The β-actin and 36B4 Genes in the Soft Coral Sclerophytum heterospiculatum (Verseveldt, 1970)

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Abstract

Coral polyps are the subject of various studies, including in the field of molecular biology. At the moment, much attention is being paid to molecular studies of corals of the Hexacorallia subclass. For this purpose, we identified and characterized the sequences of the β-actin and 36B4 genes from the soft coral Sclerophytum heterospiculatum (Verseveldt, 1970).The 36B4 and β-actin genes are necessary for the normal functioning of cells and are highly conservative between taxa, which are confirmed by the phylogenetic tree obtained in this work.

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E. T. Bizikashvili

Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: bilielena801@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041

E. V. Shamshurina

Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: bilielena801@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041

T. V. Sikorskaya

Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: bilielena801@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041

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2. Fig. 1. Phylogenetic trees based on the maximum likelihood (ML) method for amino acid sequences of genes. a – 36B4, b – β-actin of various organisms; the numbers in the nodes indicate SH-aLRT support (%) / ultrafast bootstrap support (%).

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