New group of transmembrane proteins associated with desiccation tolerance in the anhydrobiotic midge Polypedilum vanderplanki
New group of transmembrane proteins associated with desiccation tolerance in the anhydrobiotic midge Polypedilum vanderplanki
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一组新的跨膜蛋白与脱水蠓 Polypedilum vanderplanki 的干燥耐受性相关
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-68330-6
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Shagimardanova Elena I.
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作者:
Voronina Taisiya A.;Nesmelov Alexander A.;Kondratyeva Sabina A.;Deviatiiarov Ruslan M.;Miyata Yugo;Tokumoto Shoko;Cornette Richard;Gusev Oleg A.;Kikawada Takahiro;Shagimardanova Elena I.
Larvae of the sleeping chironomidPolypedilum vanderplankiare known for their extraordinary ability to survive complete desiccation in an ametabolic state called “anhydrobiosis”. The unique feature ofP. vanderplankigenome is the presence of expanded gene clusters associated with anhydrobiosis. While several such clusters represent orthologues of known genes, there is a distinct set of genes unique forP. vanderplanki. These include Lea-Island-Located (LIL) genes with no known orthologues except two of LEA genes ofP. vanderplanki,PvLea1andPvLea3. However, PvLIL proteins lack typical features of LEA such as the state of intrinsic disorder, hydrophilicity and characteristic LEA_4 motif. They possess four to five transmembrane domains each and we confirmed membrane targeting for three PvLILs. Conserved amino acids in PvLIL are located in transmembrane domains or nearby. PvLEA1 and PvLEA3 proteins are chimeras combining LEA-like parts and transmembrane domains, shared with PvLIL proteins. We have found thatPvLilgenes are highly upregulated during anhydrobiosis induction both in larvae ofP. vanderplankiandP. vanderplanki-derived cultured cell line, Pv11. Thus,PvLilare a new intriguing group of genes that are likely to be associated with anhydrobiosis due to their common origin with some LEA genes and their induction during anhydrobiosis.