KRÁLOVÁ, Tereza, Tomáš ALBRECHT, Josef BRYJA, D. HOŘÁK, A. JOHNSEN, J.T. LIFJELD, M. NOVOTNY, O. SEDLACEK, H. VELOVA and Michal VINKLER. Signatures of diversifying selection and convergence acting on passerine Toll-like receptor 4 in an evolutionary context. Molecular Ecology. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2018, vol. 27, No 13, p. 2871-2883. ISSN 0962-1083. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14724.
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Original name Signatures of diversifying selection and convergence acting on passerine Toll-like receptor 4 in an evolutionary context
Authors KRÁLOVÁ, Tereza (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Tomáš ALBRECHT (203 Czech Republic), Josef BRYJA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), D. HOŘÁK (203 Czech Republic), A. JOHNSEN (578 Norway), J.T. LIFJELD (578 Norway), M. NOVOTNY (203 Czech Republic), O. SEDLACEK (203 Czech Republic), H. VELOVA (203 Czech Republic) and Michal VINKLER (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Molecular Ecology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2018, 0962-1083.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10602 Biology , Evolutionary biology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.855
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/18:00104820
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14724
UT WoS 000436113300008
Keywords in English functional evolution; host-pathogen interaction; surface charge distribution; TLR4 molecular phenotype; Toll-like receptors
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Positive selection acting on Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has been recently investigated to reveal evolutionary mechanisms of host-pathogen molecular co-adaptation. Much of this research, however, has focused mainly on the identification of sites predicted to be under positive selection, bringing little insight into the functional differences and similarities among species and a limited understanding of convergent evolution in the innate immune molecules. In this study, we provide evidence of phenotypic variability in the avian TLR4 ligand-binding region (LBR), the direct interface between host and pathogen molecular structures. We show that 55 passerine species vary substantially in the distribution of electrostatic potential on the surface of the receptor, and based on these distinct patterns, we identified four species clusters. Seven of the 34 evolutionarily nonconservative and positively selected residues correspond topologically to sites previously identified as being important for lipopolysaccharide, lipid IVa or MD-2 binding. Five of these positions codetermine the identity of the charge clusters. Groups of species that host-related communities of pathogens were predicted to cluster based on their TLR4 LBR charge. Despite some evidence for convergence among taxa, there were no clear associations between the TLR4 LBR charge distribution and any of the general ecological characteristics compared (migration, latitudinal distribution and diet). Closely related species, however, mostly belonged to the same surface charge cluster indicating that phylogenetic constraints are key determinants shaping TLR4 adaptive evolution. Our results suggest that host innate immune evolution is consistent with Fahrenholz's rule on the cospeciation of hosts and their parasites.
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