期刊
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 13, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab185
关键词
pickpocket receptors; DEG/ENaCs; insects; phylogeny; evolution
资金
- INCTEM [465678/2014-9]
- CONFAP-MRC [TEC-APQ-00913-16]
- CNPq [308337/2015-8, 311826/2019-9]
- Le Studium [2017-2001-179Y17F16]
- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica [PICT 2016-3103]
This study analyzed the genomes of 26 insect species to characterize the evolution of PPK receptors, identifying lineage-specific expansions and potential new targets for pest control. The research also found prevalent PPKs with highly conserved functions in certain insect species, as well as calmodulin-binding motifs that may amplify sensory responses.
Insect pickpocket (PPK) receptors mediate diverse functions, among them the detection of mechano- and chemo-sensory stimuli. Notwithstanding their relevance, studies on their evolution only focused on Drosophila. We have analyzed the genomes of 26 species of eight orders including holometabolous and hemimetabolous insects (Blattodea, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Phthiraptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera), to characterize the evolution of this gene family. PPKs were detected in all genomes analyzed, with 578 genes distributed in seven subfamilies. According to our phylogeny, ppk17 is the most divergent member, composing the new subfamily VII. PPKs evolved under a gene birth-and-death model that generated lineage-specific expansions usually located in clusters, while purifying selection affected several orthogroups. Subfamily V was the largest, including a mosquito-specific expansion that can be considered a new target for pest control. PPKs present a high gene turnover generating considerable variation. On one hand, Musca domestica (59), Aedes albopictus (51), Culex quinquefasciatus (48), and Blattella germanica (41) presented the largest PPK repertoires. On the other hand, Pediculus humanus (only ppk17), bees, and ants (6-9) had the smallest PPK sets. A subset of prevalent PPKs was identified, indicating very conserved functions for these receptors. Finally, at least 20% of the sequences presented calmodulin-binding motifs, suggesting that these PPKs may amplify sensory responses similarly as proposed for Drosophila melanogaster ppk25. Overall, this work characterized the evolutionary history of these receptors revealing relevant unknown gene sequence features and clade-specific expansions.
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