Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 13, 346-358, Copyright © 1996 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
RL Goodwin, H Baumann and FG Berger
alpha 1-Proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI), a member of the serine
proteinase inhibitor superfamily, has a primary role in controlling
neutrophil elastase activity within the mammalian circulation. Several
studies have indicated that the reactive center region of alpha 1-PI, the
amino acid sequence of which is critical to recognition of and binding to
target proteinases, is highly divergent within and among species. This
appears to be a consequence of accelerated rates of evolution that may have
been driven by positive Darwinian selection. In order to examine this and
other features of alpha 1-PI evolution in more detail, we have isolated and
sequenced cDNAs representing alpha 1- PI mRNAs of the mouse species Mus
saxicola and Mus minutoides and have compared these with a number of other
mammalian alpha 1-PI mRNAs. Relative to other mammalian mRNAs, the extent
of nonsynonymous substitution is generally high throughout the alpha 1-PI
mRNA molecule, indicating greater overall rates of amino acid substitution.
Within and among mouse species, the 5'-half of the mRNA, but not the
3'-half, has been homogenized by concerted evolution. Finally, the reactive
center is under diversifying or positive Darwinian selection in murid
rodents (rats, mice) and guinea pigs yet is under purifying selection in
primates and artiodactyls. The significance of these findings to alpha 1-PI
function and the possible selective forces driving evolution of serpins in
general are discussed.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Patterns of divergence during evolution of alpha 1-proteinase inhibitors in mammals
Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
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