Ψ MTNR1A - Balaenoptera musculus

Reference Gene:
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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_0GV6MP Balaenoptera musculus LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No Genomic

Statements

Type Excerpt DOI
Functional "In mammals, Mtnr1a and Mtnr1b receptors are involved in the response of the clock machinery to melatonin stimulation (Reppart et al. 1996)." 10.1007/s00239-021-10025-1
Mutation Description "In cetaceans a different scenario emerged, with several exons completely absent (Online Resource 4) (Huelsmann et al. 2019; Lopes-Marques et al. 2019b)." 10.1007/s00239-021-10025-1
Methodology & Validation "Mutational validation was performed through retrieval of raw sequencing reads in (at least) two independent Sequence Read Archive (SRA) projects (when available)." 10.1007/s00239-021-10025-1

Curator Observations

Consult Supplementary Data 4.