The evolution of cardenolide-resistant forms of Na plus ,K plus -ATPase in Danainae butterflies

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作者
Aardema, Matthew L. [1 ]
Zhen, Ying [1 ,2 ]
Andolfatto, Peter [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Lewis Sigler Inst Integrat Genom, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
关键词
cardiac glycosides; Danainae; Danaus plexippus; milkweed; molecular adaptation; monarch butterfly; parallel evolution; SITE-DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; DANAUS-CHRYSIPPUS BUTTERFLIES; OUABAIN BINDING-SITE; MONARCH BUTTERFLIES; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CARDIAC-GLYCOSIDES; ALPHA-SUBUNIT; LEAF BEETLES; NA; K-ATPASE; SEQUESTRATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05379.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cardenolides are a class of plant secondary compounds that inhibit the proper functioning of the Na+, K+-ATPase enzyme in susceptible animals. Nonetheless, many insect species are able to sequester cardenolides for their own defence. These include butterflies in the subfamily Danainae (Family: Nymphalidae) such as the monarch (Danaus plexippus). Previous studies demonstrated that monarchs harbour an asparagine (N) to histidine (H) substitution (N122H) in the a subunit of Na+, K+-ATPase (ATPa) that reduces this enzymes sensitivity to cardenolides. More recently, it has been suggested that at ATPa position 111, monarchs may also harbour a leucine (L)/glutamine (Q) polymorphism. This later amino acid could also contribute to cardenolide insensitivity. However, here we find that incorrect annotation of the initially reported DNA sequence for ATPa has led to several erroneous conclusions. Using a population genetic and phylogenetic analysis of monarchs and their close relatives, we show that an ancient Q111L substitution occurred prior to the radiation of all Danainae, followed by a second substitution at the same site to valine (V), which arose before the diversification of the Danaus genus. In contrast, N122H appears to be a recent substitution specific to monarchs. Surprisingly, examination of a broader insect phylogeny reveals that the same progression of amino acid substitutions (Q111L ? L111V + N122H) has also occurred in Chyrsochus beetles (Family: Chrysomelidae, Subfamily: Eumolpinae) that feed on cardenolide-containing host plants. The parallel pattern of amino acid substitution in these two distantly related lineages is consistent with an adaptive role for these substitutions in reducing cardenolide sensitivity and suggests that their temporal order may be limited by epistatic interactions.
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