铜绿假单胞菌 LysR 型转录调控的分子进化。

Molecular evolution of LysR-type transcriptional regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

机构信息

BIOMERIT Research Centre, Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

出版信息

Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2013 Mar;66(3):1041-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.12.014. Epub 2012 Dec 27.

Abstract

Signal perception and transduction through tightly coordinated circuits is integral to the survival and persistence of microbes in diverse ecological niches. The capacity to adapt to changes in the environment is central to their ability to thrive under adverse circumstances. Signal dependent transcriptional regulators are a key mechanism through which microbes assimilate environmental cues and mediate the appropriate adaptive response. By far the largest class of transcriptional regulator is the LysR-class, which is universally distributed among bacteria, archaea, and even eukaryotic organisms. The number of LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulators (LTTRs) varies among species with one of the largest repertoires encoded in the genome of the nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. To understand the evolutionary basis for this, we undertook to analyse the relationship between the LTTRs, both at the species and genus level. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete Pseudomonas LTTR dataset revealed significant cluster patterns based on full length and domain analysis. Interestingly, evidence of acquisition through horizontal gene transfer was rare, with divergent evolution apparently favoured. Furthermore, genes that appear to have been acquired, as well as those with a non-classical topological arrangement were clustered in distinct groups in the phylogenetic trees, indicating some ancestral association. The conservation within clusters identified in this study will provide a useful platform for future molecular analyses.

摘要

通过紧密协调的回路进行信号感知和转导,对于微生物在不同生态位中的生存和持续存在至关重要。适应环境变化的能力是它们在不利环境中茁壮成长的核心能力。信号依赖的转录调节剂是微生物同化环境线索并介导适当适应性反应的关键机制。到目前为止,最大的转录调节剂类别是 LysR 类,它在细菌、古细菌,甚至真核生物中普遍存在。LysR 型转录调节剂 (LTTRs) 的数量在物种间有所不同,其中最大的一组是在医院病原体铜绿假单胞菌的基因组中编码的。为了了解这一现象的进化基础,我们着手分析 LTTR 在种和属水平上的关系。对完整的假单胞菌 LTTR 数据集进行的系统发育分析表明,基于全长和结构域分析存在显著的聚类模式。有趣的是,通过水平基因转移获得的证据很少,显然更倾向于发散进化。此外,似乎是通过水平基因转移获得的基因以及具有非经典拓扑结构的基因在系统发育树中聚类在不同的组中,表明存在一些祖先关联。本研究中鉴定的簇内保守性将为未来的分子分析提供一个有用的平台。

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