Polyploidization and pseudogenization in allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis promote the evolution of aquaporin family in higher vertebrates

Polyploidization and pseudogenization in allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis promote the evolution of aquaporin family in higher vertebrates

Abstract Background Aquaporins (AQPs), as members of the major intrinsic protein (MIP) superfamily, facilitated the permeation of water and other solutes and are involved in multiple biological processes. AQP family exists in almost all living organisms and is highly diversified in vertebrates in bo...

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Main Authors: Yanglei Jia, Xiao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Aquaporin
Amphibian
Xenopus
Polyploidization
Gene duplication
Pseudogenization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06942-y

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