Molecular determinants archetypical to the phylum Nematoda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nematoda diverged from other animals between 600-1,200 million years ago and has become one of the most diverse animal phyla on earth. Most nematodes are free-living animals, but many are parasites of plants and animals including humans, posing major ecological and economical challenges around the world.

Results

We investigated phylum-specific molecular characteristics in Nematoda by exploring over 214,000 polypeptides from 32 nematode species including 27 parasites. Over 50,000 nematode protein families were identified based on primary sequence, including approximately 10% with members from at least three different species. Nearly 1,600 of the multi-species families did not share homology to Pfam domains, including a total of 758 restricted to Nematoda. Majority

SUBMITTER: Yin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2666764 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature