Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes (FAASG): an international initiative supporting future salmonid research, conservation and aquaculture

Daniel J. Macqueen (1) , Craig R. Primmer (2) , Ross D. Houston (3) , Barbara F. Nowak (4) , Louis Bernatchez (5) , Steinar Bergseth (6) , William S. Davidson (7) , Cristian Gallardo-Escárate (8) , Tom Goldammer (9) , Yann Guiguen (10) , Patricia Iturra (11) , James W. Kijas (12) , Ben F. Koop (2) , Sigbjørn Lien (13) , Alejandro Maass (14, 15) , Samuel A. M. Martin (1) , Philip Mcginnity (16) , Martin Montecino (17, 18) , Kerry A. Naish (19) , Krista M. Nichols (20) , Stig W. Omholt (13, 21) , Yniv Palti (22) , Graham S. Plastow (23) , Caird E. Rexroad (24) , Matthew L. Rise (25) , Rachael J. Ritchie (26) , Simen R. Sandve (13) , Patricia M. Schulte (27) , Alfredo Tello (28) , Rodrigo Vidal (29) , Jon O. Vik (13) , Anna Wargelius (30) , José Manuel Yáñez (31, 32) , . Faasg Consortium

1 Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences
2 Department of Biology
3 The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
4 IMAS - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies [Hobart]
5 Département de biologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS)
6 The Research Council of Norway
7 Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
8 Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research, Department of Oceanography
9 Institute for Genome Biology, Fish Genetics Unit
10 LPGP - Laboratoire de Physiologie et Génomique des Poissons
11 Human Genetics Program
12 CSIRO
13 Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
14 CMM - Center for Mathematical Modeling
15 Center for Genome Regulation
16 BEES - School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences [Sydney]
17 Center for Biomedical Research
18 FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Faculty of Medicine
19 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
20 Conservation Biology Division [Seattle]
21 NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim]
22 National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, ARS-USDA
23 Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
24 Office of National Programs
25 Department of Ocean Sciences
26 Genome British Columbia
27 Department of Zoology
28 INTESAL de SalmonChile
29 Laboratory of Molecular Ecology, Genomics, and Evolutionary Studies, Department of Biology
30 Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
31 FAVET - Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
32 Aquainnovo

We describe an emerging initiative - the 'Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes' (FAASG), which will leverage the extensive trait diversity that has evolved since a whole genome duplication event in the salmonid ancestor, to develop an integrative understanding of the functional genomic basis of phenotypic variation. The outcomes of FAASG will have diverse applications, ranging from improved understanding of genome evolution, to improving the efficiency and sustainability of aquaculture production, supporting the future of fundamental and applied research in an iconic fish lineage of major societal importance.

Mots clés: functional annotation; genome biology; phenotyping; standardized data and metadata; salmonid fish; whole genome duplication; evolution; data sharing; comparative biology; fish; salmonids; genomic selection

Mots clés: phénotype; évolution génomique; production aquacole; reproduction; séquençage du génome; sélection génomique; variation phénotypique; analyse de génome; génomique fonctionnelle; biologie comparative; aquaculture; conservation des espèces; annotation fonctionnelle; salmonidae; poisson; duplication des génomes; évolution génomique des poissons; expression des gènes

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Daniel J. Macqueen, Craig R. Primmer, Ross D. Houston, Barbara F. Nowak, Louis Bernatchez, et al.. Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes (FAASG): an international initiative supporting future salmonid research, conservation and aquaculture. BMC Genomics, 2017, 18:484 (1), pp.1-9. ⟨10.1186/s12864-017-3862-8⟩. ⟨hal-01595508⟩