GEPHE SUMMARY
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Gephebase Gene
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00000552
Main curator
Martin
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait
Trait State in Taxon A
Photinus pyralis
Trait State in Taxon B
Pyrophorus plagiophthalamus
Ancestral State
Data not curated
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Latin Name
Common Name
common eastern firefly
Synonyms
common eastern firefly; North American firefly; Photinus pyralis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Rank
species
Lineage
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arthropoda; Arthropoda; Mandibulata; Pancrustacea; Hexapoda; Insecta; Dicondylia; Pterygota; Neoptera; Holometabola; Coleoptera; Polyphaga; Elateriformia; Elateroidea; Lampyridae; Lampyrinae; Photinus
Parent
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
No
Taxon B
Latin Name
Common Name
-
Synonyms
Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus
Rank
species
Lineage
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thropoda; Arthropoda; Mandibulata; Pancrustacea; Hexapoda; Insecta; Dicondylia; Pterygota; Neoptera; Holometabola; Coleoptera; Polyphaga; Elateriformia; Elateroidea; Elateridae; Agrypninae; Pyrophorus
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
No
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
-
Synonyms
-
String
-
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family.
GO - Molecular Function
GO:0005524 : ATP binding
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GO - Biological Process
GO - Cellular Component
Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
several nucleotide substitutions leading to several amino acid changes -exact amino acid changes unknown
Experimental Evidence
| Taxon A | Taxon B | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codon | - | - | - |
| Amino-acid | - | - | - |
Main Reference
Authors
Wood KV; Lam YA; Seliger HH; McElroy WD
Abstract
Eleven complementary DNA (cDNA) clones were generated from messenger RNA isolated from abdominal light organs of the bioluminescent click beetle, Pyrophorus plagiophthalamus. When expressed in Escherichia coli, these clones can elicit bioluminescence that is readily visible. The clones code for luciferases of four types, distinguished by the colors of bioluminescence they catalyze: green (546 nanometers), yellow-green (560 nanometers), yellow (578 nanometers), and orange (593 nanometers). The amino acid sequences of the different luciferases are 95 to 99 percent identical with each other, but are only 48 percent identical with the sequence of firefly luciferase (Photinus pyralis). Because of the different colors, these clones may be useful in experiments in which multiple reporter genes are needed.
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Related Haplotypes
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