Evolution of sweet taste perception in hummingbirds by transformation of the ancestral umami receptor

MW Baldwin, Y Toda, T Nakagita, MJ O'Connell… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Sensory systems define an animal's capacity for perception and can evolve to promote
survival in new environmental niches. We have uncovered a noncanonical mechanism for …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in rotifers and cladocerans: Potential applications in ecotoxicology, ecophysiology, comparative endocrinology, and …

DH Kim, JC Park, JS Lee - … Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily plays a fundamental role in both
sensory functions and the regulation of homeostasis, and is highly conserved across the …

Ecological significance of G protein-coupled receptors in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas): Pervasive gene duplication and distinct transcriptional response to …

H Fu, J Tian, C Shi, Q Li, S Liu - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems with ocean warming and industry pollution threaten the survival and
adaptation of organisms. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in various …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating ATAC-Seq and RNA-Seq Reveals the Signal Regulation Involved in the Artemia Embryonic Reactivation Process

A Li, Z Song, M Zhang, H Duan, L Sui, B Wang, T Hao - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Embryonic diapause is a common evolutionary adaptation observed across a wide range of
organisms. Artemia is one of the classic animal models for diapause research. The current …

Genome-wide identification of 194 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) genes from the water flea Daphnia magna

DH Kim, YH Lee, AEDH Sayed, IY Choi… - … and Physiology Part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
In crustaceans, G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest transmembrane
receptor family and function by mediating various environmental stimuli in cells …

Evolution of class A G-protein-coupled receptors: implications for molecular modeling

M Chabbert, H Castel, J Pele, J Deville… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Class A or rhodopsin-like G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest
transmembrane receptor family of the human genome. Because of their biological and …

Holothurians have a reduced GPCR and odorant receptor-like repertoire compared to other echinoderms

N Marquet, JCR Cardoso, B Louro, SA Fernandes… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Sea cucumbers lack vision and rely on chemical sensing to reproduce and survive.
However, how they recognize and respond to environmental cues remains unknown …

Cartography of rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled receptors across vertebrate genomes

M Rinne, ZUR Tanoli, A Khan, H Xhaard - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
We conduct a cartography of rhodopsin-like non-olfactory G protein-coupled receptors in the
Ensembl database. The most recent genomic data (releases 90–92, 90 vertebrate genomes) …

The genome of the minute marine rotifer Proales similis: Genome-wide identification of 401 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) genes

DH Kim, MS Kim, A Hagiwara, JS Lee - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The minute marine rotifer Proales similis is a potential model species for ecotoxicological
and ecophysiological studies. Therefore, the provision of whole-genome data for P. similis is …

Genome-wide identification of 769 G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) genes from the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma

DH Kim, MS Kim, JS Lee, DS Yoon, JS Lee - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
The marine medaka Oryzias melastigma is a useful fish model for marine and estuarine
ecotoxicology studies and can be applied to field-based population genomics because of its …