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Timing the evolution of phosphorus-cycling enzymes through geological time using phylogenomics

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  • Joanne S. Boden

    (University of St. Andrews, Bute Building, Queen’s terrace)

  • Juntao Zhong

    (Washington University in St. Louis)

  • Rika E. Anderson

    (Carleton College)

  • Eva E. Stüeken

    (University of St. Andrews, Bute Building, Queen’s terrace)

Abstract

Phosphorus plays a crucial role in controlling biological productivity, but geological estimates of phosphate concentrations in the Precambrian ocean, during life’s origin and early evolution, vary over several orders of magnitude. While reduced phosphorus species may have served as alternative substrates to phosphate, their bioavailability on the early Earth remains unknown. Here, we reconstruct the phylogenomic record of life on Earth and find that phosphate transporting genes (pnas) evolved in the Paleoarchean (ca. 3.6-3.2 Ga) and are consistent with phosphate concentrations above modern levels ( > 3 µM). The first gene optimized for low phosphate levels (pstS;

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  • Joanne S. Boden & Juntao Zhong & Rika E. Anderson & Eva E. Stüeken, 2024. "Timing the evolution of phosphorus-cycling enzymes through geological time using phylogenomics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47914-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47914-0
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