Project description:Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
| PRJNA742376 | ENA
Project description:A phylogenomic investigation into the biogeography of Symphyotrichum.
| PRJNA1201243 | ENA
Project description:Evolution and biogeography of Memecylon
| PRJNA576018 | ENA
Project description:Evolution and biogeography of Memecylon_2
Project description:Developmental gene function is conserved over deep time, but similar cis-regulatory sequence conservation is rarely found. However, rapid sequence turnover, paleopolyploidy, structural variation, and limited phylogenomic sampling have impeded conserved non-coding sequence (CNS) discovery. Using Conservatory, an algorithm that leverages microsynteny and iterative alignments to map CNS-gene associations over evolution, we uncovered ~2.3M CNSs, including over 3,000 predating angiosperms, from 284 plant species spanning 400 million years of diversification. Ancient CNSs were enriched near developmental regulators, and mutagenizing those near HOMEOBOX genes produced strong phenotypes. Tracing CNS evolution uncovered key principles: CNS spacing varies, but order is conserved; genomic rearrangements form new CNS-gene associations; and ancient CNSs are preferentially retained among paralogs but often are lost as cohorts or evolve into lineage-specific CNSs.
Project description:Molecular phylogenomics investigates evolutionary relationships based on genomic data. However, despite genomic sequence conservation, changes in protein interactions can occur relatively rapidly and may cause strong functional diversification. To investigate such functional evolution, we here combine phylogenomics with interaction proteomics. We develop this concept by investigating the molecular evolution of the shelterin complex, which protects telomeres, across 16 vertebrate species from zebrafish to humans covering 450 million years of evolution. Our phylointeractomics screen discovers previously unknown telomere-associated proteins and reveals how homologous proteins undergo functional evolution. For instance, we show that TERF1 evolved as a telomere-binding protein in the common stem lineage of marsupial and placental mammals. Phylointeractomics is a versatile and scalable approach to investigate evolutionary changes in protein function and thus can provide experimental evidence for phylogenomic relationships.