帕拉霍克斯基因重新审视:从肠道模式到状动物的集成轴和神经组织
Andreas C Fröbius1, David B Mark Welch2, Holger Herlyn3
1Institute for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
概括
在鸟中发现了ParaHox基因Gsx和Cdx,但Xlox缺席,表明基因组减少. 它们的表达与神经发育有关,这表明在这种血统中存在一种衍生条件.
科学领域:
- 发育生物学是发展生物学.
- 进化遗传学的进化遗传学
- 进行比较的基因组学.
背景情况:
- 帕拉霍克斯基因 (Gsx,Xlox,Cdx) 在进化上与霍克斯基因相关,并参与甲动物体轴,肠道和神经发育.
- 帕拉霍克斯基因补充和组织在动物血统之间有很大差异.
- 以前的研究表明,在cnidarian-bilaterian分裂之前,ParaHox基因已经存在.
研究的目的:
- 调查Gnathifera中的ParaHox基因部署,特别是专注于罗提弗.
- 在 rotifer Brachionus manjavacas 中分析 Gsx 和 Cdx 的基因组组织和胚胎表达.
- 确定Gnathifera中ParaHox基因补充是否减少.
主要方法:
- 进行比较的基因组学,以识别Gnathifera中的ParaHox基因组学 (Gsx,Cdx,Xlox).
- 基因组测绘以分析Brachionus manjavacas中的ParaHox基因组织.
- 整体安装现场杂交研究Bm-Gsx和Bm-Cdx的胚胎表达模式.
主要成果:
- 在Gnathifera中发现了Gsx和Cdx的正义基因,但没有Xlox,这表明ParaHox基因补充减少.
- 布拉奇翁 (Brachionus manjavacas) 呈现出分散的ParaHox配置,其中Bm-Gsx和Bm-Cdx分别为4.4 Mb.
- 在足部神经元和参与胃口系统发育的细胞中检测到Bm-Gsx表达. 在与膀相关的FMRFamide阳性细胞中发现了Bm-Cdx.
结论:
- 鸟中的ParaHox基因表达主要与神经结构有关.
- 这种神经关联的表达模式很可能是罗提弗的衍生状况,反映了它们紧的体型和缩小的肠道.
- 帕拉霍克斯基因的部署表明,进化灵活性受到血统特定的发展约束的影响.
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