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- Title
Comparative transcriptomics highlights convergent evolution of energy metabolic pathways in group-living spiders.
- Authors
Han Yang; Bin Lyu; Hai-Qiang Yin; Shu-Qiang Li
- Abstract
Although widely thought to be aggressive, solitary, and potentially cannibalistic, some spider species have evolved group-living behaviors. The distinct transition provides the framework to uncover groupliving evolution. Here, we conducted a comparative transcriptomic study and examined patterns of molecular evolution in two independently evolved group-living spiders and twelve solitary species. We report that positively selected genes among groupliving spider lineages are significantly enriched in nutrient metabolism and autophagy pathways. We also show that nutrient-related genes of group-living spiders convergently experience amino acid substitutions and accelerated relative evolutionary rates. These results indicate adaptive convergence of nutrient metabolism that may ensure energy supply in group-living spiders. The decelerated evolutionary rate of autophagy-related genes in group-living lineages is consistent with an increased constraint on energy homeostasis as would be required in a group-living environment. Together, the results show that energy metabolic pathways play an important role in the transition to group-living in spiders.
- Subjects
MOLECULAR evolution; TRANSCRIPTOMES; CONVERGENT evolution; ENERGY metabolism; SPIDER behavior; AUTOPHAGY; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Zoological Research, 2021, Vol 42, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
2095-8137
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.281