In contrast to highly conserved mitogenomic architecture in most metazoan lineages,which indicates that rearrangement events are generally strongly selected against,a limited number of often unrelated lineages exhibit...In contrast to highly conserved mitogenomic architecture in most metazoan lineages,which indicates that rearrangement events are generally strongly selected against,a limited number of often unrelated lineages exhibit highly elevated architectural evolution rates.The underlying reasons for this discontinuity in the mitogenomic evolution remain unknown.Previously we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the first Camallanoidea species,Camallanus cotti(Nematoda:Chromadorea:Spirurina:Camallanidae),and found that it exhibited a highly disrupted architecture.We hypothesised that disrupted architecture might be a synapomorphic feature of the sister-clades Camallanoidea and Dracunculoidea.In this study,we sequenced mitogenomes of three freshwater fish-parasitic nematodes:Camallanus lacustris(Camallanidae),and two Philometridae(Dracunculoidea)species,Clavinema parasiluri,and Philometra sp.In partial agreement with the working hypothesis,both Camallanoidea species had exceptionally large mitogenomes of 18–19 Kbp,albeit the underlying reasons differed:in C.lacustris it was the existence of a single enlarged noncoding region of5.5 Kbp.A segment of this region exhibited an inverted base composition skew,which is indicative of a sequence inversion or recombination event.Camallanidae is the second identified chromadorean(first for Spirurina)family that exhibits within-family protein-coding gene rearrangements,and the absence of trnL1 and trnF may be a synapomorphy for Camallanoidea.The underlying reason for the disrupted architecture of Camallanidae does not appear to be a particular event shared by their common ancestor,but rather an underlying mechanism that makes disruptive events more likely in this lineage.In disagreement with the working hypothesis,Spiruromorpha and Oxyuridomorpha exhibited even more highly rearranged gene orders and greater overall branch lengths than Camallanomorpha.However,withininfraorder architecture was highly conserved and leaf nodes very short.This indicates that common ancestors of Spiruromorpha and Oxyuridomorpha clades underwent a period of rapid mitochondrial evolution(both sequence and architecture),followed by a stabilisation after the taxonomic radiation.In contrast to this,Camallanomorpha,and particularly Camallanidae,appear to have entered a period of elevated evolutionary rates after the initial radiations of these two taxa.As a result of this evolutionary discontinuity,there was a strong correlation between the gene order rearrangement rate(GORR)and the overall branch length(0.81),but there was no correlation between the strength of purifying selection(ω?dN/dS)and the overall branch lengths(0.05)and GORR(0.04).These findings have important repercussions for future phylogenetic and other evolutionary studies of Spirurina.展开更多
The organization of ribosomal proteins in 16 prokaryotic genomes was studied as an example of comparative genome analyses of gene systems. Hypothetical ribosomal protein-containing operons were constructed. These oper...The organization of ribosomal proteins in 16 prokaryotic genomes was studied as an example of comparative genome analyses of gene systems. Hypothetical ribosomal protein-containing operons were constructed. These operons also contained putative genes and other non-ribosomal genes. The correspondences among these genes across different organisms were clarified by sequence homology computations. In this way a cross tabulation of 70 ribosomal proteins genes was constructed. On average, these were organized into 9-14 operons in each genome. There were also 25 non-ribosomal or putative genes in these mainly ribosomal protein operons. Hence the table contains 95 genes in total. It was found that: (i) the conservation of the block of about 20 r-proteins in the L3 and L4 operons across almost the entire eubacteria and ar-chaebacteria is remarkable; (ii) some operons only belong to eubacteria or archaebacte-ria; (iii) although the ribosomal protein operons are highly conserved within domain, there are fine展开更多
Complete mitochondrial genomes(mitogenomes)can provide useful information for phylogenetic relationships,gene rearrangement,and molecular evolution.Here,the complete mitogenome of Episesarma lafondii(Brachyura:Grapsoi...Complete mitochondrial genomes(mitogenomes)can provide useful information for phylogenetic relationships,gene rearrangement,and molecular evolution.Here,the complete mitogenome of Episesarma lafondii(Brachyura:Grapsoidea:Sesarmidae)was sequenced through next-generation sequencing technique for the first time.The 15640 bp mitogenome contains the entire set of 37 genes and an AT-rich region.The rearrangements of two tRNA genes(tRNA-His and tRNA-Gln)are compared with that in the pancrustacean ground pattern,and the tandem duplication/random loss model was selected to explain the observed gene rearrangements.The phylogenetic results showed that all sesarmid crabs belong to the same group,wherein the genus Episesarma showed the closest relationship with Clistocoeloma.Furthermore,the monophyly of each family was well supported except for Xanthidae,Gecarcinidae,and Homolidae.The correlation between the phylogeny of Sesarmidae species and the gaps in the QIM region was analyzed.Evidently,the gaps between Q and I(Gap3 and between I and M(Gap4)degenerated with the evolution process.In general,the results will contribute to the in-depth understanding of gene rearrangements in Sesarmidae mitogenomes and provide new insights into the phylogeny of Brachyura.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970408)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP)(2019QZKK0304)China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-45).
