Fig. 1
Identification of a novel stress responsive gene family conserved within phylum Tardigrada. a R. varieornatus specimens were exposed to 2.5 kJ/m2 of UVC and movements were observed at each time point. Significant differences between samples are indicated as a triangle in the UVC sample time course (Tukey HSD test, Adjusted p-value < 0.05). Error bars indicate standard deviation. b Expression values of two tardigrade-specific genes with no known annotations. Error bars indicate standard deviation. Colors indicate significant expression changes; blue: significantly decreased, red: significantly increased, black: non-significant change. c Probability plot of disordered regions in the g12777 protein predicted by DISOPRED or IUPRED. Disordered regions predicted are indicated with a gray highlight. d Phylogenetic tree of OG0000231 orthologs in Tardigrada. Each ortholog was colored by the corresponding lineage. Four subfamilies were found and named according to the major lineage