Conservation of Protein Kinase A Substrates in the Cnidarian Coral Spermatozoa Among Animals and Their Molecular Evolution

• Published in: Journal of molecular evolution Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 217 - 257
• Main Authors: Morita, Masaya, Hanahara, Nozomi, Teramoto, Mariko M., Tarigan, Ariyo Imanuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acropora; Adenylate cyclase; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animals; Anthozoa - enzymology; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - physiology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cell Biology; Chemical analysis; Coding; Conservation; Coral reefs; Corals; Cyclic AMP; Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases - genetics; Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases - metabolism; Evolution; Evolution & development; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary Biology; Fertilization; Gametes; Hermaphroditism; Kinases; Life Sciences; Male; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Microbiology; Molecular evolution; Motility; Original Article; Phosphorylation; Phylogeny; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Sciences; Positive selection; Protein kinase A; Proteins; Residues; Seawater; Serine; Signal Transduction; Spawning; Sperm; Sperm Motility - genetics; Sperm Motility - physiology; Spermatozoa; Spermatozoa - metabolism; Spermatozoa - physiology; Substrates; Vertebrates; Water analysis; Protein kinase A; Codon evolution; Conservation of signal transduction; Coral; Sperm proteins; Coral Acropora

The coral Acropora spp., known for its reef-building abilities, is a simultaneous hermaphroditic broadcast spawning species. Acropora spp. release gametes into seawater, activating sperm motility. This activation is mediated by adenylyl cyclase (AC) and protein kinase A (PKA). Notably, membrane-perm...