Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 15, 600-607, Copyright © 1998 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
NA Williams and PW Holland
We report the genomic organization and deduced protein sequence of a
cephalochordate member of the Otx homeobox gene family (AmphiOtx) and show
its probable single-copy state in the genome. We also present molecular
phylogenetic analysis indicating that there was single ancestral Otx gene
in the first chordates which was duplicated in the vertebrate lineage after
it had split from the lineage leading to the cephalochordates. Duplication
of a C-terminal protein domain has occurred specifically in the vertebrate
lineage, strengthening the case for a single Otx gene in an ancestral
chordate whose gene structure has been retained in an extant
cephalochordate. Comparative analysis of protein sequences and published
gene expression patterns suggest that the ancestral chordate Otx gene had
roles in patterning the anterior mesendoderm and central nervous system.
These roles were elaborated following Otx gene duplication in vertebrates,
accompanied by regulatory and structural divergence, particularly of Otx1
descendant genes.
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Gene and domain duplication in the chordate Otx gene family: insights from amphioxus Otx
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, U.K.
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