
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2024
Abstract Seminal fluid proteins (Sfps) are crucial for animal reproductive success, with most Sfps-encoding genes believed to be evolutionarily young and rapidly evolving. By employing estimates of the phylogenetic origin each Drosophila melanogaster Sfp gene based on genomic resources that include outgroup species genus, we examined functional attributes evolutionary characteristics relative their age. Contrary common belief, 62% existed in genome ancestor such genus. These ancient have broadened expression profiles, expanded biological roles, formed a denser network interactions non-Sfp genes. This increased pleiotropy has imposed constraints rate sequence evolution compared younger ones. Within interactome, identified fast-evolving core sub-network more restricted tissue functions. Our findings uncover large, previously unrecognized set distinct genomic, functional, younger, commonly studied
Язык: Английский