1. 黑腹果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)Dscam1转录本多态性

文献[(1)](2)提到黑腹果蝇的Dscam1可以产生38016个不同的转录本和对应的蛋白。
笔者很惊讶,所以在这里分享一下。
The Drosophila melanogaster Dscam1 gene can generate 38,016 closely related single-transmembrane proteins of the immunoglobulin superfamily via mutually exclusive alternative splicing of 12 exon 4s, 48 exon 6s, 33 exon 9s, and 2 exon 17s …
黑腹果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)的 Dscam1 基因可通过其12个外显子4变体、48个外显子6变体、33个外显子9变体及2个外显子17变体之间的互斥性选择性剪接,产生38,016种结构高度相似、属于免疫球蛋白超家族的单次跨膜蛋白……
至于为什么需要这么多的蛋白变体,如文章题目所示,是因为“fitness and immunity”。
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