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| author | Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing |
| author_facet | Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing |
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| contents | Core histone families of mollusca: systematic identification, evolutionary insights, and functional analysis. Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing Animals Histones Mollusca Evolution, Molecular Phylogeny Transcriptome Multigene Family Gene Expression Profiling Histones are the basic packaging units of eukaryotic DNA and are essential for the dynamics of chromatin and the regulation of epigenetics. Canonical histones and their variants exhibit important functional differences in biological processes. However, little is known about the role of histone family members in molluscs, which are known for their ecological and morphological diversity. Core histone families of 28 molluscan species (12 bivalves, 8 gastropods, 6 cephalopods, 1 scaphopod and 1 polyplacophora) were systematically identified. The evolutionary conservation and lineage-specific innovations were discovered using phylogenomic and transcriptomic analyses. Cephalopods showed a striking expansion of canonical histone genes with brain-enriched expression patterns. Synteny analyses revealed conserved, collinear histone clusters unique to cephalopods. Histone variants, specially H2A and H3 paralogs, display conserved motifs potentially involved in nucleosome stability and lineage-specific residues involved in functional specialization. Developmental transcriptomics revealed the dynamic expression of histone variants in early embryogenesis and the gonads, suggesting that H2A and H3 variants are involved in chromatin remodeling, pluripotency maintenance and germline regulation. Macro-H2A was highly expressed during larval neurodevelopment and in sensory organs, suggesting important roles in neural plasticity. This study represents the first comprehensive inventory and characterization of core histone genes in molluscs, and will facilitate understanding of the evolutionary patterns and functional properties of core histones in relation to neurogenesis of molluscs. These findings advance our understanding of chromatin evolution and its contribution to phenotypic innovation in non-model taxa. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Core histone families of mollusca: systematic identification, evolutionary insights, and functional analysis. Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing Animals Histones Mollusca Evolution, Molecular Phylogeny Transcriptome Multigene Family Gene Expression Profiling Core histone families of mollusca: systematic identification, evolutionary insights, and functional analysis. Guan, Yalin Chen, Xiaomei Zhu, Xuan Liu, Fuyun Ma, Yuanting Han, Wentao Yang, Rui Li, Yuli Bao, Lisui Wang, Shi Bao, Zhenmin Wang, Jing Animals Histones Mollusca Evolution, Molecular Phylogeny Transcriptome Multigene Family Gene Expression Profiling Histones are the basic packaging units of eukaryotic DNA and are essential for the dynamics of chromatin and the regulation of epigenetics. Canonical histones and their variants exhibit important functional differences in biological processes. However, little is known about the role of histone family members in molluscs, which are known for their ecological and morphological diversity. Core histone families of 28 molluscan species (12 bivalves, 8 gastropods, 6 cephalopods, 1 scaphopod and 1 polyplacophora) were systematically identified. The evolutionary conservation and lineage-specific innovations were discovered using phylogenomic and transcriptomic analyses. Cephalopods showed a striking expansion of canonical histone genes with brain-enriched expression patterns. Synteny analyses revealed conserved, collinear histone clusters unique to cephalopods. Histone variants, specially H2A and H3 paralogs, display conserved motifs potentially involved in nucleosome stability and lineage-specific residues involved in functional specialization. Developmental transcriptomics revealed the dynamic expression of histone variants in early embryogenesis and the gonads, suggesting that H2A and H3 variants are involved in chromatin remodeling, pluripotency maintenance and germline regulation. Macro-H2A was highly expressed during larval neurodevelopment and in sensory organs, suggesting important roles in neural plasticity. This study represents the first comprehensive inventory and characterization of core histone genes in molluscs, and will facilitate understanding of the evolutionary patterns and functional properties of core histones in relation to neurogenesis of molluscs. These findings advance our understanding of chromatin evolution and its contribution to phenotypic innovation in non-model taxa. |
| title | Core histone families of mollusca: systematic identification, evolutionary insights, and functional analysis. |
| topic | Animals Histones Mollusca Evolution, Molecular Phylogeny Transcriptome Multigene Family Gene Expression Profiling |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40596809/ |