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Yusof TY, Ong EBB, Teh AH. RelEB3 toxin-antitoxin system of Salmonella Typhimurium with a ribosome-independent toxin and a mutated non-neutralising antitoxin. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 219:1080-1086. [PMID: 36029963 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The RelEB3 toxin-antitoxin (TA) system of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium consists of a RelE3 toxin which suppresses bacterial growth, but its RelB3 antitoxin does not neutralise the toxin. The relEB3 operon is widespread in Proteobacteria and is related to higBA2 from Vibrio cholerae. In contrast to the ribosome-dependent HigB2 toxin, however, the RelE3 toxin degraded free RNA independently of the ribosome. A basic loop possibly involved in HigB2's binding to the ribosome is shortened in RelE3, which instead contains a uniquely conserved R51 important for RelE3's toxicity. The RelB3 antitoxin, meanwhile, specifically recognised the CACCTGGTG palindromic motif in the promoter site. RelB3 contains P14 which is conserved as Ala in most homologues, and mutating P14 to Ala enabled the antitoxin to bind to RelE3 and restored bacterial growth. The P14 RelB3 variant, which most likely arose by a point mutation in a recent ancestor of S. Typhimurium and closely related serovars, could have possibly provided the bacteria with a faster response to stress, and might have spread to other serovars through homologous recombination.
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- Tengku Yasmin Yusof
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; University Hospital Development Centre, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
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Zidi M, Denis F, Klai K, Chénais B, Caruso A, Djebbi S, Mezghani M, Casse N. Genome-wide characterization of Mariner-like transposons and their derived MITEs in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2021; 11:jkab287. [PMID: 34849769 PMCID: PMC8664452 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci is a hemipteran pest of vegetable crops vectoring a broad category of viruses. Currently, this insect pest showed a high adaptability and resistance to almost all the chemical compounds commonly used for its control. In many cases, transposable elements (TEs) contributed to the evolution of host genomic plasticity. This study focuses on the annotation of Mariner-like elements (MLEs) and their derived Miniature Inverted repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in the genome of B. tabaci. Two full-length MLEs belonging to mauritiana and irritans subfamilies were detected and named Btmar1.1 and Btmar2.1, respectively. Additionally, 548 defective MLE sequences clustering mainly into 19 different Mariner lineages of mauritiana and irritans subfamilies were identified. Each subfamily showed a significant variation in MLE copy number and size. Furthermore, 71 MITEs were identified as MLEs derivatives that could be mobilized via the potentially active transposases encoded by Btmar 1.1 and Btmar2.1. The vast majority of sequences detected in the whitefly genome present unusual terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) of up to 400 bp in length. However, some exceptions are sequences without TIRs. This feature of the MLEs and their derived MITEs in B. tabaci genome that distinguishes them from all the other MLEs so far described in insects, which have TIRs size ranging from 20 to 40 bp. Overall, our study provides an overview of MLEs, especially those with large TIRs, and their related MITEs, as well as diversity of their families, which will provide a better understanding of the evolution and adaptation of the whitefly genome.
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- Marwa Zidi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
- Laboratoire BOREA MNHN, CNRS FRE 2030, SU, IRD 207, UCN, UA, 75231 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biologie des Organismes, Stress, Santé, Environnement, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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Ben Amara W, Djebbi S, Ben Lazhar-Ajroud W, Naccache C, Mezghani MK. Insights on mauritiana-like Elements Diversity in Mayetiola destructor and M. hordei (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Genome 2021; 65:165-181. [PMID: 34780303 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2021-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mariner-like elements (MLEs) are class II transposons belonging to the Tc1-mariner family, that have successfully invaded many insect genomes. In the current study, the availability of the Hessian fly Mayetiola destructor genome has enabled us to perform in silico analysis of MLEs using as query the previously described mariner element (Desmar1) belonging to mauritiana subfamily. Eighteen mauritiana-like elements were detected and were clustered into three main groups named Desmar1-like, MauCons1 and MauCons2. Subsequently, in vitro analysis was carried out to investigate mauritiana-like elements in M. destructor as well as in Mayetiola hordei using primers designed from TIRs of the previously identified MLEs. PCR amplifications were successful and a total of 12 and 17 mauritiana-like elements were discovered in M. destructor and M. hordei, respectively. Sequence analyses of mauritiana-like elements obtained in silico and in vitro have showed that MauCons1 and MauCons2 elements share low similarity with Desmar1 ranging from 50% to 55% suggesting different groups under mauritiana subfamily have invaded the genomes of M. destructor and M. hordei. These groups are likely inherited by vertical transmission that subsequently underwent different evolutionary histories. This work describes new mauritiana-like elements in M. destructor that are distinct from the previouslydiscovered Desmar1 and provides the first evidence of MLEs belonging to mauritiana subfamily in M. hordei.
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- Wiem Ben Amara
- University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, 155529, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Tunis, Tunisia;
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- University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, 155529, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Tunis, Tunisia;
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- University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, 155529, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Tunis, Tunisia;
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- University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, 155529, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (LR01ES05), Tunis, Tunisia;
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Palazzo A, Escuder E, D'Addabbo P, Lovero D, Marsano RM. A genomic survey of Tc1-mariner transposons in nematodes suggests extensive horizontal transposon transfer events. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 158:107090. [PMID: 33545274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The number of reports concerning horizontal transposon transfers (HTT) in metazoan species is considerably increased, alongside with the exponential growth of genomic sequence data However, our understanding of the mechanisms of such phenomenon is still at an early stage. Nematodes constitute an animal phylum successfully adapted to almost every ecosystem and for this reason could potentially contribute to spreading the genetic information through horizontal transfer. To date, few studies describe HTT of nematode retrotransposons. This is due to the lack of annotation of transposable elements in the sequenced nematode genomes, especially DNA transposons, which are acknowledged as the best horizontal travelers among mobile sequences. We have therefore started a survey of DNA transposons and their possible involvement in HTT in sequenced nematode genomes. Here, we describe 83 new Tc1/mariner elements distributed in 17 nematode species. Among them, nine families were possibly horizontally transferred between nematodes and the most diverse animal species, including ants as preferred partner of HTT. The results obtained suggest that HTT events involving nematodes Tc1/mariner elements are not uncommon, and that nematodes could have a possible role as transposon reservoir that, in turn, can be redistributed among animal genomes. Overall, this could be relevant to understand how the inter-species genetic flows shape the landscape of genetic variation of organisms inhabiting specific environmental communities.
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- Antonio Palazzo
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana (DIMO), Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Ji N, Wang X, Yin C, Peng W, Liang R. CrgA Protein Represses AlkB2 Monooxygenase and Regulates the Degradation of Medium-to-Long-Chain n-Alkanes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa SJTD-1. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:400. [PMID: 30915046 PMCID: PMC6422896 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AlkB monooxygenases in bacteria are responsible for the hydroxylation of medium- and long-chain n-alkanes. In this study, one CrgA protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa SJTD-1, a member of LysR family, was proved to regulate AlkB2 monooxygenase and the degradation of medium-to-long-chain n-alkanes (C14-C20) by directly binding to the upstream of alkB2 gene. Two specific sites for CrgA binding were found in the promoter region of alkB2 gene, and the imperfect mirror repeat (IIR) structure was proved critical for CrgA recognition and binding. Hexadecyl CoA and octadecyl CoA could effectively release the CrgA binding and start the transcription of alkB2 gene, implying a positive regulation of metabolic intermediate. In the presence of medium-to-long-chain n-alkanes (C14-C20), deletion of crgA gene could enhance the transcription and expression of AlkB2 monooxygenase significantly; and in n-octadecane culture, strain S1ΔalkB1&crgA grew more vigorously than strain S1 ΔalkB1 &crgA . Almost no regulation of CrgA protein was observed to alkB1 gene in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, CrgA acted as a negative regulator for the medium-to-long-chain n-alkane utilization in P. aeruginosa SJTD-1. The work will promote the regulation mechanism study of n-alkane degradation in bacteria and help the bioremediation method development for petroleum pollution.
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- Nannan Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Bouallègue M, Filée J, Kharrat I, Mezghani-Khemakhem M, Rouault JD, Makni M, Capy P. Diversity and evolution of mariner-like elements in aphid genomes. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:494. [PMID: 28662628 PMCID: PMC5490172 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3856-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Although transposons have been identified in almost all organisms, genome-wide information on mariner elements in Aphididae remains unknown. Genomes of Acyrthosiphon pisum, Diuraphis noxia and Myzus persicae belonging to the Macrosiphini tribe, actually available in databases, have been investigated. Results A total of 22 lineages were identified. Classification and phylogenetic analysis indicated that they were subdivided into three monophyletic groups, each of them containing at least one putative complete sequence, and several non-autonomous sublineages corresponding to Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements (MITE), probably generated by internal deletions. A high proportion of truncated and dead copies was also detected. The three clusters can be defined from their catalytic site: (i) mariner DD34D, including three subgroups of the irritans subfamily (Macrosiphinimar, Batmar-like elements and Dnomar-like elements); (ii) rosa DD41D, found in A. pisum and D. noxia; (iii) a new clade which differs from rosa through long TIRs and thus designated LTIR-like elements. Based on its catalytic domain, this new clade is subdivided into DD40D and DD41D subgroups. Compared to other Tc1/mariner superfamily sequences, rosa DD41D and LTIR DD40-41D seem more related to maT DD37D family. Conclusion Overall, our results reveal three clades belonging to the irritans subfamily, rosa and new LTIR-like elements. Data on structure and specific distribution of these transposable elements in the Macrosiphini tribe contribute to the understanding of their evolutionary history and to that of their hosts. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3856-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maryem Bouallègue
- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Université de Tunis El Manar, 1002, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Université de Tunis El Manar, 1002, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Université de Tunis El Manar, 1002, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Université de Tunis El Manar, 1002, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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Bouallègue M, Rouault JD, Hua-Van A, Makni M, Capy P. Molecular Evolution of piggyBac Superfamily: From Selfishness to Domestication. Genome Biol Evol 2017; 9:323-339. [PMID: 28082605 PMCID: PMC5381638 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The piggyBac transposable element was originally isolated from the cabbage looper moth, Trichoplusia ni, in the 1980s. Despite its early discovery and specificity compared to the other Class II elements, the diversity and evolution of this superfamily have been only partially analyzed. Two main types of elements can be distinguished: the piggyBac-like elements (PBLE) with terminal inverted repeats, untranslated region, and an open reading frame encoding a transposase, and the piggyBac-derived sequences (PGBD), containing a sequence derived from a piggyBac transposase, and which correspond to domesticated elements. To define the distribution, their structural diversity and phylogenetic relationships, analyses were conducted using known PBLE and PGBD sequences to scan databases. From this data mining, numerous new sequences were characterized (50 for PBLE and 396 for PGBD). Structural analyses suggest that four groups of PBLE can be defined according to the presence/absence of sub-terminal repeats. The transposase is characterized by highly variable catalytic domain and C-terminal region. There is no relationship between the structural groups and the phylogeny of these PBLE elements. The PGBD are clearly structured into nine main groups. A new group of domesticated elements is suspected in Neopterygii and the remaining eight previously described elements have been investigated in more detail. In all cases, these sequences are no longer transposable elements, the catalytic domain of the ancestral transposase is not always conserved, but they are under strong purifying selection. The phylogeny of both PBLE and PGBD suggests multiple and independent domestication events of PGBD from different PBLE ancestors.
