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Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster.

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Gao, D; Ko, DC; Tian, X; Yang, G; Wang, L
Published in: Evol Bioinform Online
2015

Gene duplication has been proposed to serve as the engine of evolutionary innovation. It is well recognized that eukaryotic genomes contain a large number of duplicated genes that evolve new functions or expression patterns. However, in mollusks, the evolutionary mechanisms underlying the divergence and the functional maintenance of duplicate genes remain little understood. In the present study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of duplicate genes in the protein kinase superfamily using whole genome and transcriptome data for the Pacific oyster. A total of 64 duplicated gene pairs were identified based on a phylogenetic approach and the reciprocal best BLAST method. By analyzing gene expression from RNA-seq data from 69 different developmental and stimuli-induced conditions (nine tissues, 38 developmental stages, eight dry treatments, seven heat treatments, and seven salty treatments), we found that expression patterns were significantly correlated for a number of duplicate gene pairs, suggesting the conservation of regulatory mechanisms following divergence. Our analysis also identified a subset of duplicate gene pairs with very high expression divergence, indicating that these gene pairs may have been subjected to transcriptional subfunctionalization or neofunctionalization after the initial duplication events. Further analysis revealed a significant correlation between expression and sequence divergence (as revealed by synonymous or nonsynonymous substitution rates) under certain conditions. Taken together, these results provide evidence for duplicate gene sequence and expression divergence in the Pacific oyster, accompanying its adaptation to harsh environments. Our results provide new insights into the evolution of duplicate genes and their expression levels in the Pacific oyster.

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Evol Bioinform Online

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1176-9343

Publication Date

2015

Volume

11

Issue

Suppl 1

Start / End Page

57 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Bioinformatics
  • 3105 Genetics
  • 3102 Bioinformatics and computational biology
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
 

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Gao, D., Ko, D. C., Tian, X., Yang, G., & Wang, L. (2015). Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster. Evol Bioinform Online, 11(Suppl 1), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.4137/EBO.S30230
Gao, Dahai, Dennis C. Ko, Xinmin Tian, Guang Yang, and Liuyang Wang. “Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster.Evol Bioinform Online 11, no. Suppl 1 (2015): 57–65. https://doi.org/10.4137/EBO.S30230.
Gao D, Ko DC, Tian X, Yang G, Wang L. Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster. Evol Bioinform Online. 2015;11(Suppl 1):57–65.
Gao, Dahai, et al. “Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster.Evol Bioinform Online, vol. 11, no. Suppl 1, 2015, pp. 57–65. Pubmed, doi:10.4137/EBO.S30230.
Gao D, Ko DC, Tian X, Yang G, Wang L. Expression Divergence of Duplicate Genes in the Protein Kinase Superfamily in Pacific Oyster. Evol Bioinform Online. 2015;11(Suppl 1):57–65.

Published In

Evol Bioinform Online

DOI

ISSN

1176-9343

Publication Date

2015

Volume

11

Issue

Suppl 1

Start / End Page

57 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Bioinformatics
  • 3105 Genetics
  • 3102 Bioinformatics and computational biology
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management