Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps

Abstract Numerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years. Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression is plastic in response to the environment. We tested this idea for the loss and regain of fat synthesis in parasi...

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Autores principales:	Bertanne Visser, Hans T. Alborn, Suzon Rondeaux, Manon Haillot, Thierry Hance, Darren Rebar, Jana M. Riederer, Stefano Tiso, Timo J. B. van Eldijk, Franz J. Weissing, Caroline M. Nieberding
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:522422dd5cb640a9bb3e634c9f0354582021-12-02T18:15:33ZPhenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps10.1038/s41598-021-86736-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/522422dd5cb640a9bb3e634c9f0354582021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86736-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Numerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years. Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression is plastic in response to the environment. We tested this idea for the loss and regain of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps. We first show experimentally that the wasp Leptopilina heterotoma switches lipogenesis on in a fat-poor environment, and completely off in a fat-rich environment. Plasticity suggests that this species did not regain fat synthesis, but that it can be switched off in some environmental settings. We then compared DNA sequence variation and protein domains of several more distantly related parasitoid species thought to have lost lipogenesis, and found no evidence for non-functionality of key lipogenesis genes. This suggests that other parasitoids may also show plasticity of fat synthesis. Last, we used individual-based simulations to show that a switch for plastic expression can remain functional in the genome for thousands of generations, even if it is only used sporadically. The evolution of plasticity could thus also explain other examples of apparent reverse evolution.Bertanne VisserHans T. AlbornSuzon RondeauxManon HaillotThierry HanceDarren RebarJana M. RiedererStefano TisoTimo J. B. van EldijkFranz J. WeissingCaroline M. NieberdingNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Bertanne Visser Hans T. Alborn Suzon Rondeaux Manon Haillot Thierry Hance Darren Rebar Jana M. Riederer Stefano Tiso Timo J. B. van Eldijk Franz J. Weissing Caroline M. Nieberding Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
description	Abstract Numerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years. Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression is plastic in response to the environment. We tested this idea for the loss and regain of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps. We first show experimentally that the wasp Leptopilina heterotoma switches lipogenesis on in a fat-poor environment, and completely off in a fat-rich environment. Plasticity suggests that this species did not regain fat synthesis, but that it can be switched off in some environmental settings. We then compared DNA sequence variation and protein domains of several more distantly related parasitoid species thought to have lost lipogenesis, and found no evidence for non-functionality of key lipogenesis genes. This suggests that other parasitoids may also show plasticity of fat synthesis. Last, we used individual-based simulations to show that a switch for plastic expression can remain functional in the genome for thousands of generations, even if it is only used sporadically. The evolution of plasticity could thus also explain other examples of apparent reverse evolution.
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author	Bertanne Visser Hans T. Alborn Suzon Rondeaux Manon Haillot Thierry Hance Darren Rebar Jana M. Riederer Stefano Tiso Timo J. B. van Eldijk Franz J. Weissing Caroline M. Nieberding
author_facet	Bertanne Visser Hans T. Alborn Suzon Rondeaux Manon Haillot Thierry Hance Darren Rebar Jana M. Riederer Stefano Tiso Timo J. B. van Eldijk Franz J. Weissing Caroline M. Nieberding
author_sort	Bertanne Visser
title	Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
title_short	Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
title_full	Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
title_fullStr	Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
title_full_unstemmed	Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
title_sort	phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/522422dd5cb640a9bb3e634c9f035458
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Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps

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