Connexins during 500 Million Years-From Cyclostomes to Mammals.

ABSTRACT: It was previously shown that the connexin gene family had relatively similar subfamily structures in several vertebrate groups. Still, many details were left unclear. There are essentially no data between tunicates, which have connexins that cannot be divided into the classic subfamilies, and teleosts, where the subfamilies are easily recognized. There are also relatively few data for the groups that diverged between the teleosts and mammals. As many of the previously analyzed genomes have been improved, and many more genomes are available, we reanalyzed the connexin gene family and included species from all major vertebrate groups. The major results can be summarized as follows: (i) The same connexin subfamily structures are found in all Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates), with some variat

SUBMITTER: Mikalsen SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7914757 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature