Developmental Evidence for the Evolutionary Relationship of Cerebellum and Cerebellum-like Structures in an Elasmobranch Fish

Actin and tubulin are cytoskeleton proteins, which are important components of the celland are conserved across species. Despite their crucial significance in cell motility and cell division the distribution and phylogeny of actin and tubulin genes across taxa is poorly understood. Here we used publicly available genomic data of 49 model species of plants, animals, fungi and Protista for further understanding the distribution of these genes among diverse eukaryotic species using rice as reference. The highest numbers of rice actin and tubulin gene homologs were present in plants followed by animals, fungi and Protista species, whereas ten actin and nine tubulin genes were conserved in all 49 species. Phylogenetic analysis of 19 actin and 18 tubulin genes clustered them into four major groups each. One each of the actin and tubulin gene clusters was conserved across eukaryotic species. Species trees based on the conserved actin and tubulin genes showed evolutionary relationship of 49 different taxa clustered into plants, animals, fungi and Protista. This study provides a phylogenetic insight into the evolution of actin and tubulin genes in diverse eukaryotic species.

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Nucleotide sequence of the Syrian hamster intracisternal A-particle gene: close evolutionary relationship of type A particle gene to types B and D oncovirus genes.

Journal of Virology ◽

10.1128/jvi.55.2.387-394.1985 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 387-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

M Ono ◽

H Toh ◽

T Miyata ◽

T Awaya

Keyword(s):

Nucleotide Sequence ◽

Syrian Hamster ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Type A ◽

Intracisternal A Particle ◽

Relationship Of

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Class II genes of the human major histocompatibility complex. Organization and evolutionary relationship of the DR beta genes.

Journal of Biological Chemistry ◽

10.1016/s0021-9258(18)47480-7 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 262 (18) ◽

pp. 8748-8758 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

G Andersson ◽

D Larhammar ◽

E Widmark ◽

B Servenius ◽

P A Peterson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Class Ii ◽

Major Histocompatibility ◽

Human Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽

Histocompatibility Complex ◽

Complex Organization ◽

Relationship Of

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Nucleotide sequence of Escherichia coli isochorismate synthetase gene entC and evolutionary relationship of isochorismate synthetase and other chorismate-utilizing enzymes.

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.171.2.775-783.1989 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 171 (2) ◽

pp. 775-783 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

B A Ozenberger ◽

T J Brickman ◽

M A McIntosh

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Nucleotide Sequence ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Relationship Of

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Genome-wide variations of SARS-CoV-2 infer evolution relationship and transmission route

10.1101/2020.04.27.20081349 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lehai Zhang ◽

Shifu Wang ◽

Qian Ren ◽

Junjie Yang ◽

Yanqin Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Molecular Detection ◽

Detection Efficiency ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Coding Region ◽

Gene Coding ◽

Genome Wide ◽

Group A ◽

Group B ◽

Relationship Of

AbstractIn the epidemic evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the issues of mutation, origin, typing and the effect of mutation on molecular detection remain to be unrevealed. In order to identify the evolutionary relationship of SARS-CoV-2 and evaluate the detection efficiency of primers that are currently used in different countries, we retrieved genomic sequences of 373 SARS-CoV-2 strains from multiple databases and performed genome-wide variation analysis. According to the nucleotide C28144T variation, the SARS-CoV-2 can be divided into group A (117 strains) and group B (256 strains). The spike protein gene (S gene) coding region 1841 (total 23403) A1841G, formed a B1 subgroup (40 strains) in group B, of which 30 strains were from European and American countries in March (especially Washington, USA). These mutations are likely to be influenced by the environment or the immunization selection pressure of different populations. Although the mutation is not in the receptor binding region (RBD) and alkaline cleavage region, it may also affect the ability of transmission and pathogenicity; however, the significance is not yet clear. As the ratio of A / B strains in the epidemic months showed an increasing trend (0.35: 1 in January, 0.62: 1 in February and 0.76: 1 in March), it seems that the transmissibility of group A strains becomes stronger with time. Based on the variation of 11 nucleotide sites during the epidemic process, it is speculated that the Washington strain is more like an ancestor type, and the Wuhan strain is the offspring of the group A virus strain. By comparing the detection capabilities of primers in different countries, the SARS-CoV-2 nucleotide variation may only affect molecular detection of very few strains. The differences in the transmissibility, pathogenicity and clinical manifestations of different types of strains require further investigations.

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Phylogenetic analysis based on chloroplast genome uncover evolutionary relationship of all the nine species and six cultivars of tree peony

Industrial Crops and Products ◽

10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112567 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 153 ◽

pp. 112567

Author(s):

Lili Guo ◽

Shuai Guo ◽

Jiang Xu ◽

Lixia He ◽

John E. Carlson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Chloroplast Genome ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Tree Peony ◽

Relationship Of

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Armc8 is an evolutionarily conserved armadillo protein involved in cell–cell adhesion complexes through multiple molecular interactions

Bioscience Reports ◽

10.1042/bsr20180604 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (8) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ismail Sahin Gul ◽

Paco Hulpiau ◽

Ellen Sanders ◽

Frans van Roy ◽

Jolanda van Hengel

Keyword(s):

Intracellular Signaling ◽

Protein Structures ◽

Hybrid Approach ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Similar Process ◽

Cellular Functions ◽

Human Ortholog ◽

Armadillo Repeat ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Cell Cell

Abstract Armadillo-repeat-containing protein 8 (Armc8) belongs to the family of armadillo-repeat containing proteins, which have been found to be involved in diverse cellular functions including cell–cell contacts and intracellular signaling. By comparative analyses of armadillo repeat protein structures and genomes from various premetazoan and metazoan species, we identified orthologs of human Armc8 and analyzed in detail the evolutionary relationship of Armc8 genes and their encoded proteins. Armc8 is a highly ancestral armadillo protein although not present in yeast. Consequently, Armc8 is not the human ortholog of yeast Gid5/Vid28. Further, we performed a candidate approach to characterize new protein interactors of Armc8. Interactions between Armc8 and specific δ-catenins (plakophilins-1, -2, -3 and p0071) were observed by the yeast two-hybrid approach and confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and co-localization. We also showed that Armc8 interacts specifically with αE-catenin but neither with αN-catenin nor with αT-catenin. Degradation of αE-catenin has been reported to be important in cancer and to be regulated by Armc8. A similar process may occur with respect to plakophilins in desmosomes. Deregulation of desmosomal proteins has been considered to contribute to tumorigenesis.

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Genome-wide analysis of the aquaporin genes in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-79250-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alvaro Lopez-Zaplana ◽

Juan Nicolas-Espinosa ◽

Micaela Carvajal ◽

Gloria Bárzana

Keyword(s):

Cucumis Melo ◽

Evolutionary Relationship ◽

Physiological Importance ◽

Genome Wide ◽

Related Plant ◽

Complete Set ◽

The Individual ◽

Almost All ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Cucumis Melo L

AbstractMelon (Cucumis melo L.) is a very important crop throughout the world and has great economic importance, in part due to its nutritional properties. It prefers well-drained soil with low acidity and has a strong demand for water during fruit set. Therefore, a correct water balance—involving aquaporins—is necessary to maintain the plants in optimal condition. This manuscript describes the identification and comparative analysis of the complete set of aquaporins in melon. 31 aquaporin genes were identified, classified and analysed according to the evolutionary relationship of melon with related plant species. The individual role of each aquaporin in the transport of water, ions and small molecules was discussed. Finally, qPCR revealed that almost all melon aquaporins in roots and leaves were constitutively expressed. However, the high variations in expression among them point to different roles in water and solute transport, providing important features as that CmPIP1;1 is the predominant isoform and CmTIP1;1 is revealed as the most important osmoregulator in the tonoplast under optimal conditions. The results of this work pointing to the physiological importance of each individual aquaporin of melon opening a field of knowledge that deserves to be investigated.

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