Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates

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dc.citation.articleNumber42571
dc.citation.journalTitleScientific Reports
dc.citation.volumeNumber7
dc.contributor.authorInupakutika, Madhuri A.
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Soham
dc.contributor.authorNechushtai, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Patricia A.
dc.contributor.authorOnuchic, José Nelson
dc.contributor.authorAzad, Rajeev K.
dc.contributor.authorPadilla, Pamela A.
dc.contributor.authorMittler, Ron
dc.contributor.orgCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T18:53:39Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T18:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractNEET proteins belong to a unique family of iron-sulfur proteins in which the 2Fe-2S cluster is coordinated by a CDGSH domain that is followed by the “NEET” motif. They are involved in the regulation of iron and reactive oxygen metabolism, and have been associated with the progression of diabetes, cancer, aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Despite their important biological functions, the evolution and diversification of eukaryotic NEET proteins are largely unknown. Here we used the three members of the human NEET protein family (CISD1, mitoNEET; CISD2, NAF-1 or Miner 1; and CISD3, Miner2) as our guides to conduct a phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins and their evolution. Our findings identified the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum’s CISD proteins as the closest to the ancient archetype of eukaryotic NEET proteins. We further identified CISD3 homologs in fungi that were previously reported not to contain any NEET proteins, and revealed that plants lack homolog(s) of CISD3. Furthermore, our study suggests that the mammalian NEET proteins, mitoNEET (CISD1) and NAF-1 (CISD2), emerged via gene duplication around the origin of vertebrates. Our findings provide new insights into the classification and expansion of the NEET protein family, as well as offer clues to the diverged functions of the human mitoNEET and NAF-1 proteins.
dc.identifier.citationInupakutika, Madhuri A., Sengupta, Soham, Nechushtai, Rachel, et al.. "Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates." <i>Scientific Reports,</i> 7, (2017) Springer Nature: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42571.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42571
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/94034
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
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dc.titlePhylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates
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