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Extensive loss of Wnt genes in Tardigrada [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 AbstractBackgroundWnt genes code for ligands that activate signaling pathways during development in Metazoa. Through the canonical Wnt (cWnt) signaling pathway, these genes regulate important processes in bilaterian development, such as establishing the anteroposterior axis and posterior growth. In Arthropoda, Wnt ligands also regulate segment polarity,
Chavarria, Raul A. +5 more
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Gene Loss and Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributed to the Genome Evolution of the Extreme Acidophile “Ferrovum” [PDF]
, 2016 Indexación: Web of Science. Scopus.Acid mine drainage (AMD), associated with active and abandoned mining sites, is a habitat for acidophilic microorganisms that gain energy from the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds and ferrous iron and that thrive ...
Daniel, Rolf +7 more
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Dynamic Evolution of Avian RNA Virus Sensors: Repeated Loss of RIG-I and RIPLET
Viruses, 2022 Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) are key RNA virus sensors belonging to the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) family.
Veronika Krchlíková +7 more
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RNA interference in marine and freshwater sponges [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The marine sponge Tethya wilhelma and the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri are emerging model organisms to study evolution, gene regulation, development, and physiology in non-bilaterian animal systems. Thus far, functional methods (i.e.,
Cieniewicz, Brandon +12 more
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Regulatory gene function handoff allows essential gene loss in mosquitoes [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2020 AbstractRegulatory genes are often multifunctional and constrained, which results in evolutionary conservation. It is difficult to understand how a regulatory gene could be lost from one species’ genome when it is essential for viability in closely related species.
Alys M. Cheatle Jarvela +2 more
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Diversity, 2019 The vertebrate toll-like receptor (TLRs) supergene family is a first-line immune defense against viral and non-viral pathogens. Here, comparative evolutionary-genomics of 79 vertebrate species (8 mammals, 48 birds, 11 reptiles, 1 amphibian, and 11 fishes)
Imran Khan +9 more
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The Expansion of Animal MicroRNA Families Revisited
Life, 2015 MicroRNAs are important regulatory small RNAs in many eukaryotes. Due to their small size and simple structure, they are readily innovated de novo. Throughout the evolution of animals, the emergence of novel microRNA families traces key morphological ...
Jana Hertel, Peter F. Stadler
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Comparative Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Forty Gentiana Chloroplast Genomes
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022 Background: Gentiana plants, which have great medicinal and ornamental value, are widely distributed in diverse habitats and have complex taxonomy.
Gang Deng +7 more
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The pio Operon Is Essential for Phototrophic Fe(II) Oxidation in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 [PDF]
, 2006 Phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria couple the oxidation of ferrous iron [Fe(II)] to reductive CO2 fixation by using light energy, but until recently, little has been understood about the molecular basis for this process. Here we report the discovery,
Jiao, Yongqin, Newman, Dianne K.
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Plastome phylogeny and lineage diversification of Salicaceae with focus on poplars and willows
Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Phylogenetic relationships and lineage diversification of the family Salicaceae sensu lato (s.l.) remain poorly understood. In this study, we examined phylogenetic relationships between 42 species from six genera based on the complete plastomes ...
Lei Zhang +4 more
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