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| العنوان: |
Phylogenetic analysis of NAP, an unconventional actin of the Volvocales. |
| المؤلفون: |
Kato-Minoura, Takako1 minoura@bio.chuo-u.ac.jp, Karino, Kumiko1, Akimoto, Nobuyuki1, Yoshiga, Norito1, Ehara, Mika1, Aoki, Seishiro2 |
| المصدر: |
Plant Systematics & Evolution. Jun2015, Vol. 301 Issue 6, p1725-1733. 9p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*PLANT phylogeny, *VOLVOCALES, *ACTIN, *CHLAMYDOMONAS reinhardtii, *PLANT evolution, *PLANT genomes |
| مستخلص: |
The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has two actin genes, one encoding a conventional actin and the other an unconventional actin called novel actin-like protein (NAP). These actins apparently differ in their ability to polymerize, but their specific functions in the cell are unknown. To understand their evolutionary relationship, we investigated the molecular phylogeny of the actin/NAP family in Volvocales, using fully identified sequences ( Chlamydomonas moewusii, Gonium pectorale, and Volvox carteri) and newly determined partial sequences ( Eudorina elegans, and Volvulina steinii). Although the origin of the NAP clade remains ambiguous, the inferred phylogenetic trees strongly support the monophyly of NAP genes and show that only the genomes of volvocine species contain NAP genes. The nonsynonymous substitution rate of the NAP gene is, in consistence with its long branch length in the phylogeny, relatively high compared with that of the actin gene. NAP is thus apparently unique to volvocine species and most likely performs a cellular function with fewer constraints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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