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@ARTICLE{Heinen:163623,
author = {Heinen, Tobias and Xie, Chen and Keshavarz, Maryam and
Stappert, Dominik and Künzel, Sven and Tautz, Diethard},
title = {{E}volution of a {N}ew {T}estis-{S}pecific {F}unctional
{P}romoter {W}ithin the {H}ighly {C}onserved {M}ap2k7 {G}ene
of the {M}ouse.},
journal = {Frontiers in genetics},
volume = {12},
issn = {1664-8021},
address = {Lausanne},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
reportid = {DZNE-2022-00369},
pages = {812139},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Map2k7 (synonym Mkk7) is a conserved regulatory kinase gene
and a central component of the JNK signaling cascade with
key functions during cellular differentiation. It shows
complex transcription patterns, and different transcript
isoforms are known in the mouse (Mus musculus). We have
previously identified a newly evolved testis-specific
transcript for the Map2k7 gene in the subspecies M. m.
domesticus. Here, we identify the new promoter that drives
this transcript and find that it codes for an open reading
frame (ORF) of 50 amino acids. The new promoter was gained
in the stem lineage of closely related mouse species but was
secondarily lost in the subspecies M. m. musculus and M. m.
castaneus. A single mutation can be correlated with its
transcriptional activity in M. m. domesticus, and cell
culture assays demonstrate the capability of this mutation
to drive expression. A mouse knockout line in which the
promoter region of the new transcript is deleted reveals a
functional contribution of the newly evolved promoter to
sperm motility and the spermatid transcriptome. Our data
show that a new functional transcript (and possibly protein)
can evolve within an otherwise highly conserved gene,
supporting the notion of regulatory changes contributing to
the emergence of evolutionary novelties.},
keywords = {kinase (Other) / new promotor (Other) / regulatory
evolution (Other) / sperm maturation (Other) / testis
(Other)},
cin = {AG Ehninger},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1013005},
pnm = {352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-352},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-2719)LAT-20190308},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:35069705},
pmc = {pmc:PMC8766832},
doi = {10.3389/fgene.2021.812139},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/163623},
}