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- Maryem Bouallègue
- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11ES10 Génomique des Insectes Ravageurs de Cultures, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Braga RM, Santana MF, Costa RVD, Brommonschenkel SH, de Araújo EF, de Queiroz MV. Transposable elements belonging to the Tc1-Mariner superfamily are heavily mutated in Colletotrichum graminicola. Mycologia 2017; 106:629-41. [DOI: 10.3852/13-262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Raíssa Mesquita Braga
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas II, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 1374, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brasil. CEP: 05508-900
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, Brasil. CEP: 36570-000
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Rod MG 424 Km 65, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP: 35701-970
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, Brasil. CEP: 36570-000
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Rua Raul Pompeia 101, São Pedro, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. CEP: 30330-080
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, Brasil. CEP: 36570-000
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Characterization of irritans mariner-like elements in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae): evolutionary implications. Naturwissenschaften 2016; 103:64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00114-016-1391-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Filée J, Rouault JD, Harry M, Hua-Van A. Mariner transposons are sailing in the genome of the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:1061. [PMID: 26666222 PMCID: PMC4678618 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The Triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes the Chagas disease in Latin America. R. prolixus can also transfer transposable elements horizontally across a wide range of species. We have taken advantage of the availability of the 700 Mbp complete genome sequence of R. prolixus to study the dynamics of invasion and persistence of transposable elements in this species. Results Using both library-based and de novo methods of transposon detection, we found less than 6 % of transposable elements in the R. prolixus genome, a relatively low percentage compared to other insect genomes with a similar genome size. DNA transposons are surprisingly abundant and elements belonging to the mariner family are by far the most preponderant components of the mobile part of this genome with 11,015 mariner transposons that could be clustered in 89 groups (75 % of the mobilome). Our analysis allowed the detection of a new mariner clade in the R. prolixus genome, that we called nosferatis. We demonstrated that a large diversity of mariner elements invaded the genome and expanded successfully over time via three main processes. (i) several families experienced recent and massive expansion, for example an explosive burst of a single mariner family led to the generation of more than 8000 copies. These recent expansion events explain the unusual prevalence of mariner transposons in the R. prolixus genome. Other families expanded via older bursts of transposition demonstrating the long lasting permissibility of mariner transposons in the R. prolixus genome. (ii) Many non-autonomous families generated by internal deletions were also identified. Interestingly, two non autonomous families were generated by atypical recombinations (5' part replacement with 3' part). (iii) at least 10 cases of horizontal transfers were found, supporting the idea that host/vector relationships played a pivotal role in the transmission and subsequent persistence of transposable elements in this genome. Conclusion These data provide a new insight into the evolution of transposons in the genomes of hematophagous insects and bring additional evidences that lateral exchanges of mobile genetics elements occur frequently in the R. prolixus genome. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2060-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jonathan Filée
- Laboratoire Evolution, Génome, Comportement, Ecologie UMR9191 CNRS, IRD Université Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génome, Comportement, Ecologie UMR9191 CNRS, IRD Université Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génome, Comportement, Ecologie UMR9191 CNRS, IRD Université Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,UFR de Sciences, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génome, Comportement, Ecologie UMR9191 CNRS, IRD Université Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,UFR de Sciences, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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Trubitsyna M, Grey H, Houston DR, Finnegan DJ, Richardson JM. Structural Basis for the Inverted Repeat Preferences of mariner Transposases. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:13531-40. [PMID: 25869132 PMCID: PMC4505599 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.636704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The inverted repeat (IR) sequences delimiting the left and right ends of many naturally active mariner DNA transposons are non-identical and have different affinities for their transposase. We have compared the preferences of two active mariner transposases, Mos1 and Mboumar-9, for their imperfect transposon IRs in each step of transposition: DNA binding, DNA cleavage, and DNA strand transfer. A 3.1 Å resolution crystal structure of the Mos1 paired-end complex containing the pre-cleaved left IR sequences reveals the molecular basis for the reduced affinity of the Mos1 transposase DNA-binding domain for the left IR as compared with the right IR. For both Mos1 and Mboumar-9, in vitro DNA transposition is most efficient when the preferred IR sequence is present at both transposon ends. We find that this is due to the higher efficiency of cleavage and strand transfer of the preferred transposon end. We show that the efficiency of Mboumar-9 transposition is improved almost 4-fold by changing the 3′ base of the preferred Mboumar-9 IR from guanine to adenine. This preference for adenine at the reactive 3′ end for both Mos1 and Mboumar-9 may be a general feature of mariner transposition.
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Santiago M, Matano LM, Moussa SH, Gilmore MS, Walker S, Meredith TC. A new platform for ultra-high density Staphylococcus aureus transposon libraries. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:252. [PMID: 25888466 PMCID: PMC4389836 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1361-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus readily develops resistance to antibiotics and achieving effective therapies to overcome resistance requires in-depth understanding of S. aureus biology. High throughput, parallel-sequencing methods for analyzing transposon mutant libraries have the potential to revolutionize studies of S. aureus, but the genetic tools to take advantage of the power of next generation sequencing have not been fully developed. RESULTS Here we report a phage-based transposition system to make ultra-high density transposon libraries for genome-wide analysis of mutant fitness in any Φ11-transducible S. aureus strain. The high efficiency of the delivery system has made it possible to multiplex transposon cassettes containing different regulatory elements in order to make libraries in which genes are over- or under-expressed as well as deleted. By incorporating transposon-specific barcodes into the cassettes, we can evaluate how null mutations and changes in gene expression levels affect fitness in a single sequencing data set. Demonstrating the power of the system, we have prepared a library containing more than 690,000 unique insertions. Because one unique feature of the phage-based approach is that temperature-sensitive mutants are retained, we have carried out a genome-wide study of S. aureus genes involved in withstanding temperature stress. We find that many genes previously identified as essential are temperature sensitive and also identify a number of genes that, when disrupted, confer a growth advantage at elevated temperatures. CONCLUSIONS The platform described here reliably provides mutant collections of unparalleled genotypic diversity and will enable a wide range of functional genomic studies in S. aureus.
