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TRENDS IN GENETICS
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 93-104Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2019.11.001
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- NSF-OCE [1756616, 1756623]
- Simons Foundation [336932]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1756616] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1756623] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Given the catastrophic changes befalling coral reefs, understanding coral gene function is essential to advance reef conservation. This has proved challenging due to the paucity of genomic data and genetic tools available for corals. Recently CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing was applied to these species; however, a major bottleneck is the identification and prioritization of candidate genes for manipulation. This issue is exacerbated by the many unknown ('dark') coral genes that may play key roles in the stress response. We review the use of gene coexpression networks that incorporate both known and unknown genes to identify targets for reverse genetic analysis. This approach also provides a framework for the annotation of dark genes in established inter action networks to improve our fundamental knowledge of coral gene function.
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