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Mutation pressure, drift, and the pace of molecular coevolution

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NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306741120

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coevolution; organelles; mitochondria; molecular drive; plastids

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Most aspects of the molecular biology of cells involve specific recognition at the nucleotide and/or amino acid levels, which leads to debates on the rates of sequence evolution. This study introduces a general model to evaluate the influence of population sizes, mutation rates, selection strength, and recombination on the rate of evolution at functionally interacting sites. The theory is particularly relevant to interactions between organelle-and nuclear-encoded proteins, offering predictions on coevolutionary rates based on drift, selection, and mutation intensities.
Most aspects of the molecular biology of cells involve tightly coordinated intermolecular interactions requiring specific recognition at the nucleotide and/or amino acid levels. This has led to long-standing interest in the degree to which constraints on interacting molecules result in conserved vs. accelerated rates of sequence evolution, with arguments commonly being made that molecular coevolution can proceed at rates exceeding the neutral expectation. Here, a fairly general model is introduced to evaluate the degree to which the rate of evolution at functionally interacting sites is influenced by effective population sizes (N-e), mutation rates, strength of selection, and the magnitude of recombination between sites. This theory is of particular relevance to matters associated with interactions between organelle-and nuclear-encoded proteins, as the two genomic environments often exhibit dramatic differences in the power of mutation and drift. Although genes within low N(e )environments can drive the rate of evolution of partner genes experiencing higher N-e, rates exceeding the neutral expectation require that the former also have an elevated mutation rate. Testable predictions, some counterintuitive, are presented on how patterns of coevolutionary rates should depend on the relative intensities of drift, selection, and mutation.

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