Table 3.
Rapidly evolving sex-associated genes in the global model, and/or in the branch delineating Neurospora intermedia
| Gene | One ratio dN/dS | Putative function/Conserved domains | E-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCU01720b |
0.583 |
Glycosyl hydrolase catalytic core protein |
2e-49 |
| NCU02916 |
0.233 |
Endoglucanase II, glycosyl hydrolase family 61 |
1e-94 |
| NCU03013b |
0.386 |
Anchored cell wall protein-10, Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase |
2e-44 |
| NCU03584b |
0.176 |
Polyketide synthase |
0 |
| NCU03861 |
0.245 |
Glutaminase A |
0 |
| NCU04034 |
0.261 |
Hypothetical protein, 4 transmembrane domains |
- |
| NCU04628 |
0.442 |
C2H2-type zinc finger domain protein |
6e-44 |
| NCU04645 |
0.178 |
Hypothetical protein, DUF124 domain-containing protein |
5e-45 |
| NCU04730 |
0.168 |
Post-transcriptional silencing protein QDE-2 |
0 |
| NCU05191 |
0.252 |
Hypothetical protein, signal peptide, 2 transmembrane domains, GPI-anchor |
- |
| NCU05861 |
0.161 |
NF-X1 finger and DNA/RNA helicase domain protein |
0 |
| NCU06387b |
0.531 |
Hypothetical protein |
- |
| NCU07311b |
0.379 |
Hypothetical protein, signal peptide, 3 transmembrane domains |
- |
| NCU07743 |
0.244 |
Taurine catabolism dioxygenase TauD |
1e-81 |
| NCU07888 |
0.198 |
Pleckstrin homology domain-containing protein |
2e-40 |
| NCU08435 |
0.379 |
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
0 |
| NCU08986 |
0.257 |
Hypothetical protein |
- |
| NCU09099 |
0.267 |
Hypothetical protein, signal peptide, GPI-anchor |
- |
| NCU09357c |
0.349 |
ATPase, DNA/RNA helicase, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay protein |
0 |
| NCU09575 | 0.180 | Sterol esterase | 0 |
a E-value originate from BLASTP analysis of NCBI nr database, or from the SMART protein analysis tool. E-values > 1e-10 are not reported.
b Candidate genes selected for further examination for site-specific positive selection by sequencing and analysis of additional heterothallic species of Neurospora.
c This gene only had a significantly higher than mean dN/dS for the branch delineating N. intermedia.