title: Phylogenetic analysis of invertebrate lysozymes and the evolution of lysozyme function.
abstract: We isolated and sequenced the cDNAs coding for lysozymes of six bivalve species. Alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed that, together with recently described bivalve lysozymes, the leech destabilase, and a number of putative proteins from extensive genomic and cDNA analyses, they belong to the invertebrate type of lysozymes (i type), first described by Jollès and Jollès (1975). We determined the genomic structure of the gene encoding the lysozyme of Mytilus edulis, the common mussel. We provide evidence that the central exon of this gene is homologous to the second exon of the chicken lysozyme gene, belonging to the c type. We propose that the origin of this domain can be traced back in evolution to the origin of bilaterian animals. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that i-type proteins form a monophyletic family.
authors.affiliation: UMR 7622, "Biologie du Développement," CNRS et Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bachali
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jager
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassanin
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schoentgen
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jollès
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiala-Medioni
authors.forename: Jean S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000235:genetics*; D007768:Lactalbumin / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009113:Muramidase / Q000502:physiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007768:Lactalbumin; D009113:Muramidase