Mitochondrial genomic analyses provide new insights into the "missing" atp8 and adaptive evolution of Mytilidae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mytilidae, also known as marine mussels, are widely distributed in the oceans worldwide. Members of Mytilidae show a tremendous range of ecological adaptions, from the species distributed in freshwater to those that inhabit in deep-sea. Mitochondria play an important role in energy metabolism, which might contribute to the adaptation of Mytilidae to different environments. In addition, some bivalve species are thought to lack the mitochondrial protein-coding gene ATP synthase F0 subunit 8. Increasing studies indicated that the absence of atp8 may be caused by annotation difficulties for atp8 gene is characterized by highly divergent, variable length.

Results

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genomes of three marine mussels (Xenostrobus securis, Bathymodiol

SUBMITTER: Zhao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature