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Phototransduction and clock gene expression in the troglobiont beetle Ptomaphagus hirtus of Mammoth cave
ID Friedrich, Markus (Avtor), ID Chen, Rui (Avtor), ID Daines, Bryce (Avtor), ID Bao, Riyue (Avtor), ID Caravas, Jason (Avtor), ID Rai, Puneet K. (Avtor), ID Zagmajster, Maja (Avtor), ID Peck, Stewart B. (Avtor)

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Obligatory cave species exhibit dramatic trait modifications such as eye reduction, loss of pigmentation and an increase in touch receptors. As molecular studies of cave adaptation have largely concentrated on vertebrate models, it is not yet possible to probe for genetic universalities underlying cave adaptation. We have therefore begun to study the strongly cave-adapted small carrion beetle Ptomaphagus hirtus. For over 100 years, this flightless signature inhabitant of Mammoth Cave, the worldćs largest known cave system, has been considered blind despite the presence of residual lens structures. Bydeep sequencing of the adult head transcriptome, we discovered the transcripts of all core members of the phototransduction protein machinery. Combined with the absence of transcripts of select structural photoreceptor and eye pigmentation genes, these data suggest a reduced but functional visualsystem in P. hirtus. This conclusion was corroborated by a negative phototactic response of P. hirtus in lightždark choice tests. We further detected the expression of the complete circadian clock gene network in P. hirtus, raising the possibility of a role of light sensation in the regulation of oscillating processes. We speculate that P. hirtus is representative of a large number of animal species with highly reduced but persisting visual capacities in the twilight zone of the subterranean realm. These can now be studied on a broad comparative scale given the efficiency of transcript discovery by next-generation sequencing.

Jezik:Angleški jezik
Ključne besede:biospeleology, cave adaptation, circadian clock, phototransduction, evolution
Vrsta gradiva:Delo ni kategorizirano
Tipologija:1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
Leto izida:2011
Št. strani:Str. 3532-3541
Številčenje:Vol. 214
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-37528 Povezava se odpre v novem oknu
UDK:591
ISSN pri članku:0022-0949
DOI:10.1242/jeb.060368 Povezava se odpre v novem oknu
COBISS.SI-ID:2449743 Povezava se odpre v novem oknu
Datum objave v RUL:10.07.2015
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Naslov:Journal of Experimental Biology
Skrajšan naslov:J. Exp. Biol.
Založnik:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0022-0949
COBISS.SI-ID:4736266 Povezava se odpre v novem oknu

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