Using a computational pipeline based on similarity networks reconstruction we analysed the 1133 genes of the Burkholderia vietnamiensis (Bv) G4 five plasmids, showing that gene and operon duplication played an important role in shaping the plasmid architecture. Several single/multiple duplications occurring at intra- and/or interplasmids level involving 253 paralogous genes (stand-alone, clustered or operons) were detected. An extensive gene/operon exchange between plasmids and chromosomes was also disclosed. The larger the plasmid, the higher the number and size of paralogous fragments. Many paralogs encoded mobile genetic elements and duplicated very recently, suggesting that the rearrangement of the Bv plastic genome is ongoing. Concerning the “molecular habitat” and the “taxonomical status” (the Preferential Organismal Sharing) of Bv plasmid genes,most of them have been exchangedwith other plasmids of bacteria belonging (or phylogenetically very close) to Burkholderia, suggesting that taxonomical proximity of bacterial strains is a crucial issue in plasmid mediated gene exchange.
Origin, duplication and reshuffling of plasmid genes: insights from Burkholderia vietnamiensis G4 genome / I. Maida; M. Fondi; V. Orlandini; G. Emiliani; M. C. Papaleo; E. Perrin; R. Fani. - In: GENOMICS. - ISSN 0888-7543. - STAMPA. - 103:(2014), pp. 229-238.
Origin, duplication and reshuffling of plasmid genes: insights from Burkholderia vietnamiensis G4 genome
MAIDA, ISABEL;FONDI, MARCO;EMILIANI, GIOVANNI;PAPALEO, MARIA CRISTIANA;PERRIN, ELENA;FANI, RENATO
2014
Abstract
Using a computational pipeline based on similarity networks reconstruction we analysed the 1133 genes of the Burkholderia vietnamiensis (Bv) G4 five plasmids, showing that gene and operon duplication played an important role in shaping the plasmid architecture. Several single/multiple duplications occurring at intra- and/or interplasmids level involving 253 paralogous genes (stand-alone, clustered or operons) were detected. An extensive gene/operon exchange between plasmids and chromosomes was also disclosed. The larger the plasmid, the higher the number and size of paralogous fragments. Many paralogs encoded mobile genetic elements and duplicated very recently, suggesting that the rearrangement of the Bv plastic genome is ongoing. Concerning the “molecular habitat” and the “taxonomical status” (the Preferential Organismal Sharing) of Bv plasmid genes,most of them have been exchangedwith other plasmids of bacteria belonging (or phylogenetically very close) to Burkholderia, suggesting that taxonomical proximity of bacterial strains is a crucial issue in plasmid mediated gene exchange.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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