The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the causes underlying heterogeneity of molecular evolutionary rates among lineages is a long-standing and central question in evolutionary biology. Although several earlier studies showed that modern frogs (Neobatrachia...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the causes underlying heterogeneity of molecular evolutionary rates among lineages is a long-standing and central question in evolutionary biology. Although several earlier studies showed that modern frogs (Neobatrachia) experienced an acceleration of mitochondrial gene substitution rates compared to non-neobatrachian relatives, no further characterization of this phenomenon was attempted. To gain new insights on this topic, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes and nine nuclear loci of one pelobatoid (<it>Pelodytes punctatus</it>) and five neobatrachians, <it>Heleophryne regis</it> (Heleophrynidae)<it>, Lechriodus melanopyga</it> (Limnodynastidae)<it>, Calyptocephalella gayi</it> (Calyptocephalellidae)<it>, Telmatobius bolivianus</it> (Ceratophryidae)<it>,</it> and <it>Sooglossus thomasseti</it> (Sooglossidae). These represent major clades not included in previous mitogenomic analyses, and most of them are remarkably species-poor compared to other neobatrachians.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We reconstructed a fully resolved and robust phylogeny of extant frogs based on the new mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data, and dated major cladogenetic events. The reconstructed tree recovered <it>Heleophryne</it> as sister group to all other neobatrachians, the Australasian <it>Lechriodus</it> and the South American <it>Calyptocephalella</it> formed a clade that was the sister group to Nobleobatrachia, and the Seychellois <it>Sooglossus</it> was recovered as the sister group of Ranoides. We used relative-rate tests and direct comparison of branch lengths from mitochondrial and nuclear-based trees to demonstrate that both mitochondrial and nuclear evolutionary rates are significantly higher in all neobatrachians compared to their non-neobatrachian relatives, and that such rate acceleration started at the origin of Neobatrachia.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Through the analysis of the selection coefficient (ω) in different branches of the tree, we found compelling evidence of relaxation of purifying selection in neobatrachians, which could (at least in part) explain the observed higher mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates in this clade. Our analyses allowed us to discard that changes in substitution rates could be correlated with increased mitochondrial genome rearrangement or diversification rates observed in different lineages of neobatrachians.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38a0e45726834996a2ef8ae9c3f6489d2022-12-21T23:14:22ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642012-11-0113162610.1186/1471-2164-13-626The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution ratesIrisarri IkerMauro Diego SanAbascal FedericoOhler AnnemarieVences MiguelZardoya Rafael<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the causes underlying heterogeneity of molecular evolutionary rates among lineages is a long-standing and central question in evolutionary biology. Although several earlier studies showed that modern frogs (Neobatrachia) experienced an acceleration of mitochondrial gene substitution rates compared to non-neobatrachian relatives, no further characterization of this phenomenon was attempted. To gain new insights on this topic, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes and nine nuclear loci of one pelobatoid (<it>Pelodytes punctatus</it>) and five neobatrachians, <it>Heleophryne regis</it> (Heleophrynidae)<it>, Lechriodus melanopyga</it> (Limnodynastidae)<it>, Calyptocephalella gayi</it> (Calyptocephalellidae)<it>, Telmatobius bolivianus</it> (Ceratophryidae)<it>,</it> and <it>Sooglossus thomasseti</it> (Sooglossidae). These represent major clades not included in previous mitogenomic analyses, and most of them are remarkably species-poor compared to other neobatrachians.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We reconstructed a fully resolved and robust phylogeny of extant frogs based on the new mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data, and dated major cladogenetic events. The reconstructed tree recovered <it>Heleophryne</it> as sister group to all other neobatrachians, the Australasian <it>Lechriodus</it> and the South American <it>Calyptocephalella</it> formed a clade that was the sister group to Nobleobatrachia, and the Seychellois <it>Sooglossus</it> was recovered as the sister group of Ranoides. We used relative-rate tests and direct comparison of branch lengths from mitochondrial and nuclear-based trees to demonstrate that both mitochondrial and nuclear evolutionary rates are significantly higher in all neobatrachians compared to their non-neobatrachian relatives, and that such rate acceleration started at the origin of Neobatrachia.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Through the analysis of the selection coefficient (ω) in different branches of the tree, we found compelling evidence of relaxation of purifying selection in neobatrachians, which could (at least in part) explain the observed higher mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates in this clade. Our analyses allowed us to discard that changes in substitution rates could be correlated with increased mitochondrial genome rearrangement or diversification rates observed in different lineages of neobatrachians.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/626Substitution rateSelectionMolecular datingMitochondrial genomeMitogenomicsAnuraNeobatrachiaEvolution |
| spellingShingle | Irisarri Iker Mauro Diego San Abascal Federico Ohler Annemarie Vences Miguel Zardoya Rafael The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates BMC Genomics Substitution rate Selection Molecular dating Mitochondrial genome Mitogenomics Anura Neobatrachia Evolution |
| title | The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| title_full | The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| title_fullStr | The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| title_full_unstemmed | The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| title_short | The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| title_sort | origin of modern frogs neobatrachia was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates |
| topic | Substitution rate Selection Molecular dating Mitochondrial genome Mitogenomics Anura Neobatrachia Evolution |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/626 |
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