A comparative analysis of Wolbachia -induced host reproductive phenotypes reveals transition rate heterogeneity

Ecology and Evolution
Heinrich Zu DohnaZakaria Kambris

Abstract

The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia infects a wide range of arthropods and their relatives. It is an intracellular parasite transmitted through the egg from mother to offspring. Wolbachia can spread and persist through various means of host reproductive manipulation. How these different mechanisms of host manipulation evolved in Wolbachia is unclear. Which host reproductive phenotype is most likely to be ancestral and whether evolutionary transitions between some host phenotypes are more common than others remain unanswered questions. Recent studies have revealed multiple cases where the same Wolbachia strain can induce different reproductive phenotypes in different hosts, raising the question to what degree the induced host phenotype should be regarded as a trait of Wolbachia. In this study, we constructed a phylogenetic tree of Wolbachia and analyzed the patterns of host phenotypes along that tree. We were able to detect a phylogenetic signal of host phenotypes on the Wolbachia tree, indicating that the induced host phenotype can be regarded as a Wolbachia trait. However, we found no clear support for the previously stated hypothesis that cytoplasmic incompatibility is ancestral to Wolbachia in arthropods. Our analysis prov...Continue Reading

References

Nov 23, 1992·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·F RoussetM Solignac
Nov 5, 1999·Annual Review of Microbiology·R StouthamerG D Hurst
Nov 17, 2004·Systematic Biology·Mark PagelDaniel Barker
Aug 29, 2006·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Laura BaldoJohn H Werren
Sep 5, 2007·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·John Jaenike
Nov 17, 2007·Bioinformatics·Luke J HarmonWendell Challenger
Feb 27, 2008·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·Emily A HornettSylvain Charlat
Mar 4, 2008·FEMS Microbiology Letters·Kirsten HilgenboeckerJohn H Werren
Sep 17, 2008·Nature Reviews. Microbiology·John H WerrenMichael E Clark
Aug 24, 2010·Symbiosis·Barton E SlatkoJeremy M Foster
Jan 12, 2011·Die Naturwissenschaften·Ken KraaijeveldJacques J M van Alphen
May 7, 2011·EMBO Reports·Iñaki Iturbe-OrmaetxeScott L O' Neill
Feb 24, 2012·Systematic Biology·Fredrik RonquistJohn P Huelsenbeck
Jan 19, 2013·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Kazutaka Katoh, Daron M Standley
Oct 7, 2014·Nature Communications·Michael GerthChristoph Bleidorn
Jan 24, 2015·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Jill GilkersonKeith Topping
May 13, 2015·BMC Evolutionary Biology·Wen-Juan MaLeo W Beukeboom
Oct 13, 2015·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·Sarah E BushKevin P Johnson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations


❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
transfection

Software Mentioned

R package
R function
BayesTraits
. disc
MrBayes
MAFFT
R package geiger
R
phylo

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved