A compendium and functional characterization of mammalian genes involved in adaptation to Arctic or Antarctic environments

Yudin, N S; Larkin, D M; Ignatieva, E V

Abstract

Many mammals are well adapted to surviving in extremely cold environments. These species have likely accumulated genetic changes that help them efficiently cope with low temperatures. It is not known whether the same genes related to cold adaptation in one species would be under selection in another species. The aims of this study therefore were: to create a compendium of mammalian genes related to adaptations to a low temperature environment; to identify genes related to cold tolerance that have been subjected to independent positive selection in several species; to determine promising candidate genes/pathways/organs for further empirical research on cold adaptation in mammals.

Citation

Yudin, N. S., Larkin, D. M., & Ignatieva, E. V. (2017). A compendium and functional characterization of mammalian genes involved in adaptation to Arctic or Antarctic environments. BMC Genetics, 18, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-017-0580-9

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 27, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 28, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jan 10, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 10, 2018
• Journal: BMC Genetics
• Electronic ISSN: 1471-2156
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-017-0580-9
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1389771