Ψ TAS1R2 - Lipotes vexillifer

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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_TUQTWF Lipotes vexillifer LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Yes PCR & Sanger Sequencing Single LOC103074710

Statements

Type Excerpt DOI
Mutation Description "Based on sequence alignments against cow (Bos taurus) homologues, we identified multiple ORF-disrupting indels and premature stop codons in Tas1r1, Tas1r2, Pkd2l1 and in ten Tas2rs scattered among cetacean branches." 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
Timing of Loss "For Tas1r2, a 5 bp deletion was found on the stem Odontoceti (Additional file 3: Figure S3), suggesting that the pseudogenization event had happened in the common ancestor of the Odontoceti." 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
Phenotypic "Considering that both Tas1r1 and Tas1r2 had been identified as pseudogenes, we speculated that the umami and sweet tastes had been lost in the cetaceans." 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
Other "SEE "Additional file 3: Figures S1-S11. Indels and premature stop codons in Pkdl21, Tas1r1, Tas1r2, Tas2r1-3, Tas2r5, Tas2r16, Tas2r38-39, and Tas2r60." 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8

Curator Observations

Isolated sequences have been deposited by authors in GenBank [GenBank: KJ524713-KJ524837]. Gene loss shared in Odontoceti species.