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- Marina Santiago
- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Kharrat I, Mezghani M, Casse N, Denis F, Caruso A, Makni H, Capy P, Rouault JD, Chénais B, Makni M. Characterization of mariner-like transposons of the mauritiana Subfamily in seven tree aphid species. Genetica 2015; 143:63-72. [PMID: 25555688 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-014-9814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mariner-like elements (MLEs) are Class II transposons present in all eukaryotic genomes in which MLEs have been searched for. This article reports the detection of MLEs in seven of the main fruit tree aphid species out of eight species studied. Deleted MLE sequences of 916-919 bp were characterized, using the terminal-inverted repeats (TIRs) of mariner elements belonging to the mauritiana Subfamily as primers. All the sequences detected were deleted copies of full-length elements that included the 3'- and 5'-TIRs but displayed internal deletions affecting Mos1 activity. Networks based on the mtDNA cytochrome oxidase subunit-I (CO-I) and MLE sequences were incongruent, suggesting that mutations in transposon sequences had accumulated before speciation of tree aphid species occurred, and that they have been maintained in this species via vertical transmissions. This is the first evidence of the widespread occurrence of MLEs in aphids.
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- Imen Kharrat
- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, UR11ES10 Génomique des insectes ravageurs, 2092, Manar II, Tunisia
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Demattei MV, Hedhili S, Sinzelle L, Bressac C, Casteret S, Moiré N, Cambefort J, Thomas X, Pollet N, Gantet P, Bigot Y. Nuclear importation of Mariner transposases among eukaryotes: motif requirements and homo-protein interactions. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23693. [PMID: 21876763 PMCID: PMC3158080 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mariner-like elements (MLEs) are widespread transposable elements in animal genomes. They have been divided into at least five sub-families with differing host ranges. We investigated whether the ability of transposases encoded by Mos1, Himar1 and Mcmar1 to be actively imported into nuclei varies between host belonging to different eukaryotic taxa. Our findings demonstrate that nuclear importation could restrict the host range of some MLEs in certain eukaryotic lineages, depending on their expression level. We then focused on the nuclear localization signal (NLS) in these proteins, and showed that the first 175 N-terminal residues in the three transposases were required for nuclear importation. We found that two components are involved in the nuclear importation of the Mos1 transposase: an SV40 NLS-like motif (position: aa 168 to 174), and a dimerization sub-domain located within the first 80 residues. Sequence analyses revealed that the dimerization moiety is conserved among MLE transposases, but the Himar1 and Mcmar1 transposases do not contain any conserved NLS motif. This suggests that other NLS-like motifs must intervene in these proteins. Finally, we showed that the over-expression of the Mos1 transposase prevents its nuclear importation in HeLa cells, due to the assembly of transposase aggregates in the cytoplasm.
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- CIRAD, UMR 1098 Développement et Amélioration des Plantes, Montpellier, France
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- Metamorphosys, CNRS UPS3201-Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, Genavenir 3 - Genopole Campus 1, Evry, France
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- PRC, UMR INRA-CNRS 6175, Nouzilly, France
- GICC, UMR CNRS 6239, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Tours, France
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- GICC, UMR CNRS 6239, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Tours, France
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- GICC, UMR CNRS 6239, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Tours, France
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- Metamorphosys, CNRS UPS3201-Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, Genavenir 3 - Genopole Campus 1, Evry, France
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- CIRAD, UMR 1098 Développement et Amélioration des Plantes, Montpellier, France
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- PRC, UMR INRA-CNRS 6175, Nouzilly, France
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Fernández-Medina RD, Struchiner CJ, Ribeiro JMC. Novel transposable elements from Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:260. [PMID: 21605407 PMCID: PMC3212995 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA sequences, present in the genome of most eukaryotic organisms that hold the key characteristic of being able to mobilize and increase their copy number within chromosomes. These elements are important for eukaryotic genome structure and evolution and lately have been considered as potential drivers for introducing transgenes into pathogen-transmitting insects as a means to control vector-borne diseases. The aim of this work was to catalog the diversity and abundance of TEs within the Anopheles gambiae genome using the PILER tool and to consolidate a database in the form of a hyperlinked spreadsheet containing detailed and readily available information about the TEs present in the genome of An. gambiae. Results Here we present the spreadsheet named AnoTExcel that constitutes a database with detailed information on most of the repetitive elements present in the genome of the mosquito. Despite previous work on this topic, our approach permitted the identification and characterization both of previously described and novel TEs that are further described in detailed. Conclusions Identification and characterization of TEs in a given genome is important as a way to understand the diversity and evolution of the whole set of TEs present in a given species. This work contributes to a better understanding of the landscape of TEs present in the mosquito genome. It also presents a novel platform for the identification, analysis, and characterization of TEs on sequenced genomes.
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- Rita D Fernández-Medina
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Av, Brasil, 4365, 21040 360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Casteret S, Moiré N, Aupinel P, Tasei JN, Bigot Y. Profile of the mosaic element BTMR1 in the genome of the bumble bee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 20:153-164. [PMID: 20958807 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01051.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Co-evolution involving a mariner transposon, Botmar1 and the other repeats contained in the Bombus terrestris genome was investigated. We found that the 5'-region of Botmar1 forms one of the components of a mosaic element, known as B. terrestris mosaic repeat 1 (BTMR1), which is also composed of inner segments originating from two different retrotransposons and a pseudogene corresponding to an RNA methyltransferase cDNA. The fact that BTMR1 is interspersed within chromosomes and the differences in its abundance in different species indicate that it is very probably a mobile element. Nevertheless, the absences of direct or inverted repeats at its ends and of target site duplication indicate that its mobility is not ensured by a cardinal transposable element, but putatively by a Crypton-like element.
