Structural duality enables a single protein to act as a toxin-antidote pair for meiotic drive.
killer meiotic driver
structural duality
supramolecular assembly
toxin–antidote system
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN: 1091-6490
Titre abrégé: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7505876
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Nov 2024
05 Nov 2024
Historique:
medline:
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2024
pubmed:
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11
2024
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2024
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ppublish
Résumé
In sexual reproduction, selfish genetic elements known as killer meiotic drivers (KMDs) bias inheritance by eliminating gametes that do not carry them. The selective killing behavior of most KMDs can be explained by a toxin-antidote model, where a toxin harms all gametes while an antidote provides resistance to the toxin in carriers. This study investigates whether and how the KMD element
Identifiants
pubmed: 39485800
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2408618121
doi:
Substances chimiques
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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e2408618121Subventions
Organisme : MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
ID : 31900405
Organisme : MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
ID : 91940302
Organisme : MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
ID : 91540201
Organisme : MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
ID : 31430024
Organisme : MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
ID : 31325007
Organisme : MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs)
ID : 2017YFA0504600
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests statement:The authors declare no competing interest.