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Evaluación de la selección positiva en proteínas cinetocóricas asociadas al centrómero en grupos de Metazoos
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|February 27, 2026
Resumen
La evolución egoísta del centrómero impulsa cambios rápidos en las proteínas cinetocóricas interactuantes. Este estudio encontró una selección positiva esporádica en genes del cinetocoro externo y la condensina en diversos grupos animales, excluyendo al molly amazónico asexual.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología evolutiva
- Genómica
- Biología molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- Los centrómeros, compuestos de ADN repetitivo de rápida evolución, influyen en la evolución de las proteínas cinetocóricas interactuantes.
- La investigación previa sobre la selección positiva en proteínas asociadas al centrómero se centró principalmente en *Drosophila* y proteínas del cinetocoro interno como CENP-A y CENP-C.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la hipótesis de que los genes del cinetocoro externo y la condensina exhiben firmas de selección positiva en diversos taxones animales.
- Evaluar las presiones evolutivas sobre el Complejo Condensina I y el Complejo Mis12 en avispas parásitas, peces con aletas radiadas y primates.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis genómico comparativo de genes del Complejo Condensina I y el Complejo Mis12.
- Se aplicaron pruebas de selección a genes de avispas parásitas, peces con aletas radiadas (incluido el molly amazónico asexual) y primates.
Principales resultados:
- No se detectó evidencia de selección en ninguna proteína dentro del molly amazónico asexual.
- Se identificaron firmas esporádicas de selección positiva en proteínas tanto del Complejo Condensina I como del Complejo Mis12 en los grupos animales estudiados.
Conclusiones:
- Los hallazgos respaldan la hipótesis de que los genes del cinetocoro externo y la condensina están sujetos a selección positiva, impulsada por la evolución del centrómero, en varios linajes animales.
- La ausencia de selección en el molly amazónico resalta el papel del impulso del centrómero en la configuración de la evolución de las proteínas del cinetocoro.
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