Evolutionary History of Chemosensory-Related Gene Families Across the Arthropoda

Seong-il Eyun, Ho Young Soh, Marijan Posavi, James B. Munro, Daniel S.T. Hughes, Shwetha C. Murali, Jiaxin Qu, Shannon Dugan, Sandra L. Lee, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Yi Han, HarshaVardhan Doddapaneni, Kim C. Worley, Donna M. Muzny, Eun-Ok Park, Joana Carneiro da Silva, Richard A. Gibbs, Stephen Richards, and Carol Eunmi Lee

Molecular Biology and Evolution 34: 1838-1862

— Figures and Table —

• Figure 1. Patterns of chemosensory-related gene (CRG) family evolution in the Arthropoda


• Figure 2. Phylogeny of the gustatory receptor (GR) gene families from the major subphyla of Arthropoda


• Figure 3. Phylogeny of the Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor (iGluR) gene families from nine copepod species and four invertebrate species


• Figure 4. Ionotropic receptor (IR) gene gains and losses in the Metazoa


• Figure 5. Chemosensory-related gene expression levels in males (blue bars) and females (red bars) of the copepod Eurytemora affinis


• Figure 6. Phylogeny of chemosensory proteins (CSPs) from six copepods and eleven other arthropod species




• Table 1. Summary of the next-generation sequencing assemblies for nine copepod and three additional crustacean species

— Supplementary Materials —

[Supplementary Figures and Tables]

• Supplementary Materials (including Figures S1-S7 and Tables S1-S11)

[Copepoda CRG sequences in FASTA format]

• Copepoda GR protein sequences


• Copepoda IR protein sequences


• Copepoda CSP protein sequences

[Other CRG sequences in FASTA format]

• new CSPs in chelicerates

[Copepoda Movies]

• Supplementary Movie S1. Male Copepod Tracking of a Female Scent Trail





• Supplementary Movie S2. Male copepod follows another female scented trail