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Examination of gammarid transcriptomes reveals a widespread occurrence of key metabolic genes from epibiont bdelloid rotifers in freshwater species

Authors :
European Commission
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
Ribes-Navarro, Alberto
Kabeya, Naoki
Castro, L. Filipe C.
Gomes-dos-Santos, André
Fonseca, Miguel M.
Alberts-Hubatsh, H.
Hontoria, Francisco
Navarro, Juan Carlos
Monroig, Óscar
European Commission
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
Ribes-Navarro, Alberto
Kabeya, Naoki
Castro, L. Filipe C.
Gomes-dos-Santos, André
Fonseca, Miguel M.
Alberts-Hubatsh, H.
Hontoria, Francisco
Navarro, Juan Carlos
Monroig, Óscar
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Previous data revealed the unexpected presence of genes encoding for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthetic enzymes in transcriptomes from freshwater gammarids but not in marine species, even though closely related species were compared. This study aimed to clarify the origin and occurrence of selected LC-PUFA biosynthesis gene markers across all published gammarid transcriptomes. Through systematic searches, we confirmed the widespread occurrence of sequences from seven elongases and desaturases involved in LC-PUFA biosynthesis, in transcriptomes from freshwater gammarids but not marine species, and clarified that such occurrence is independent from the gammarid species and geographical origin. The phylogenetic analysis established that the retrieved elongase and desaturase sequences were closely related to bdelloid rotifers, confirming that multiple transcriptomes from freshwater gammarids contain contaminating rotifers' genetic material. Using the Adineta steineri genome, we investigated the genomic location and exon–intron organization of the elongase and desaturase genes, establishing they are all genome-anchored and, importantly, identifying instances of horizontal gene transfer. Finally, we provide compelling evidence demonstrating Bdelloidea desaturases and elongases enable these organisms to perform all the reactions for de novo biosynthesis of PUFA and, from them, LC-PUFA, an advantageous trait when considering the low abundance of these essential nutrients in freshwater environments.

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Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1431968079
Document Type :
Electronic Resource