Possible stochastic sex determination in Bursaphelenchus nematodes

Ryoji Shinya; Simo Sun; Mehmet Dayi; Isheng Jason Tsai; Atsushi Miyama; Anthony Fu Chen; Koichi Hasegawa; Igor Antoshechkin; Taisei Kikuchi; Paul W. Sternberg

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30173-2

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Possible stochastic sex determination in Bursaphelenchus nematodes

Ryoji Shinya,
Simo Sun,
Mehmet Dayi,
Isheng Jason Tsai,
Atsushi Miyama,
Anthony Fu Chen,
Koichi Hasegawa,
Igor Antoshechkin,
Taisei Kikuchi,
Paul W. Sternberg

Affiliations

Ryoji Shinya: School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Simo Sun: Division of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Mehmet Dayi: Division of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Isheng Jason Tsai: Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
Atsushi Miyama: School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Anthony Fu Chen: Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Koichi Hasegawa: Department of Environmental Biology, College of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Chubu University
Igor Antoshechkin: Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Taisei Kikuchi: Division of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
Paul W. Sternberg: Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30173-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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In most species, sex is determined by genetic or environmental factors. Here, the authors present evidence that sex determination in Bursaphelenchus nematodes is instead likely to be regulated by a random, epigenetic mechanism.

Published in Nature Communications

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