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Cis-regulatory variations underlie phenotypic differentiation between Eastern and Western pigs
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  • Zhonglin Tang,
  • Yuwen Liu,
  • Yalan Yang,
  • Yang Fu,
  • Guoqiang Yi,
  • Jinmin Lian,
  • Bingkun Xie,
  • Yilong Yao,
  • Muya Chen,
  • Yongchao Niu,
  • Lei Liu,
  • Liyuan Wang,
  • Yongsheng Zhang,
  • Xinhao Fan,
  • Yijie Tang,
  • Pengxiang Yuan,
  • Min Zhu,
  • Qiaowei Li,
  • Song Zhang,
  • Yun Chen,
  • Binhu Wang,
  • Jieyu He,
  • Dan Lu,
  • Ivan Liachko,
  • Shawn Sullivan,
  • Bin Pang,
  • Yaoqing Chen,
  • Xin He,
  • Li Kui
Zhonglin Tang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Corresponding Author:tangzhonglin@caas.cn

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Yuwen Liu
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yalan Yang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yang Fu
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Guoqiang Yi
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Jinmin Lian
Biozeron Shenzhen Inc.
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Bingkun Xie
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yilong Yao
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Muya Chen
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yongchao Niu
Biozeron Shenzhen Inc.
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Lei Liu
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Liyuan Wang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yongsheng Zhang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Xinhao Fan
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yijie Tang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Pengxiang Yuan
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Min Zhu
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Qiaowei Li
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Song Zhang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yun Chen
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Binhu Wang
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Jieyu He
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Dan Lu
Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Ivan Liachko
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Shawn Sullivan
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Bin Pang
the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Yaoqing Chen
Sun Yat-Sen University
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Xin He
The University of Chicago
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Li Kui
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Animal Science
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Abstract

The genetic underpinnings of phenotypic differentiation during animal breeding has important implications in both evolutionary biology and agriculture. However, how cis-regulatory variants influence pig phenotypes is not well understood. Here, we present a high-resolution phased chromosome-scale reference genome with contig N50 of 18.03 Mb for Luchuan pig (a representative Eastern breed), and profiled potential selective sweeps in Eastern and Western pigs by re-sequencing of 234 pigs. In these regions, multi-tissue transcriptome and chromatin accessibility analyses suggest tissue-specific selection pressure mediated through promoters and distal cis-regulatory elements. Promoter variants associated with higher LYZ expression in the small intestine might enhance pig gastrointestinal immunity and roughage tolerance. In the skeletal muscles, an enhancer-modulating SNP associated with higher TNNC1 expression might increase slow muscle fibers and affect meat quality. Our work also provides valuable resources and new perspectives to explore gene regulatory evolution in animal domestication and breeding.