Evolution of endoglucanase genes in subterranean and surface isopod crustaceans from Central Western Australia.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have identified a significant number of endogenous cellulase genes in various arthropods, including isopods, allowing them to process hydrocarbons efficiently as a food source. While this research has provided insight into underlying gene-level processes in cellulose decomposition by arthropods, little is known about the existence and expression of cellulase genes in species from cave environments where carbohydrates are sparse. To investigate whether endogenous cellulase genes are maintained in subterranean species, we sequenced the transcriptomes of two subterranean paraplatyarthrid isopod species from calcrete (carbonate) aquifers of central Western Australia and a related surface isopod species. Seven protein-coding open-reading frames associated with endoglucanase genes

SUBMITTER: Javidkar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541295 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature