Convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes contribute to adaptations in sugar-consuming birds
Osipova, E.; Ko, M.-C.; Petricek, K. M.; Yung Wa Sin, S.; Brown, T.; Winkler, S.; PIppel, M.; Jarrells, J.; Weiche, S.; Mosbech, M.-B.; Taborsak-Lines, F.; Wang, C.; Contreras-Lopez, O.; Olsen, R.-A.; Ewels, P.; Mendez Aranda, D.; Gaede, A.; Sadanandan, K.; Weijie Low, G.; Monte, A.; Ballerstaedt, N.; Adreani, N. M.; Mentesana, L.; von Bayern, A.; Rico-Guevara, A.; Edwards, S.; Altshuler, D.; Buttemer, W. A.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Kuhl, H.; Bakker, A.; Gahr, M.; Schupp, M.; Baldwin, M. W.; Hiller, M.; Sackton, T. B.
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High-sugar diets cause human metabolic diseases, yet several bird lineages convergently adapted to feeding on sugar-rich nectar or fruits. We investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms in hummingbirds, parrots, honeyeaters, and sunbirds by generating nine new genomes and 90 tissue-specific transcriptomes. Comparative screens revealed an excess of repeated selection in both protein-coding and regulatory sequences in sugar-feeding birds, suggesting reuse of genetic elements. Sequence or expression changes in sugar-feeders affect genes involved in blood pressure regulation, lipid, amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism, with experiments showing functional changes in honeyeater hexokinase 3. MLXIPL, a key regulator of sugar and lipid homeostasis, showed convergent sequence and regulatory changes across all sugar-feeding clades; experiments revealed enhanced sugar-induced transcriptional activity of hummingbird MLXIPL, highlighting its adaptive role in high-sugar diets. Summary Figure: Our comparative screens across four independent sugar-feeding bird groups identified both repeated and lineage-specific targets of selection O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=65 SRC="FIGDIR/small/610474v2_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (24K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@148f5c8org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1005dbaorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1097facorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@9d365c_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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