Molecular Biology and Evolution 18:627-638 (2001)
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Molecular Evolution of the teosinte branched Gene Among Maize and Related Grasses
Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis St. Paul
Several authors have proposed that changes in a small number of regulatory genes may be sufficient for the evolution of novel morphologies. Recent analyses have indicated that teosinte branched1 (tb1), a putative bHLH transcription factor, played such a role during the morphological evolution of maize from its wild ancestor, teosinte. To address whether or not tb1 played a similar role during the evolution of the Andropogoneae, the tribe to which maize belongs, and to examine the rate and pattern of tb1 evolution within this tribe, we analyzed tb1-like sequences from 23 members of the Andropogoneae and five other grasses. Our analysis revealed that the TB1 protein evolves slowly within three conserved domains but rapidly outside these domains. The nonconserved regions of the gene are characterized by both a high nonsynonymous substitution rate and frequent indels. The ratio of nonsynonymous substitutions per nonsynonymous site (dN) to synonymous substitutions per synonymous site (dS) was not significantly greater than 1.0, providing no evidence for positive selection. However, the dN/dS ratio varied significantly among lineages and was high compared with those of other plant nuclear genes. Variation in the dN/dS ratio among the Andropogoneae could be explained by unequal levels of purifying selection among lineages. Consistent with this interpretation, the rate of nonsynonymous substitution differed along several lineages, while the synonymous substitution rate did not differ significantly. Finally, using tb1, we examined phylogenetic relationships within the Andropogoneae. The phylogeny suggests that the tribe underwent a rapid radiation during its early history and that the monoecious Andropogoneae are polyphyletic.
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