Adaptive Evolution of the PFK Gene Family in Chinese Longsnout Catfish, Leiocassis longirostris
Junwei Zhang, Qisheng Lu, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Junyan Jin, Shouqi Xie, Dong Han · 2026
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Description
Junwei Zhang and co-authors read the gene family behind a sugar gate in a meat-eating catfish, in a study from two thousand twenty-six. The fish handles sugar poorly, a puzzle for its farming. Genome contrasts with other fish mapped the sugar gene set.
Sugar intake and signal genes shrank, while protein and fat genes grew. That split fits a high-protein, high-fat diet over ages. Key sugar burn genes show fast change or picked-by-nature marks. The gate family mixes shrink, speed, and selection at once. The authors name it the lead suspect for the fish's sugar style. Readers get an evolution brief for a picky eater.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Junwei Zhang, Qisheng Lu, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Junyan Jin, Shouqi Xie, Dong Han |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |