Molecular evolution of hatching enzymes and their paralogous genes in vertebrates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hatching is identified as one of the most important events in the reproduction of oviparous vertebrates. The genes for hatching enzymes, which are vital in the hatching process, are conserved among vertebrates. However, especially in teleost, it is difficult to trace their molecular evolution in detail due to the presence of other C6astacins, which are the subfamily to which the genes for hatching enzymes belong and are highly diverged. In particular, the hatching enzyme genes are diversified with frequent genome translocations due to retrocopy.

Results

In this study, we took advantage of the rapid expansion of whole-genome data in recent years to examine the molecular evolutionary process of these genes in vertebrates. The phylogenetic analysis and the genomic sy

SUBMITTER: Nagasawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812170 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature