Our new paper is out in MBE @molbioevol.bsky.social !
Another example of how diet can shape genomes. Led by @willaguado.bsky.social!
Salivary protein genes were repeatedly reshaped, including independently evolved histidine-rich repeats linked to folivory.
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Multiscale structural evolution of proline-rich protein genes shapes primate salivary defenses
Abstract. Saliva forms the first biochemical interface with the environment, mediating dietary exposure and oral defense. Proline-rich proteins (PRPs) in s