A computational study on mitogenome-encoded proteins of Pavo cristatus and Pavo muticus identifies key genetic variations with functional implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pavo cristatus population, native to the Indian subcontinent, is thriving well in India. However, the Pavo muticus population, native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, has reduced drastically and has been categorised as an endangered group. To understand the probable genetic factors associated with the decline of P. muticus, we compared the mitogenome-encoded proteins (13 proteins) between these two species.

Results

Our data revealed that the most frequent variant between these two species was mtND1, which had an alteration in 9.57% residues, followed by mtND5 and mtATP6. We extended our study on the rest of the proteins and observed that cytochrome c oxidase subunits 1, 2, and 3 do not have any change. The 3-dimensional structure of all 13 proteins w

SUBMITTER: Yasmin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10404576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature