Genome-wide analysis of restriction-modification system in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria

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	Genome-wide analysis of restriction-modification system in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria
	Zhao, FQ; Zhang, XW; Liang, CW; Wu, JY; Bao, QY; Qin, S; Qin, S, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
刊名	PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS
	2006
卷号	24 期号:3 页码:181-190
关键词	Multiple Sequence Alignment Site-specific Recombinase Dna Methyltransferases Helicobacter-pylori Statistical-methods Crystal-structure Protein Domains Evolution Gene Identification
ISSN号	1094-8341
英文摘要	Cyanobacteria are an ancient group of gram-negative bacteria with strong genome size variation ranging from 1.6 to 9.1 Mb. Here, we first retrieved all the putative restriction-modification (RM) genes in the draft genome of Spirulina and then performed a range of comparative and bioinformatic analyses on RM genes from unicellular and filamentous cyanobacterial genomes. We have identified 6 gene clusters containing putative Type I RMs and 11 putative Type II RMs or the solitary methyltransferases (MTases). RT-PCR analysis reveals that 6 of 18 MTases are not expressed in Spirulina, whereas one hsdM gene, with a mutated cognate hsdS, was detected to be expressed. Our results indicate that the number of RM genes in filamentous cyanobacteria is significantly higher than in unicellular species, and this expansion of RM systems in filamentous cyanobacteria may be related to their wide range of ecological tolerance. Furthermore, a coevolutionary pattern is found between hsdM and hsdR, with a large number of site pairs positively or negatively correlated, indicating the functional importance of these pairing interactions between their tertiary structures. No evidence for positive selection is found for the majority of RMs, e. g., hsdM, hsdS, hsdR, and Type II restriction endonuclease gene families, while a group of MTases exhibit a remarkable signature of adaptive evolution. Sites and genes identified here to have been under positive selection would provide targets for further research on their structural and functional evaluations.
学科主题	Cell Biology ; Genetics & Heredity ; Physiology
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公开日期	2010-11-18
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/1752]
专题	海洋研究所_实验海洋生物学重点实验室
通讯作者	Qin, S, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, FQ,Zhang, XW,Liang, CW,et al. Genome-wide analysis of restriction-modification system in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria[J]. PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS,2006,24(3):181-190.
APA	Zhao, FQ.,Zhang, XW.,Liang, CW.,Wu, JY.,Bao, QY.,...&Qin, S, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China.(2006).Genome-wide analysis of restriction-modification system in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria.PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS,24(3),181-190.
MLA	Zhao, FQ,et al."Genome-wide analysis of restriction-modification system in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria".PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS 24.3(2006):181-190.