Decryption of the survival “black box”: gene family expansion promotes the encystment in ciliated protists

Decryption of the survival “black box”: gene family expansion promotes the encystment in ciliated protists

Abstract Background Encystment is an important survival strategy extensively employed by microbial organisms to survive unfavorable conditions. Single-celled ciliated protists (ciliates) are popular model eukaryotes for studying encystment, whereby these cells degenerate their ciliary structures and...

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Main Authors: Didi Jin, Chao Li, Xiao Chen, Yurui Wang, Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid, Naomi A. Stover, Chen Shao, Tengteng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Hypotrich
Pseudourostyla cristata
Encystment
Gene family expansion
Chitin synthase
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10207-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10207-3

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