The myxozoan minicollagen gene repertoire was not simplified by the parasitic lifestyle: computational identification of a novel myxozoan minicollagen gene.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lineage-specific gene expansions represent one of the driving forces in the evolutionary dynamics of unique phylum traits. Myxozoa, a cnidarian subphylum of obligate parasites, are evolutionarily altered and highly reduced organisms with a simple body plan including cnidarian-specific organelles and polar capsules (a type of nematocyst). Minicollagens, a group of structural proteins, are prominent constituents of nematocysts linking Myxozoa and Cnidaria. Despite recent advances in the identification of minicollagens in Myxozoa, the evolutionary history and diversity of minicollagens in Myxozoa and Cnidaria remain elusive.

Results

We generated new transcriptomes of two myxozoan species using a novel pipeline for filtering of closely related contaminant species in R

SUBMITTER: Kyslik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981951 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature