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| RRC ID | 87688 |
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| 著者 | Seike T, Sakata N, Kotani H, Furusawa C. |
| タイトル | Context-dependent activation and evolutionary buffering of a mating pheromone in fission yeast. |
| ジャーナル | Commun Biol |
| Abstract |
The evolution of mating signals drives reproductive isolation and speciation across diverse lineages. However, how short peptide pheromones, typically subject to strong structural constraints, achieve functional diversification remain unclear. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a previously established library of 153 single-amino acid variants of the mating pheromone M-factor was applied to large-scale competition assays under varied mating conditions. Mutations deleterious under standard conditions became advantageous at specific environmental pH levels, demonstrating context-dependent pheromone function activation. Synthetic peptide assays confirmed that certain substitutions act as environmental molecular switches. Comparative analysis with the closely related Schizosaccharomyces octosporus species further identified a permissive mutation that mitigates the effects of otherwise inactivating changes, enabling an evolutionary route without intermediate fitness loss. Our findings reveal how short peptide signals can evolve via environmentally contingent activation and compensatory interactions, offering a mechanistic framework for understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of mating communication. |
| 巻・号 | 9(1) |
| 公開日 | 2026-4-21 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s42003-026-10058-6 |
| PII | 10.1038/s42003-026-10058-6 |
| PMID | 42014871 |
| PMC | PMC13099959 |
| MeSH | Evolution, Molecular* Oligopeptides* / genetics Pheromones* / genetics Reproduction Reproductive Isolation Schizosaccharomyces* / genetics Selection, Genetic* |
| IF | 4.165 |
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