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author = {Julienne Ng and Loreta B Freitas and Stacey D. Smith},
title = {Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure},
year = {2018},
keywords = {anthocyanin, flavonoid biochemical pathway, flower color, intrinsic constraint, phenotypic space, Solanaceae },
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journal = {Evolution},
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abstract = {Developmental pathways play a major role in influencing the distribution of naturally occurring phenotypes. For example, pathway structure and regulation could make some phenotypes inaccessible or restrict the routes through which phenotypes evolve. In this study, we examine floral anthocyanin pigments across the Solanaceae family and test whether patterns of phenotypic variation are consistent with predicted constraints based on the structure of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. We find that anthocyanin evolution occurs in a stepwise manner whereby transitions between the production of red mono-hydroxylated pelargonidin pigments and blue tri-hydroxylated delphinidin pigments first passes through an intermediate step of producing purple di-hydroxylated cyanidin pigments. Although the transitions between these three pigment types differ in frequency, we infer that these shifts are often reversible, suggesting that regulatory mutations are commonly involved in pigment transitions. Furthermore, our study finds that some pigment combinations are never observed, pointing to additional constraints on naturally occurring phenotypes. Overall, our findings provide insights into how the structure of an angiosperm-wide biochemical pathway has shaped macroevolutionary variation in floral pigmentation.
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"Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure".
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"Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure".
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Ng J., Freitas L.B., & Smith S.D. 2018. Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure. Evolution, .
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Ng J.
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Freitas L.B.
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Smith S.D.
Abstract
Developmental pathways play a major role in influencing the distribution of naturally occurring phenotypes. For example, pathway structure and regulation could make some phenotypes inaccessible or restrict the routes through which phenotypes evolve. In this study, we examine floral anthocyanin pigments across the Solanaceae family and test whether patterns of phenotypic variation are consistent with predicted constraints based on the structure of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. We find that anthocyanin evolution occurs in a stepwise manner whereby transitions between the production of red mono-hydroxylated pelargonidin pigments and blue tri-hydroxylated delphinidin pigments first passes through an intermediate step of producing purple di-hydroxylated cyanidin pigments. Although the transitions between these three pigment types differ in frequency, we infer that these shifts are often reversible, suggesting that regulatory mutations are commonly involved in pigment transitions. Furthermore, our study finds that some pigment combinations are never observed, pointing to additional constraints on naturally occurring phenotypes. Overall, our findings provide insights into how the structure of an angiosperm-wide biochemical pathway has shaped macroevolutionary variation in floral pigmentation.
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anthocyanin, flavonoid biochemical pathway, flower color, intrinsic constraint, phenotypic space, Solanaceae
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref28676,
author = {Julienne Ng and Loreta B Freitas and Stacey D. Smith},
title = {Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure},
year = {2018},
keywords = {anthocyanin, flavonoid biochemical pathway, flower color, intrinsic constraint, phenotypic space, Solanaceae },
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Evolution},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Developmental pathways play a major role in influencing the distribution of naturally occurring phenotypes. For example, pathway structure and regulation could make some phenotypes inaccessible or restrict the routes through which phenotypes evolve. In this study, we examine floral anthocyanin pigments across the Solanaceae family and test whether patterns of phenotypic variation are consistent with predicted constraints based on the structure of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. We find that anthocyanin evolution occurs in a stepwise manner whereby transitions between the production of red mono-hydroxylated pelargonidin pigments and blue tri-hydroxylated delphinidin pigments first passes through an intermediate step of producing purple di-hydroxylated cyanidin pigments. Although the transitions between these three pigment types differ in frequency, we infer that these shifts are often reversible, suggesting that regulatory mutations are commonly involved in pigment transitions. Furthermore, our study finds that some pigment combinations are never observed, pointing to additional constraints on naturally occurring phenotypes. Overall, our findings provide insights into how the structure of an angiosperm-wide biochemical pathway has shaped macroevolutionary variation in floral pigmentation.
}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 28676
AU - Ng,Julienne
AU - Freitas,Loreta B
AU - Smith,Stacey D.
T1 - Stepwise evolution of floral pigmentation predicted by biochemical pathway structure
PY - 2018
KW - anthocyanin
KW - flavonoid biochemical pathway
KW - flower color
KW - intrinsic constraint
KW - phenotypic space
KW - Solanaceae
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
N2 - Developmental pathways play a major role in influencing the distribution of naturally occurring phenotypes. For example, pathway structure and regulation could make some phenotypes inaccessible or restrict the routes through which phenotypes evolve. In this study, we examine floral anthocyanin pigments across the Solanaceae family and test whether patterns of phenotypic variation are consistent with predicted constraints based on the structure of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. We find that anthocyanin evolution occurs in a stepwise manner whereby transitions between the production of red mono-hydroxylated pelargonidin pigments and blue tri-hydroxylated delphinidin pigments first passes through an intermediate step of producing purple di-hydroxylated cyanidin pigments. Although the transitions between these three pigment types differ in frequency, we infer that these shifts are often reversible, suggesting that regulatory mutations are commonly involved in pigment transitions. Furthermore, our study finds that some pigment combinations are never observed, pointing to additional constraints on naturally occurring phenotypes. Overall, our findings provide insights into how the structure of an angiosperm-wide biochemical pathway has shaped macroevolutionary variation in floral pigmentation.
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