Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression
Color vision in insects is determined by signaling cascades, central to which are opsin proteins, resulting in sensitivity to light at different wavelengths. In certain insect groups, lineage-specific evolution of opsin genes, in terms of copy number, shifts in expression patterns, and functional am...
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2023
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| author | Mulhair, PO Crowley, L Boyes, DH Lewis, OT Holland, PWH |
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| description | Color vision in insects is determined by signaling cascades, central to which are opsin proteins, resulting in sensitivity to light at different wavelengths. In certain insect groups, lineage-specific evolution of opsin genes, in terms of copy number, shifts in expression patterns, and functional amino acid substitutions, has resulted in changes in color vision with subsequent behavioral and niche adaptations. Lepidoptera are a fascinating model to address whether evolutionary change in opsin content and sequence evolution are associated with changes in vision phenotype. Until recently, the lack of high-quality genome data representing broad sampling across the lepidopteran phylogeny has greatly limited our ability to accurately address this question. Here, we annotate opsin genes in 219 lepidopteran genomes representing 33 families, reconstruct their evolutionary history, and analyze shifts in selective pressures and expression between genes and species. We discover 44 duplication events in opsin genes across ∼300 million years of lepidopteran evolution. While many duplication events are species or family specific, we find retention of an ancient long-wavelength-sensitive (LW) opsin duplication derived by retrotransposition within the speciose superfamily Noctuoidea (in the families Nolidae, Erebidae, and Noctuidae). This conserved LW retrogene shows life stage-specific expression suggesting visual sensitivities or other sensory functions specific to the early larval stage. This study provides a comprehensive order-wide view of opsin evolution across Lepidoptera, showcasing high rates of opsin duplications and changes in expression patterns. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:397e7bcc-11f5-4d04-ad18-d8449189628f2023-12-14T12:10:26ZOpsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expressionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:397e7bcc-11f5-4d04-ad18-d8449189628fEnglishSymplectic ElementsOxford University Press2023Mulhair, POCrowley, LBoyes, DHLewis, OTHolland, PWHColor vision in insects is determined by signaling cascades, central to which are opsin proteins, resulting in sensitivity to light at different wavelengths. In certain insect groups, lineage-specific evolution of opsin genes, in terms of copy number, shifts in expression patterns, and functional amino acid substitutions, has resulted in changes in color vision with subsequent behavioral and niche adaptations. Lepidoptera are a fascinating model to address whether evolutionary change in opsin content and sequence evolution are associated with changes in vision phenotype. Until recently, the lack of high-quality genome data representing broad sampling across the lepidopteran phylogeny has greatly limited our ability to accurately address this question. Here, we annotate opsin genes in 219 lepidopteran genomes representing 33 families, reconstruct their evolutionary history, and analyze shifts in selective pressures and expression between genes and species. We discover 44 duplication events in opsin genes across ∼300 million years of lepidopteran evolution. While many duplication events are species or family specific, we find retention of an ancient long-wavelength-sensitive (LW) opsin duplication derived by retrotransposition within the speciose superfamily Noctuoidea (in the families Nolidae, Erebidae, and Noctuidae). This conserved LW retrogene shows life stage-specific expression suggesting visual sensitivities or other sensory functions specific to the early larval stage. This study provides a comprehensive order-wide view of opsin evolution across Lepidoptera, showcasing high rates of opsin duplications and changes in expression patterns. |
| spellingShingle | Mulhair, PO Crowley, L Boyes, DH Lewis, OT Holland, PWH Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title | Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title_full | Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title_fullStr | Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title_short | Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression |
| title_sort | opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera retrotransposition sex linkage and gene expression |
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