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- S Casteret
- UMR CNRS 6239, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Tours, France
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Tempel S, Rousseau C, Tahi F, Nicolas J. ModuleOrganizer: detecting modules in families of transposable elements. BMC Bioinformatics 2010; 11:474. [PMID: 20860790 PMCID: PMC2955051 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Most known eukaryotic genomes contain mobile copied elements called transposable elements. In some species, these elements account for the majority of the genome sequence. They have been subject to many mutations and other genomic events (copies, deletions, captures) during transposition. The identification of these transformations remains a difficult issue. The study of families of transposable elements is generally founded on a multiple alignment of their sequences, a critical step that is adapted to transposons containing mostly localized nucleotide mutations. Many transposons that have lost their protein-coding capacity have undergone more complex rearrangements, needing the development of more complex methods in order to characterize the architecture of sequence variations. Results In this study, we introduce the concept of a transposable element module, a flexible motif present in at least two sequences of a family of transposable elements and built on a succession of maximal repeats. The paper proposes an assembly method working on a set of exact maximal repeats of a set of sequences to create such modules. It results in a graphical view of sequences segmented into modules, a representation that allows a flexible analysis of the transformations that have occurred between them. We have chosen as a demonstration data set in depth analysis of the transposable element Foldback in Drosophila melanogaster. Comparison with multiple alignment methods shows that our method is more sensitive for highly variable sequences. The study of this family and the two other families AtREP21 and SIDER2 reveals new copies of very different sizes and various combinations of modules which show the potential of our method. Conclusions ModuleOrganizer is available on the Genouest bioinformatics center at http://moduleorganizer.genouest.org
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- Sebastien Tempel
- IBISC, Tour Evry 2, 523 Place des Terrasses del'Agora, 91000 Evry, France
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Renault S, Demattéi MV, Lahouassa H, Bigot Y, Augé-Gouillou C. In vitro recombination and inverted terminal repeat binding activities of the Mcmar1 transposase. Biochemistry 2010; 49:3534-44. [PMID: 20359246 DOI: 10.1021/bi901957p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Mcmar1 mariner element (MLE) presents some intriguing features with two large, perfectly conserved, 355 bp inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) containing two 28 bp direct repeats (DRs). The presence of a complete ORF in Mcmar1 makes it possible to explore the transposition of this unusual MLE. Mcmar1 transposase (MCMAR1) was purified, and in vitro transposition assays showed that it is able to promote ITR-dependent DNA cleavages and recombination events, which correspond to plasmid fusions and transpositions with imprecise ends. Further analyses indicated that MCMAR1 is able to interact with the 355 bp ITR through two DRs: the EDR (external DR) is a high-affinity binding site for MCMAR1, whereas the IDR (internal DR) is a low-affinity binding site. The main complex detected within the EDR contained a transposase dimer and only one DNA molecule. We hypothesize that the inability of MCMAR1 to promote precise in vitro transposition events could be due to mutations in its ORF sequence or to the specific features of transposase binding to the ITR. Indeed, the ITR region spanning from EDR to IDR resembles a MITE and could be bent by specific host factors. This suggests that the assembly of the transposition complex is more complex than that of those involved in the mobility of the Mos1 and Himar1 mariner elements.
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- Sylvaine Renault
- Université François Rabelais de Tours, GICC, CNRS, UMR 6239, UFR des Sciences & Techniques, Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France.
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Lauand C, Siviero F, Machado-Santelli GM. Normal and defective mariner-like elements in Rhynchosciara species (Sciaridae, Diptera). GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2010; 9:849-57. [PMID: 20449818 DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mariner-like elements are widely present in diverse organisms. These elements constitute a large fraction of the eukaryotic genome; they transpose by a "cut-and-paste" mechanism with their own transposase protein. We found two groups of mobile elements in the genus Rhynchosciara. PCR using primers designed from R. americana transposons (Ramar1 and Ramar2) were the starting point for this comparative study. Genomic DNA templates of four species: R. hollaenderi, R. millerii, R. baschanti, and Rhynchosciara sp were used and genomic sequences were amplified, sequenced and the molecular structures of the elements characterized as being putative mariner-like elements. The first group included the putative full-length elements. The second group was composed of defective mariner elements that contain a deletion overlapping most of the internal region of the transposase open reading frame. They were named Rmar1 (type 1) and Rmar2 (type 2), respectively. Many conserved amino acid blocks were identified, as well as a specific D,D(34)D signature motif that was defective in some elements. Based on predicted transposase sequences, these elements encode truncated proteins and are phylogenetically very close to mariner-like elements of the mauritiana subfamily. The inverted terminal repeat sequences that flanked the mariner-like elements are responsible for their mobility. These inverted terminal repeat sequences were identified by inverse PCR.
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- P Rezende-Teixeira
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Thomas X, Hedhili S, Beuf L, Demattéi MV, Laparra H, Khong GN, Breitler JC, Montandon F, Carnus E, Norre F, Burtin D, Gantet P, Bigot Y, Renault S. The mariner Mos1 transposase produced in tobacco is active in vitro. Genetica 2010; 138:519-30. [PMID: 19847655 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-009-9414-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The mariner-like transposon Mos1 is used for insertional mutagenesis and transgenesis in different animals (insects, nematodes), but has never been used in plants. In this paper, the transposition activity of Mos1 was tested in Nicotiana tabacum, but no transposition event was detected. In an attempt to understand the absence of in planta transposition, Mos1 transposase (MOS1) was produced and purified from transgenic tobacco (HMNtMOS1). HMNtMOS1 was able to perform all transposition reaction steps in vitro: binding to ITR, excision and integration of the same pseudo-transposon used in in planta transposition assays. The in vitro transposition reaction was not inhibited by tobacco nuclear proteins, and did not depend on the temperature used for plant growth. Several hypotheses are proposed that could explain the inhibition of HMNtMOS1 activity in planta.
