在基因复制之后,对应干扰限制了转录电路演变
Christopher R Baker1, Victor Hanson-Smith, Alexander D Johnson
1Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
概括
基因重复可以导致对等物之间的竞争干扰,特别是在合作组合中的蛋白质. 解决这种干扰,正如Mcm1调节器所示,增加了分子复杂性,稳定了重复的基因.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学是进化的生物学.
- 分子遗传学 分子遗传学
- 系统生物学 系统生物学
背景情况:
- 基因复制模型通常假定独立的祖先功能.
- 合作组合中的蛋白质,就像转录调节器一样,在重复后可能面临独特的进化压力.
- 在真菌中,MADS盒转录调节器Mcm1是必不可少的,它控制着许多基因.
研究的目的:
- 调查合作性蛋白质组合中基因重复的后果,以研究对应干扰.
- 检查Mcm1基因及其类型的进化历史.
- 了解如何解析paralog干扰影响基因调节网络的复杂性.
主要方法:
- 在真菌物种中对Mcm1基因序列的比较分析.
- 蛋白相互作用和调节网络动态的建模.
- 遗传学分析以推断历史上的替代.
主要成果:
- 像Mcm1这样的转录调节器的重复和分歧可能会导致对象之间的竞争干扰.
- 历史上,Mcm1中氨基酸的替代使得现存物种的相对干扰最小化.
- 对等干扰的分辨率导致Mcm1-调节基因网络中的分子复杂性增加.
结论:
- 类似基因干扰是重复基因进化的重要限制,特别是那些参与复杂组合的基因.
- 对等传输干扰的解决可以推动更大的监管复杂性的演变.
- 尽量减少对应基因干扰对于将重复基因稳定整合到基因组至关重要.
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