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ArticleBMC biology2022

Distribution and diversity of ROS-generating enzymes across the animal kingdom, with a focus on sponges (Porifera).

Olivia H Hewitt, Sandie M Degnan

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Article in BMC biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olivia H HewittSchool of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia. o.hewitt@uq.net.au.ORCID 0000-0002-2019-2543
Sandie M DegnanSchool of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReactive derivatives of oxygen (reactive oxygen species; ROS) are essential in signalling networks of all aerobic life. Redox signalling, based on cascades of oxidation-reduction reactions, is an evolutionarily ancient mechanism that uses ROS to regulate an array of vital cellular processes. Hydrogen peroxide (H

resultsUsing the genomes of 19 metazoan species representing 10 phyla, we expand significantly on previous surveys of these two ancient enzyme families. We find that the diversity and distribution of both the SOD and NOX enzyme families comprise some conserved members but also vary considerably across phyletic animal lineages. For example, there is substantial NOX gene loss in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and divergent SOD isoforms in the bilaterians D. melanogaster and C. elegans. We focus particularly on the sponges (phylum Porifera), a sister group to all other metazoans, from which these enzymes have not previously been described. Within Porifera, we find a unique calcium-regulated NOX, the widespread radiation of an atypical member of CuZnSOD named Rsod, and a novel endoplasmic reticulum MnSOD that is prevalent across aquatic metazoans.

conclusionsConsidering the precise, spatiotemporal specificity of redox signalling, our findings highlight the value of expanding redox research across a greater diversity of organisms to better understand the functional roles of these ancient enzymes within a universally important signalling mechanism.

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CtenophoraPoriferaAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCalciumDrosophila melanogasterHydrogen PeroxideNADPH OxidasesOxidation-ReductionOxygenReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxidesCalciumHydrogen PeroxideNADPH OxidasesOxygenReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxidesAntioxidantsEvolutionGenomicsMetazoansReactive oxygen species (ROS)RedoxSignallingSponges

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