Ancient secretory pathways contributed to the evolutionary origin of an ecologically impactful bioluminescence system
Lisa Y. Mesrop,
Geetanjali Minsky,
Michael S. Drummond
et al.
Abstract:Evolutionary innovations in chemical secretion - such as the production of secondary metabolites, pheromones, and toxins - profoundly impact ecological interactions across a broad diversity of life. These secretory innovations may involve a 'legacy-plus-innovation' mode of evolution, whereby new biochemical pathways are integrated with conserved secretory processes to create novel products. Among secretory innovations, bioluminescence is important because it evolved convergently many times to influence predato… Show more
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