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- Xavier Thomas
- Université François Rabelais de Tours, GICC, Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France
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Marini MM, Zanforlin T, Santos PC, Barros RRM, Guerra ACP, Puccia R, Felipe MSS, Brigido M, Soares CMA, Ruiz JC, Silveira JF, Cisalpino PS. Identification and characterization of Tc1/mariner-like DNA transposons in genomes of the pathogenic fungi of the Paracoccidioides species complex. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:130. [PMID: 20178623 PMCID: PMC2836289 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota) is a thermodimorphic fungus, the etiological agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America. Three isolates corresponding to distinct phylogenetic lineages of the Paracoccidioides species complex had their genomes sequenced. In this study the identification and characterization of class II transposable elements in the genomes of these fungi was carried out. Results A genomic survey for DNA transposons in the sequence assemblies of Paracoccidioides, a genus recently proposed to encompass species P. brasiliensis (harboring phylogenetic lineages S1, PS2, PS3) and P. lutzii (Pb01-like isolates), has been completed. Eight new Tc1/mariner families, referred to as Trem (Transposable element mariner), labeled A through H were identified. Elements from each family have 65-80% sequence similarity with other Tc1/mariner elements. They are flanked by 2-bp TA target site duplications and different termini. Encoded DDD-transposases, some of which have complete ORFs, indicated that they could be functionally active. The distribution of Trem elements varied between the genomic sequences characterized as belonging to P. brasiliensis (S1 and PS2) and P. lutzii. TremC and H elements would have been present in a hypothetical ancestor common to P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii, while TremA, B and F elements were either acquired by P. brasiliensis or lost by P. lutzii after speciation. Although TremD and TremE share about 70% similarity, they are specific to P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii, respectively. This suggests that these elements could either have been present in a hypothetical common ancestor and have evolved divergently after the split between P. brasiliensis and P. Lutzii, or have been independently acquired by horizontal transfer. Conclusions New families of Tc1/mariner DNA transposons in the genomic assemblies of the Paracoccidioides species complex are described. Families were distinguished based on significant BLAST identities between transposases and/or TIRs. The expansion of Trem in a putative ancestor common to the species P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii would have given origin to TremC and TremH, while other elements could have been acquired or lost after speciation had occurred. The results may contribute to our understanding of the organization and architecture of genomes in the genus Paracoccidioides.
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- Marjorie M Marini
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Atkinson H, Chalmers R. Delivering the goods: viral and non-viral gene therapy systems and the inherent limits on cargo DNA and internal sequences. Genetica 2010; 138:485-98. [PMID: 20084428 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-009-9434-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2009] [Accepted: 12/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Viruses have long been considered to be the most promising tools for human gene therapy. However, the initial enthusiasm for the use of viruses has been tarnished in the light of potentially fatal side effects. Transposons have a long history of use with bacteria in the laboratory and are now routinely applied to eukaryotic model organisms. Transposons show promise for applications in human genetic modification and should prove a useful addition to the gene therapy tool kit. Here we review the use of viruses and the limitations of current approaches to gene therapy, followed by a more detailed analysis of transposon length and the physical properties of internal sequences, which both affect transposition efficiency. As transposon length increases, transposition decreases: this phenomenon is known as length-dependence, and has implications for vector cargo capacity. Disruption of internal sequences, either via deletion of native DNA or insertion of exogenous DNA, may reduce or enhance genetic mobility. These effects may be related to host factor binding, essential spacer requirements or other influences yet to be elucidated. Length-dependence is a complex phenomenon driven not simply by the distance between the transposon ends, but by host proteins, the transposase and the properties of the DNA sequences encoded within the transposon.
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- Helen Atkinson
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Sperb F, Schuck DC, Rodrigues JJS. Occurrence and abundance of a mariner-like element in freshwater and terrestrial planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) from southern Brazil. Genet Mol Biol 2009; 32:731-9. [PMID: 21637447 PMCID: PMC3036899 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572009005000072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 04/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transposable elements are DNA sequences present in all the large phylogenetic groups, both capable of changing position within the genome and constituting a significant part of eukaryotic genomes. The mariner family of transposons is one of the few which occurs in a wide variety of taxonomic groups, including freshwater planarians. Nevertheless, so far only five planarian species have been reported to carry mariner-like elements (MLEs), although several different species have been investigated. Regarding the number of copies of MLEs, Girardia tigrina is the only planarian species in which this has been evaluated, with an estimation of 8,000 copies of the element per haploid genome. Preliminary results obtained in our laboratory demonstrated that MLE is found in a large number of different species of planarians, including terrestrial. With this in mind, the aim was to evaluate the occurrence and estimate the number of MLE copies in different planarian species collected in south Brazil. Twenty-eight individuals from 15 planarian species were analyzed. By using PCR and the hybridization of nucleic acids, it was found that MLE was present in all the analyzed species, the number of copies being high, probably over 103 per haploid genome.
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- Fernanda Sperb
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, RS Brazil
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Physical properties of DNA components affecting the transposition efficiency of the mariner Mos1 element. Mol Genet Genomics 2009; 282:531-46. [PMID: 19774400 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-009-0484-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that the transposase and the inverted terminal repeat (ITR) of the Mos1 mariner elements are suboptimal for transposition; and that hyperactive transposases and transposon with more efficient ITR configurations can be obtained by rational molecular engineering. In an attempt to determine the extent to which this element is suboptimal for transposition, we investigate here the impact of the three main DNA components on its transposition efficiency in bacteria and in vitro. We found that combinations of natural and synthetic ITRs obtained by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment did increase the transposition rate. We observed that when untranslated terminal regions were associated with their respective natural ITRs, they acted as transposition enhancers, probably via the early transposition steps. Finally, we demonstrated that the integrity of the Mos1 inner region was essential for transposition. These findings allowed us to propose prototypes of optimized Mos1 vectors, and to define the best sequence features of their associated marker cassettes. These vector prototypes were assayed in HeLa cells, in which Mos1 vectors had so far been found to be inactive. The results obtained revealed that using these prototypes does not circumvent this problem. However, such vectors can be expected to provide new tools for the use in genome engineering in systems such as Caenorhabditis elegans in which Mos1 is very active.
