Exploration on cold adaptation of Antarctic lichen via detection of positive selection genes
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Published:2024-09-09
Issue:1
Volume:15
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ISSN:2210-6359
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Container-title:IMA Fungus
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language:en
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Short-container-title:IMA Fungus
Author:
Wang Yanyan, Zhang Yaran, Li Rong, Qian Ben, Du Xin, Qiu Xuyun, Chen Mengmeng, Shi Guohui, Wei Jiangchun, Wei Xin-LiORCID, Wu Qi
Abstract
AbstractLichen as mutualistic symbiosis is the dominant organism in various extreme terrestrial environment on Earth, however, the mechanisms of their adaptation to extreme habitats have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we chose the Antarctic dominant lichen species Usnea aurantiacoatra to generate a high-quality genome, carried out phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and identify genes under positive selection. We performed functional enrichment analysis on the positively selected genes (PSGs) and found that most of the PSGs focused on transmembrane transporter activity and vacuole components. This suggest that the genes related to energy storage and transport in Antarctic U. aurantiacoatra were affected by environmental pressure. Inside of the 86 PSGs screened, two protein interaction networks were identified, which were RNA helicase related proteins and regulator of G-protein signaling related proteins. The regulator of the G-protein signaling gene (UaRGS1) was chosen to perform further verification by the lichen genetic manipulation system Umbilicaria muhlenbergii. Given that the absence of UmRgs1 resulted in elevated lethality to cold shock, the role for UaRgs1 in Antarctic U. aurantiacoatra resistance to cold can be inferred. The investigation of lichen adaptation to extreme environments at the molecular level will be opened up.
Funder
Strategic Priority Research Program of Science National Natural Science Foundation of China Space Application System of China Manned Space Program Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Senior User Project of RV KEXUE
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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