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E?BaptesteEmail author E?Susko J?Leigh D?MacLeod RL?Charlebois WF?Doolittle 《BMC evolutionary biology》2005,5(1):33
Background
Since Darwin's Origin of Species, reconstructing the Tree of Life has been a goal of evolutionists, and tree-thinking has become a major concept of evolutionary biology. Practically, building the Tree of Life has proven to be tedious. Too few morphological characters are useful for conducting conclusive phylogenetic analyses at the highest taxonomic level. Consequently, molecular sequences (genes, proteins, and genomes) likely constitute the only useful characters for constructing a phylogeny of all life. For this reason, tree-makers expect a lot from gene comparisons. The simultaneous study of the largest number of molecular markers possible is sometimes considered to be one of the best solutions in reconstructing the genealogy of organisms. This conclusion is a direct consequence of tree-thinking: if gene inheritance conforms to a tree-like model of evolution, sampling more of these molecules will provide enough phylogenetic signal to build the Tree of Life. The selection of congruent markers is thus a fundamental step in simultaneous analysis of many genes. 相似文献32.
Electrophysiological and biochemical responses of mouse vomeronasal receptor cells to urine-derived compounds: possible mechanism of action 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Receptor cells of the vomeronasal organ (VNO) are thought to detect
pheromone-like molecules important for reproductive physiology. Several
compounds derived from male mouse urine have been demonstrated to affect
endocrine events in female mice. In the present study, the ability of these
compounds to affect VNO activity was tested. In dissociated VNO cells held
under voltage clamp conditions, application of dehydro-exo-brevicomin (DHB)
evoked an outward current at negative holding potentials and an inward
current at positive holding potentials. Under current clamp, DHB reduced
action potential firing. Since DHB application caused a decrease in
membrane conductance, this compound appeared to act by reducing inward
current through closing an ion channel. Biochemical experiments tested the
effects of DHB and 2- (sec-butyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazole (SBT) on cAMP levels
in the VNO. A mixture of DHB and SBT decreased cAMP levels in VNO sensory
tissue and had no effect on VNO non-sensory tissue. The results suggest
that pheromones have an inhibitory influence on action potential generation
and on cAMP levels in receptor cells of the VNO.
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Walter RB; Rolig RL; Kozak KA; McEntire B; Morizot DC; Nairn RS 《Molecular biology and evolution》1993,10(6):1227-1238
Fishes represent the stem vertebrate condition and have maintained several
gene arrangements common to mammalian genomes throughout the 450 Myr of
divergence from a common ancestor. One such syntenic arrangement includes
the GPI-PEPD enzyme association on Xiphophorus linkage group IV and human
chromosome 19. Previously we assigned the Xiphophorus homologue of the
human ERCC2 gene to linkage group U5 in tight association with the CKM
locus. CKM is also tightly linked to the ERCC2 locus on human chromosome
19, leading to speculation that human chromosome 19 may have arisen by
fusion of two ancestral linkage groups which have been maintained in
fishes. To investigate this hypothesis further, we isolated and sequenced
Xiphophorus fish genomic regions exhibiting considerable sequence
similarity to the human DNA ligase 1 amino acid sequence. Comparison of the
fish DNA ligase sequence with those of other species suggests several modes
of amino acid conservation in this gene. A 2.2-kb restriction fragment
containing part of an X. maculatus DNA ligase 1 exon was used in backcross
hybrid mapping with 12 enzyme or RFLP loci. Significant linkage was
observed between the nucleoside phosphorylase (NP2) and the DNA ligase
(LIG1) loci on Xiphophorus linkage group VI. This assignment suggests that
the association of four DNA repair-related genes on human chromosome 19 may
be the result of chance chromosomal rearrangements.
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Seegmiller A; Williams KR; Hammersmith RL; Doak TG; Witherspoon D; Messick T; Storjohann LL; Herrick G 《Molecular biology and evolution》1996,13(10):1351-1362
Internal eliminated sequences (IESs) often interrupt ciliate genes in the
silent germline nucleus but are exactly excised and eliminated from the
developing somatic nucleus from which genes are then expressed. Some long
IESs are transposons, supporting the hypothesis that short IESs are ancient
transposon relics. In light of that hypothesis and to explore the
evolutionary history of a collection of IESs, we have compared various
alleles of a particular locus (the 81 locus) of the ciliated protozoa
Oxytricha trifallax and O. fallax. Three short IESs that interrupt two
genes of the locus are found in alleles from both species, and thus must be
relatively ancient, consistent with the hypothesis that short IESs are
transposon relics. In contrast, TBE1 transposon interruptions of the locus
are allele-specific and probably the results of recent transpositions.
These IESs (and the TBE1s) are precisely excised from the DNA of the
developing somatic macronucleus. Each IES interrupts a highly conserved
sequence. A few nucleotides at the ends of each IES are also conserved,
suggesting that they interact critically with IES excision machinery.
However, most IES nucleotide positions have evolved at high rates, showing
little or no selective constraint for function. Nonetheless, the length of
each IES has been maintained (+/- 3 bp). While one IES is approximately 33
bp long, three other IESs have very similar sizes, approximately 70 bp
long. Two IESs are surrounded by direct repeats of the sequence TTCTT. No
other sequence similarities were found between any of the four IESs.
However, the ends of one IES do match the inverted terminal repeat
consensus sequence of the "TA" IESs of Paramecium. Three O. trifallax
alleles appear to have been recipients in recent conversion events that
could have been provoked by double-strand breaks associated with IES ends
subsequent to IES transposition. Our findings support the hypothesis that
short IESs evolved from ancient transposons that have lost most of their
sequences, except those necessary for precise excision during macronuclear
development.
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Carbamoylphosphate synthetase (CPS) catalyzes the first committed step in
pyrimidine biosynthesis, arginine biosynthesis, or the urea cycle.
Organisms may contain either one generalized or two specific CPS enzymes,
and these enzymes may be heterodimeric (encoded by linked or unlinked
genes), monomeric, or part of a multifunctional protein. In order to help
elucidate the evolution of CPS, we have performed a comprehensive
phylogenetic analysis using the 21 available complete CPS sequences,
including a sequence from Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 which we report in
this paper. This is the first report of a complete CPS gene sequence from
an archaeon, and sequence analysis suggests that it encodes an enzyme
similar to heterodimeric CPSII. We confirm that internal similarity within
the synthetase domain of CPS is the result of an ancient gene duplication
that preceded the divergence of the Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, and use
this internal duplication in phylogenetic tree construction to root the
tree of life. Our analysis indicates with high confidence that this
archaeal sequence is more closely related to those of Eukarya than to those
of Bacteria. In addition to this ancient duplication which created the
synthetase domain, our phylogenetic analysis reveals a complex history of
further gene duplications, fusions, and other events which have played an
integral part in the evolution of CPS.
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R L Hesslink M M D'Alesandro D W Armstrong H L Reed 《Journal of applied physiology》1992,72(6):2134-2139
Thyroxine (T4) is required in species possessing brown adipose tissue (BAT) for the maintenance of cold tolerance and adaptation. In humans, who possess negligible quantities of BAT, the importance of T4 has not been demonstrated. We studied the effects of decreased serum T4 and thyrotropin (TSH) on human cold habituation after repeated cold air exposures. Eight men (T3+) received a single daily dose of triiodothyronine (T3; 30 micrograms/day), and another eight men (T3-) received a placebo. All 16 normal thyroid men underwent a standardized cold air test (SCAT) under basal conditions in January and again in March after eighty 30-min 4.4 degrees C air exposures (10/wk). Measurements of basal metabolic rate (BMR), O2 consumption (VO2), mean arterial pressure (MAP), plasma norepinephrine (NE), serum TSH, free and total T4, and free and total T3 were repeated before and after 8 wk of exposure. TSH, free T4, and total T4 were 50% lower for T3+ than for T3- subjects. Total and free T3 were not different between groups. BMR was unchanged after habituation, whereas the cold-stimulated VO2, MAP, and NE were significantly reduced for all subjects in March. The relationship between VO2 and NE (r2 = 0.44, P less than 0.001) during the initial SCAT was unchanged with habituation. We suggest that human cold habituation is independent of major changes in circulating T4 and TSH. 相似文献
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Abstract The Open Bay Island skink (Oligosoma taumakae) is one of New Zealand's rarest lizard species. Until 2010, it was known only from two small islands in the Open Bay Island Group, a Māori-owned wildlife sanctuary in South Westland, New Zealand. Skinks on these islands are threatened by predation from weka (Gallirallus australis), a flightless native rail thought to have been introduced to the Open Bay Islands c. 100 years ago. Here, we describe the discovery of Open Bay Island skinks on two vegetated rock stacks located off the coast of Barn Bay, 52 km southwest of the Open Bay Islands. Although small (c. 0.10 and 0.36 ha), the Barn Islands appear to be predator-free, providing an important sanctuary for the skinks. We recommend: (1) a survey of mainland sites with suitable habitat; and (2) an evaluation of the need for island biosecurity measures for detecting and responding to incursions of small mammals. 相似文献
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