] Last genetic marker 229; male-specific SNPs
25.979.809 25.982.063 25.987.747 25.993.537 Spindlin-1-like [Xiphophorus maculatus] Ssty domain; spermiogenesis
26.568.289 26.572.876 26.574.475 26.579.107 Flagellar WD repeat-containing protein Pf20-like Sperm motility
27.005.425 27.007.897 27.199.913 27.202.448 Sepiapterin reductase Red and yellow pigment
27.061.485 27.081.388 27.260.493 27.281.378 Outer dense fiber protein 2 Sperm motility
27.302.394 27.309.962 27.453.812 27.462.891 LMBR1 domain-containing protein 2 Male bias expression in gonad
27.329.422 27.332.468 27.484.292 27.487.357 Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 53 [P. reticulata] Sperm mobility; male bias
28.069.253 28.075.419 28.176.114 28.182.692 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-like protein 2 isoform X1 Steroid metabolism
  • Positions (in base pairs) are listed for Guanapo and Maculatus haplotypes.

  • Comments on function and expression are based on an analysis of gene annotations. For expression patterns, see Supplemental Table S4.

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