Structural and functional characterization of a putative de novo gene in Drosophila

Andreas Lange; Prajal H. Patel; Brennen Heames; Adam M. Damry; Thorsten Saenger; Colin J. Jackson; Geoffrey D. Findlay; Erich Bornberg-Bauer

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21667-6

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Structural and functional characterization of a putative de novo gene in Drosophila

Andreas Lange,
Prajal H. Patel,
Brennen Heames,
Adam M. Damry,
Thorsten Saenger,
Colin J. Jackson,
Geoffrey D. Findlay,
Erich Bornberg-Bauer

Affiliations

Andreas Lange: Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster
Prajal H. Patel: Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross
Brennen Heames: Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster
Adam M. Damry: Research School of Chemistry, ANU College of Science
Thorsten Saenger: Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School
Colin J. Jackson: Research School of Chemistry, ANU College of Science
Geoffrey D. Findlay: Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross
Erich Bornberg-Bauer: Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21667-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Previous work identified goddard as a putative de novo evolved gene in Drosophila melanogaster. Here, the authors characterize the structure and function of the Goddard protein in D. melanogaster, and they infer its ancestral and extant structures across the Drosophila genus.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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