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From: Genome sequencing of the multicellular alga Astrephomene provides insights into convergent evolution of germ-soma differentiation

Figure 4

Characteristics of somatic-specific transcription factors in Astrephomene gubernaculifera. (a) The domain structure of Agub_g2945, Agub_g5284 and Agub_g8265. (b) Phylogenetic relationships of Agub_g2945, Agub_g5284 and Agub_g8265 among related transcription factors. The whole phylogenetic trees are shown in Supplementary Figs. 13, 14. The classification of Volvox carteri homologs were based on the previous study32, though VcaRWP9 is not found in V. carteri ver. 2.0 or 2.1 genome data and therefore there is no expression data for it. (c) Schematic diagrams of the comparison of germ–soma differentiation in A. gubernaculifera and V. carteri. The simplified metabolic pathways in A. gubernaculifera are based on this study, and those in V. carteri are based on a previous study32. The size of letters and thickness of arrows indicate gene expression levels. See also Fig. 3c,d and Supplementary Figs. 10, 11, 12.

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