Evolutionary dynamics of sex-biased gene expression in a young XY system insights from the brown alga genus Fucus

Evolutionary dynamics of sex-biased gene expression in a young XY system : insights from the brown alga genus Fucus

© 2023 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2023 New Phytologist Foundation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 238(2023), 1 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 422-437
1. Verfasser: Hatchett, William J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jueterbock, Alexander O, Kopp, Martina, Coyer, James A, Coelho, Susana M, Hoarau, Galice, Lipinska, Agnieszka P
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Fucus XY system brown algae sex-biased expression sexual dimorphism
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Zusammenfassung:© 2023 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2023 New Phytologist Foundation.
Sex-biased gene expression is considered to be an underlying cause of sexually dimorphic traits. Although the nature and degree of sex-biased expression have been well documented in several animal and plant systems, far less is known about the evolution of sex-biased genes in more distant eukaryotic groups. Here, we investigate sex-biased gene expression in two brown algal dioecious species, Fucus serratus and Fucus vesiculosus, where male heterogamety (XX/XY) has recently emerged. We find that in contrast to evolutionary distant plant and animal lineages, male-biased genes do not experience high turnover rates, but instead reveal remarkable conservation of bias and expression levels between the two species, suggesting their importance in sexual differentiation. Genes with consistent male bias were enriched in functions related to gamete production, along with sperm competition and include three flagellar proteins under positive selection. We present one of the first reports, outside of the animal kingdom, showing that male-biased genes display accelerated rates of coding sequence evolution compared with female-biased or unbiased genes. Our results imply that evolutionary forces affect male and female sex-biased genes differently on structural and regulatory levels, resulting in unique properties of differentially expressed transcripts during reproductive development in Fucus algae
Beschreibung:Date Completed 06.03.2023
Date Revised 09.01.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.18710