Parallel evolution of trehalose production machinery in anhydrobiotic animals via recurrent gene loss and horizontal transfer

Trehalose is a versatile non-reducing sugar. In some animal groups possessing its intrinsic production machinery, it is used as a potent protectant against environmental stresses, as well as blood sugar. However, the trehalose biosynthesis genes remain unidentified in the large majority of metazoan...

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Published in:	Open Biology
Main Authors:	Yuichiro Hara, Reira Shibahara, Koyuki Kondo, Wataru Abe, Takekazu Kunieda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2021-07-01
Subjects:	anhydrobiosis TPS–TPP parallel evolution trehalose tardigrade horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200413