In this study, 414 whole protein-coding sequences (238 004 codons) of alternatively spliced genes of human chromosome 1 have been employed to explore the patterns of codon usage bias among genes. Overall codon usage d...In this study, 414 whole protein-coding sequences (238 004 codons) of alternatively spliced genes of human chromosome 1 have been employed to explore the patterns of codon usage bias among genes. Overall codon usage data analysis indicates that G- and C-ending codons are predominant in the genes. The base usage in all three codon positions suggests a selection-mutation balance. Multivariate statistical analysis reveals that the codon usage variation has a strong positive correlation with the expressivities of the genes (r=0.5790, P<0.0001). All 27 codons identified as optimal are G- and C-ending codons. Correlation analysis shows a strong negative correlation between the gene length and codon adaptation index value (r=0.2252, P<0.0001), and a significantly positive correlation between the gene length and Nc values (r=0.1876, P<0.0001). These results suggest that the comparatively shorter genes in the genes have higher codon usage bias to maximize translational efficiency, and selection may also contribute to the reduction of highly expressed proteins.展开更多
Fragile X (Fra (X)) syndrome is the most frequent cause of inherited mentalretardation, and it is associated with the fragile site at Xq27.3. In 1991, the FMR1(fragile X mental retardation 1) gene was cloned in the vi...Fragile X (Fra (X)) syndrome is the most frequent cause of inherited mentalretardation, and it is associated with the fragile site at Xq27.3. In 1991, the FMR1(fragile X mental retardation 1) gene was cloned in the vicinity of this site. The muationand abnormal expression of FMR1 are the direct causes of Fra(X) syndrome. The展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60171038) and the Science and Technology Ministry of China (No. 2001CCA01400)
文摘In this study, 414 whole protein-coding sequences (238 004 codons) of alternatively spliced genes of human chromosome 1 have been employed to explore the patterns of codon usage bias among genes. Overall codon usage data analysis indicates that G- and C-ending codons are predominant in the genes. The base usage in all three codon positions suggests a selection-mutation balance. Multivariate statistical analysis reveals that the codon usage variation has a strong positive correlation with the expressivities of the genes (r=0.5790, P<0.0001). All 27 codons identified as optimal are G- and C-ending codons. Correlation analysis shows a strong negative correlation between the gene length and codon adaptation index value (r=0.2252, P<0.0001), and a significantly positive correlation between the gene length and Nc values (r=0.1876, P<0.0001). These results suggest that the comparatively shorter genes in the genes have higher codon usage bias to maximize translational efficiency, and selection may also contribute to the reduction of highly expressed proteins.
基金Project supported by the State Education Commission and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Fragile X (Fra (X)) syndrome is the most frequent cause of inherited mentalretardation, and it is associated with the fragile site at Xq27.3. In 1991, the FMR1(fragile X mental retardation 1) gene was cloned in the vicinity of this site. The muationand abnormal expression of FMR1 are the direct causes of Fra(X) syndrome. The
