Parallel evolution of trehalose production machinery in anhydrobiotic animals via recurrent gene loss and horizontal transfer
Trehalose is a versatile non-reducing sugar. In some animal groups possessing its intrinsic production machinery, it is used as a potent protectant against environmental stresses, as well as blood sugar. However, the trehalose biosynthesis genes remain unidentified in the large majority of metazoan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Open Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200413 |