Evolution of sex hormone binding globulins reveals early gene duplication at the root of vertebrates
Y. Guiguen, J. Pasquier, A. Fostier, J. Bobe
The paper identifies Shbgb as a novel sex hormone-binding globulin gene with gonadal expression, showing that Shbg genes originated from a whole genome duplication at the vertebrate root, followed by losses and tissue specialization.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2020Evolutionary Biology