人間特有の神経SRGAP2遺伝子の進化は,不完全なセグメンタル重複によるものです
Megan Y Dennis1, Xander Nuttle, Peter H Sudmant
1Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195, USA.
Cell
|May 8, 2012
まとめ
SRGAP2のヒト特異的な遺伝子複製は3回発生し,人間の進化の間に新皮質の拡張を促した可能性がある新しい機能につながった.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- 人間の起源 人類の起源
背景:
- 遺伝子の複製は,進化的革新と現象的多様性の主要な原動力である.
- Slit-Robo Rho GTPase活性化タンパク質2 (SRGAP2) 遺伝子は,皮質の発達に役割を果たしています.
研究 の 目的:
- 人間特有の遺伝子の複製を特定し,特徴づけること.
- SRGAP2重複の進化史と機能的影響を調査する.
主な方法:
- 欠落した配列を特定するために,ハプロイドの水分型モールを活用する.
- ゲノム解析を比較して,現在までの複製イベント.
- 複製された遺伝子の配列と発現分析.
主要な成果:
- SRGAP2遺伝子は,ヒトの系統においてのみ,3回複製された.
- 複製の出来事は,およそ3.4年,2.4年,そして100万年前に起こった.
- SRGAP2Cは最も可能性が高い機能的な重複であり,潜在的に親のSRGAP2機能に敵対する可能性があります.
結論:
- SRGAP2の重複は,人間の進化の初期に発生した新しい遺伝子機能を表しています.
- これらの重複は,ホモ属への移行と新皮質の拡大と一致しています.
- SRGAP2Cの出現は,人間の認知の進化に決定的であったかもしれない.
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