Article
Rapid evolution of coral proteins responsible for interaction with the environment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Voolstra Christian R, Sunagawa Shinichi, Matz Mikhail V, Bayer Till, Aranda Manuel, Buschiazzo Emmanuel, Desalvo Michael K, Lindquist Erika, Szmant Alina M, Coffroth Mary Alice, Medina Mónica
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Corals worldwide are in decline due to climate change effects (e.g., rising seawater temperatures), pollution, and exploitation. The ability of corals to cope with these stressors in the long run depends on the evolvability of the underlying genetic networks and proteins, which remain largely unknown. A genome-wide scan for positively selected genes between related coral species can help to narrow...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Anthozoa
- Biological Evolution
- Cluster Analysis
- Ecosystem
- Environment
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics