Table 1 Analysis of positive selection in PeuLAC family genes in P. euphratica using a branch-site PAML model

From: A gene that underwent adaptive evolution, LAC2 (LACCASE), in Populus euphratica improves drought tolerance by improving water transport capacity

Branch-site Model

-ln L

2 (ln L)

P-value

Parameter estimates

Positively selected sites

Dataset I: all PeuLACs (40 sequences)

 Branch F

  Null

6929.287611

  

ω0 = 0.11, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

6922.843499

12.89

<0.001

ω0 = 0.11, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 999.000

22Y (0.990*); 65S (0.999**); 85S (0.993**); 92D (0.993**)

 Branch D

  Null

6931.431556

  

ω0 = 0.11, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

6920.259594

22.34

<0.001

ω0 = 0.11, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 999.000

 

Dataset II: clade VI (3 sequences)

 Branch (terminal branch of PeuLAC2)

  Null

4739.621196

  

ω0 = 0.06, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

4736.546196

6.15

=0.013

ω0 = 0.07, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 88.382

170S (0.867*); 240G (0.856*); 277S (0.824*); 396K (0.842*); 432S (0.832*); 483K (0.890*)

Dataset III: clade IV (9 sequences)

 Branch a

  Null

5541.400987

  

ω0 = 0.07, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

5534.424466

13.95

<0.001

ω0 = 0.07, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 13.415

 

 Branch b

  Null

5537.882645

  

ω0 = 0.06, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

5532.622033

10.52

<0.001

ω0 = 0.07, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 4.560

 

 Branch e

  Null

5555.958312

  

ω0 = 0.07, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

5549.757667

12.40

<0.001

ω0 = 0.08, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 998.990

 

 Branch d

  Null

5556.551602

  

ω0 = 0.08, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

5549.891034

13.32

<0.001

ω0 = 0.08, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 998.997

 

 Branch g

  Null

5557.376628

  

ω0 = 0.08, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 1.0

 

  Alternative

5553.172610

8.41

<0.001

ω0 = 0.08, ω1 = 1.0, ω2 = 119.419

 
  1. Note: Codons identified by PAML as under positive selection along with Bayesian (BEB) analysis posterior probability for sites with P > 0.80 under branch-site models (*, 0.99 > P > 0.80; **, P > 0.99)