Physiological and Genetic Adaptations to Diving in Sea Nomads.
Cell
; 173(3): 569-580.e15, 2018 04 19.
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| ID: mdl-29677510
ABSTRACT
Understanding the physiology and genetics of human hypoxia tolerance has important medical implications, but this phenomenon has thus far only been investigated in high-altitude human populations. Another system, yet to be explored, is humans who engage in breath-hold diving. The indigenous Bajau people ("Sea Nomads") of Southeast Asia live a subsistence lifestyle based on breath-hold diving and are renowned for their extraordinary breath-holding abilities. However, it is unknown whether this has a genetic basis. Using a comparative genomic study, we show that natural selection on genetic variants in the PDE10A gene have increased spleen size in the Bajau, providing them with a larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells. We also find evidence of strong selection specific to the Bajau on BDKRB2, a gene affecting the human diving reflex. Thus, the Bajau, and possibly other diving populations, provide a new opportunity to study human adaptation to hypoxia tolerance. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
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Tamanho do Órgão
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Adaptação Fisiológica
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Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases
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Suspensão da Respiração
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Asia
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En
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2018
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Article
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Dinamarca