The genome of a new anemone species (Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) provides insights into deep-sea adaptation
Feng, C.; Liu, R.; Xu, W.; Zhou, Y.; Zhu, C.; Liu, J.; Wu, B.; Li, Y.; Qiu, Q.; He, S.; Wang, W.; Zhang, H.; Wang, K. (2021). The genome of a new anemone species (Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) provides insights into deep-sea adaptation. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 170: 103492. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103492
In: Deep-Sea Research, Part I. Oceanographic Research Papers. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 0967-0637; e-ISSN 1879-0119, more
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Deep-sea organism; Cnidarian genomics; Deep-sea adaptation; Evolution |
| Authors | | Top |
- Feng, C.
- Liu, R.
- Xu, W.
- Zhou, Y.
- Zhu, C.
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- Liu, J.
- Wu, B.
- Li, Y.
- Qiu, Q.
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- He, S.
- Wang, W.
- Zhang, H.
- Wang, K.
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| Abstract |
Deep-sea (deeper than 200 m) creatures are poorly understood taxa that live in high-pressure, dark, and cold environments. Here, we provide a high-quality genome assembly of a new deep-sea anemone species (Paraphelliactis xishaensis sp. nov.) living at a depth of 3230 m in the Xisha Trough in the South China Sea. Through comparative genomic analyses, we revealed molecular signatures of deep-sea environment adaptation including the rapid evolution of genes involved in cytoprotective osmolyte metabolism, membrane function, translational activity, and cytoskeletal processes in deep-sea anemone, along with parallel amino acid substitutions in genes between the deep-sea anemone and deep-sea mussel to cope with high hydrostatic pressure or low temperature. Finally, the inferred demographic events of this deep-sea anemone coincide with major post-Pliocene climate transformations, implying that global climate changes also affect creatures in deep-sea zones. Together, these results extend our understanding of the adaptation and evolutionary history of deep-sea creatures. |
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