Phylogeny and evolutionary rates of G protein alpha subunit genes.

Abstract:

:Rooted phylogenetic trees for a total of 34 genes encoding the stimulatory (s alpha), inhibitory (i alpha), transducin (t alpha), Gx (x alpha), Gz (z alpha), G11 (alpha 11), G12 (alpha 12), G13 (alpha 13), G16 (alpha 16), Gq (q alpha), and other (o alpha) G protein alpha subunits have been constructed. The analysis shows that the G12 (alpha 12 and alpha 13), Gq (alpha 11, alpha 16, and q alpha), and Gs (s alpha genes) groups form one cluster, and the Gx (x alpha and z alpha genes), G(i) (i alpha genes), Gt (t alpha 1 and t alpha 2), and G(o) (o alpha genes) groups form another cluster. During mammalian evolution, the rates of synonymous substitutions for these genes were estimated to be between 1.77 x 10(-9)/site/year and 5.63 x 10(-9)/site/year, whereas those of non-synonymous substitutions were between 0.008 x 10(-9)/site/year and 0.067 x 10(-9)/site/year. These evolutionary rates are similar to those for histone genes, suggesting equally important biological functions of the G protein alpha subunits.

journal_name

J Mol Evol

authors

Yokoyama S,Starmer WT

doi

10.1007/BF00178599

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-09-01 00:00:00

pages

230-8

issue

3

eissn

0022-2844

issn

1432-1432

journal_volume

35

pub_type

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