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Petit A, Rouleux-Bonnin F, Lambelé M, Pollet N, Bigot Y. Properties of the various Botmar1 transcripts in imagoes of the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Gene 2007; 390:52-66. [PMID: 17088026 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2006] [Revised: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Botmar1 elements are mariner-like elements (MLEs), class II transposable elements that occur in the genome of the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. Each haploid B. terrestris genome contains about 230 Botmar1, consisting entirely of 1.3-kb and 0.85-kb elements. During their evolution in the B. terrestris genome, two Botmar1 lineages have been differentiated in terms of their nucleic acid sequences and the differences found in their 5' untranslated regions suggest that they could be transcribed differently in B. terrestris. Here, we show that small amounts of Botmar1 mRNA occur in RNA extracts purified from B. terrestris imagoes. This indicates that the Botmar1 transcription is either weak in imagoes, or is restricted to very few cells. The cloning of several mRNAs reveals that only lineage-2 Botmar1 elements are transcribed. This transcription is specific, and uses cardinal initiators and terminators of eukaryotic elements in the Botmar1 elements. The intrastrand stem-loop folds in the mRNA theoretically synthesized by elements of the first lineage suggest that mRNA maintenance in cells might be self-regulated by RNA interference.
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- Agnès Petit
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Parasites Génétiques, FRE-CNRS 2969, Université François Rabelais, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Bâtiment L, Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France
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Brillet B, Benjamin B, Bigot Y, Yves B, Augé-Gouillou C, Corinne AG. Assembly of the Tc1 and mariner transposition initiation complexes depends on the origins of their transposase DNA binding domains. Genetica 2006; 130:105-20. [PMID: 16912840 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-006-0025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 06/02/2006] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In this review, we focus on the assembly of DNA/protein complexes that trigger transposition in eukaryotic members of the IS630-Tc1-mariner (ITm) super-family, the Tc1- and mariner-like elements (TLEs and MLEs). Elements belonging to this super-family encode transposases with DNA binding domains of different origins, and recent data indicate that the chimerization of functional domains has been an important evolutionary aspect in the generation of new transposons within the ITm super-family. These data also reveal that the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) at the ends of transposons contain three kinds of motif within their sequences. The first two are well known and correspond to the cleavage site on the outer ITR extremities, and the transposase DNA binding site. The organization of ITRs and of the transposase DNA binding domains implies that differing pathways are used by MLEs and TLEs to regulate transposition initiation. These differences imply that the ways ITRs are recognized also differ leading to the formation of differently organized synaptic complexes. The third kind of motif is the transposition enhancers, which have been found in almost all the functional MLEs and TLEs analyzed to date. Finally, in vitro and in vivo assays of various elements all suggest that the transposition initiation complex is not formed randomly, but involves a mechanism of oriented transposon scanning.
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- Benjamin Brillet
- Laboratoire d'Etudes des Parasites Génétiques, Université François Rabelais, FRE CNRS 2969, UFR Sciences & Techniques, Parc Grandmont, 37200, Tours, France
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Casse N, Bui QT, Nicolas V, Renault S, Bigot Y, Laulier M. Species sympatry and horizontal transfers of Mariner transposons in marine crustacean genomes. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2006; 40:609-19. [PMID: 16690328 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 01/16/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mariner-like elements (MLEs) have been widely detected in terrestrial species. The first complete MLE isolated from a marine invertebrate was detected in the genome of the hydrothermal crab Bythograea thermydron by Halaimia-Toumi et al. [Halaimia-Toumi, N., Casse, N., Demattei, M.V., Renault, S., Pradier, E., Bigot, Y., Laulier, M., 2004. The GC-rich transposon Bytmar1 from the deep-sea hydrothermal crab, Bythograea thermydron, may encode three transposase isoforms from a single ORF. J. Mol. Evol. 59, 747-760] and called Bytmar1. Here, we report the isolation of three new Bytmar1 relatives from the genomes of one hydrothermal amphipod Ventiella sulfuris (Vensmar1) and two coastal crustacea, Maia brachydactila (Maibmar1) and Cancer pagurus (Canpmar1). Like Bytmar1, these MLEs have an unusually high GC content, a high CpG ratio, and a low TpA ratio. Their consensus sequence encodes a transposase that is preceded by an N-flag, as in Bytmar1, which could be a marine feature. Only one of the 19 clones obtained, Vensmar1.3, encoded for a full-length transposase. The phylogenetic analyses revealed that all these Bytmar1-related elements can be differentiated into two clusters, corresponding to the coastal or hydrothermal origin of their hosts. They also confirmed that the irritans sub-family comprises at least four lineages that seem to depend on the taxonomical position and habitat of their hosts. Finally, we observed that elements coding for two potentially complete transposases exhibiting 99.5% similarity, Bytmar1.11 and Vensmar1.3, were present in the genome of two distantly related hydrothermal crustacea, one Amphipod and one Decapod. The hypothesis of horizontal transfers is discussed in the light of the sequence similarities observed.
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- N Casse
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Evolutive, EA 3265, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans cedex, France
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Cordaux R, Udit S, Batzer MA, Feschotte C. Birth of a chimeric primate gene by capture of the transposase gene from a mobile element. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:8101-6. [PMID: 16672366 PMCID: PMC1472436 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0601161103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The emergence of new genes and functions is of central importance to the evolution of species. The contribution of various types of duplications to genetic innovation has been extensively investigated. Less understood is the creation of new genes by recycling of coding material from selfish mobile genetic elements. To investigate this process, we reconstructed the evolutionary history of SETMAR, a new primate chimeric gene resulting from fusion of a SET histone methyltransferase gene to the transposase gene of a mobile element. We show that the transposase gene was recruited as part of SETMAR 40-58 million years ago, after the insertion of an Hsmar1 transposon downstream of a preexisting SET gene, followed by the de novo exonization of previously noncoding sequence and the creation of a new intron. The original structure of the fusion gene is conserved in all anthropoid lineages, but only the N-terminal half of the transposase is evolving under strong purifying selection. In vitro assays show that this region contains a DNA-binding domain that has preserved its ancestral binding specificity for a 19-bp motif located within the terminal-inverted repeats of Hsmar1 transposons and their derivatives. The presence of these transposons in the human genome constitutes a potential reservoir of approximately 1,500 perfect or nearly perfect SETMAR-binding sites. Our results not only provide insight into the conditions required for a successful gene fusion, but they also suggest a mechanism by which the circuitry underlying complex regulatory networks may be rapidly established.
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- Richard Cordaux
- *Department of Biological Sciences, Biological Computation and Visualization Center, Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, 202 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; and
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas, Arlington, TX 76019
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- *Department of Biological Sciences, Biological Computation and Visualization Center, Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, 202 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; and
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas, Arlington, TX 76019
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Richardson JM, Dawson A, O'hagan N, Taylor P, Finnegan DJ, Walkinshaw MD. Mechanism of Mos1 transposition: insights from structural analysis. EMBO J 2006; 25:1324-34. [PMID: 16511570 PMCID: PMC1422158 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We present the crystal structure of the catalytic domain of Mos1 transposase, a member of the Tc1/mariner family of transposases. The structure comprises an RNase H-like core, bringing together an aspartic acid triad to form the active site, capped by N- and C-terminal alpha-helices. We have solved structures with either one Mg2+ or two Mn2+ ions in the active site, consistent with a two-metal mechanism for catalysis. The lack of hairpin-stabilizing structural motifs is consistent with the absence of a hairpin intermediate in Mos1 excision. We have built a model for the DNA-binding domain of Mos1 transposase, based on the structure of the bipartite DNA-binding domain of Tc3 transposase. Combining this with the crystal structure of the catalytic domain provides a model for the paired-end complex formed between a dimer of Mos1 transposase and inverted repeat DNA. The implications for the mechanisms of first and second strand cleavage are discussed.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK. Tel.: +44 131 650 7056; Fax: +44 131 650 7055; E-mail:
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Palomeque T, Antonio Carrillo J, Muñoz-López M, Lorite P. Detection of a mariner-like element and a miniature inverted-repeat transposable element (MITE) associated with the heterochromatin from ants of the genus Messor and their possible involvement for satellite DNA evolution. Gene 2006; 371:194-205. [PMID: 16507338 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Revised: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The satellite DNA of ants Messor bouvieri, M. barbarus and M. structor, studied in a previous paper, is organized as tandemly repeated 79-bp monomers in the three species showing high sequence similarity. In the present paper, a mariner-like element (Mboumar) and a new MITE (miniature inverted-repeat transposable element) called IRE-130, inserted into satellite DNA from M. bouvieri, are analyzed. The study of Mboumar element, of its transcription and the putative transposase that it would encode, suggests that it could be an active element. Mboumar elements inserted into IRE-130 elements have also been detected. It is the first time, to our knowledge, that a MITE has been described in Hymenoptera and it is also the first time that a mariner-like element inserted into a MITE has been detected. A mariner-like element, inserted into satellite DNA from M. structor and in M. barbarus, also has been found. The results seem to indicate that transposition events have participated in the satellite DNA mobilization and evolution.
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- Teresa Palomeque
- Departamento de Biología Experimental. Area de Genética. Universidad de Jaén. 23071, Jaén, Spain.
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Sinzelle L, Chesneau A, Bigot Y, Mazabraud A, Pollet N. The mariner Transposons Belonging to the irritans Subfamily Were Maintained in Chordate Genomes by Vertical Transmission. J Mol Evol 2006; 62:53-65. [PMID: 16408242 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0013-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2005] [Accepted: 09/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mariner-like elements (MLEs) belong to the Tc1-mariner superfamily of DNA transposons, which is very widespread in animal genomes. We report here the first complete description of a MLE, Xtmar1, within the genome of a poikilotherm vertebrate, the amphibian Xenopus tropicalis. A close relative, XlMLE, is also characterized within the genome of a sibling species, Xenopus laevis. The phylogenetic analysis of the relationships between MLE transposases reveals that Xtmar1 is closely related to Hsmar2 and Bytmar1 and that together they form a second distinct lineage of the irritans subfamily. All members of this lineage are also characterized by the 36- to 43-bp size of their imperfectly conserved inverted terminal repeats and by the -8-bp motif located at their outer extremity. Since XlMLE, Xlmar1, and Hsmar2 are present in species located at both extremities of the vertebrate evolutionary tree, we looked for MLE relatives belonging to the same subfamily in the available sequencing projects using the amino acid consensus sequence of the Hsmar2 transposase as an in silico probe. We found that irritans MLEs are present in chordate genomes including most craniates. This therefore suggests that these elements have been present within chordate genomes for 750 Myr and that the main way they have been maintained in these species has been via vertical transmission. The very small number of stochastic losses observed in the data available suggests that their inactivation during evolution has been very slow.
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- Ludivine Sinzelle
- Transgenèse et Génétique des Amphibiens, CNRS UMR 8080, IBAIC, Université Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 447, Orsay Cedex, F-91405, France
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Augé-Gouillou C, Brillet B, Germon S, Hamelin MH, Bigot Y. Mariner Mos1 transposase dimerizes prior to ITR binding. J Mol Biol 2005; 351:117-30. [PMID: 15992822 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 04/26/2005] [Accepted: 05/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The mariner Mos1 synaptic complex consists of a tetramer of transposase molecules that bring together the two ends of the element. Such an assembly requires at least two kinds of protein-protein interfaces. The first is involved in "cis" dimerization, and consists of transposase molecules bound side-by-side on a single DNA molecule. The second, which is involved in "trans" dimerization, consists of transposase molecules bound to two different DNA molecules. Here, we used biochemical and genetic methods to enhance the definition of the regions involved in cis and trans-dimerization in the mariner Mos1 transposase. The cis and trans-dimerization interfaces were both found within the first 143 amino acid residues of the protein. The cis-dimerization activity was mainly contained in amino acids 1-20. The region spanning from amino acid residues 116-143, and containing the WVPHEL motif, was involved in the cis- to trans-shift as well as in trans-dimerization stabilization. Although the transposase exists mainly as a monomer in solution, we provide evidence that the transposase cis-dimer is the active species in inverted terminal repeat (ITR) binding. We also observed that the catalytic domain of the mariner Mos1 transposase modulates efficient transposase-transposase interactions in the absence of the transposon ends.
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- Corinne Augé-Gouillou
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Parasites Génétiques, Université François Rabelais de Tours, EA 3868, UFR Sciences & Techniques, Parc Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France.
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