Holtze Susanne, Demirtürk Defne, Ohlenschläger Oliver, Hegele Simon, Siniuk Kanstantsin, Förste Silke, Raghavan Venket, Groth Marco, Bens Martin, Hassel Nils, Martel An, Lukač Maja, Cizelj Ivan, Fischer Martin, Liu Hequn, Hildebrandt Thomas B, Hoffmann Steve, Sahm Arne
Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
Sahm Lab, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 3;15(1):28324. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-10073-3.
The olm (Proteus anguinus), with a predicted maximum lifespan of more than 100 years, is the longest-lived amphibian, which in addition possesses a range of unique adaptations to its dark, subterranean cave habitat. To assess the underlying molecular signatures, we present the first comprehensive transcriptome of the olm. Our study provides gene expression data across six organs and comparative genomics analyses, accessible via an interactive web server: http://comp-pheno.de/olm . The data uncover significant organ-specific gene expression, with the brain showing the highest number of organ-specific expressed genes. Our findings reveal significantly more genes under strong negative selection than positive selection, particularly in brain-specific expressed genes. Processes under positive selection in the olm resemble those in other long-lived species.
洞螈(学名:Proteus anguinus)预计最长寿命超过100年,是寿命最长的两栖动物,此外,它还对黑暗的地下洞穴栖息地有着一系列独特的适应性。为了评估其潜在的分子特征,我们展示了首个全面的洞螈转录组。我们的研究提供了六个器官的基因表达数据以及比较基因组学分析,可通过交互式网络服务器访问:http://comp-pheno.de/olm 。数据揭示了显著的器官特异性基因表达,其中大脑中器官特异性表达基因的数量最多。我们的研究结果表明,处于强负选择下的基因比正选择下的基因多得多,尤其是在大脑特异性表达基因中。洞螈中处于正选择的过程与其他长寿物种中的相似。
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