文摘In contrast to highly conserved mitogenomic architecture in most metazoan lineages,which indicates that rearrangement events are generally strongly selected against,a limited number of often unrelated lineages exhibit highly elevated architectural evolution rates.The underlying reasons for this discontinuity in the mitogenomic evolution remain unknown.Previously we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the first Camallanoidea species,Camallanus cotti(Nematoda:Chromadorea:Spirurina:Camallanidae),and found that it exhibited a highly disrupted architecture.We hypothesised that disrupted architecture might be a synapomorphic feature of the sister-clades Camallanoidea and Dracunculoidea.In this study,we sequenced mitogenomes of three freshwater fish-parasitic nematodes:Camallanus lacustris(Camallanidae),and two Philometridae(Dracunculoidea)species,Clavinema parasiluri,and Philometra sp.In partial agreement with the working hypothesis,both Camallanoidea species had exceptionally large mitogenomes of 18–19 Kbp,albeit the underlying reasons differed:in C.lacustris it was the existence of a single enlarged noncoding region of5.5 Kbp.A segment of this region exhibited an inverted base composition skew,which is indicative of a sequence inversion or recombination event.Camallanidae is the second identified chromadorean(first for Spirurina)family that exhibits within-family protein-coding gene rearrangements,and the absence of trnL1 and trnF may be a synapomorphy for Camallanoidea.The underlying reason for the disrupted architecture of Camallanidae does not appear to be a particular event shared by their common ancestor,but rather an underlying mechanism that makes disruptive events more likely in this lineage.In disagreement with the working hypothesis,Spiruromorpha and Oxyuridomorpha exhibited even more highly rearranged gene orders and greater overall branch lengths than Camallanomorpha.However,withininfraorder architecture was highly conserved and leaf nodes very short.This indicates that common ancestors of Spiruromorpha and Oxyuridomorpha clades underwent a period of rapid mitochondrial evolution(both sequence and architecture),followed by a stabilisation after the taxonomic radiation.In contrast to this,Camallanomorpha,and particularly Camallanidae,appear to have entered a period of elevated evolutionary rates after the initial radiations of these two taxa.As a result of this evolutionary discontinuity,there was a strong correlation between the gene order rearrangement rate(GORR)and the overall branch length(0.81),but there was no correlation between the strength of purifying selection(ω?dN/dS)and the overall branch lengths(0.05)and GORR(0.04).These findings have important repercussions for future phylogenetic and other evolutionary studies of Spirurina.
文摘The organization of ribosomal proteins in 16 prokaryotic genomes was studied as an example of comparative genome analyses of gene systems. Hypothetical ribosomal protein-containing operons were constructed. These operons also contained putative genes and other non-ribosomal genes. The correspondences among these genes across different organisms were clarified by sequence homology computations. In this way a cross tabulation of 70 ribosomal proteins genes was constructed. On average, these were organized into 9-14 operons in each genome. There were also 25 non-ribosomal or putative genes in these mainly ribosomal protein operons. Hence the table contains 95 genes in total. It was found that: (i) the conservation of the block of about 20 r-proteins in the L3 and L4 operons across almost the entire eubacteria and ar-chaebacteria is remarkable; (ii) some operons only belong to eubacteria or archaebacte-ria; (iii) although the ribosomal protein operons are highly conserved within domain, there are fine
基金Project(51071181)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013FJ4043)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China
基金the Natural Science Foun-dation of Zhejiang Province(No.LY21C190007)the Zhoushan Science and Technology Bureau(No.2021C21007)。
文摘Complete mitochondrial genomes(mitogenomes)can provide useful information for phylogenetic relationships,gene rearrangement,and molecular evolution.Here,the complete mitogenome of Episesarma lafondii(Brachyura:Grapsoidea:Sesarmidae)was sequenced through next-generation sequencing technique for the first time.The 15640 bp mitogenome contains the entire set of 37 genes and an AT-rich region.The rearrangements of two tRNA genes(tRNA-His and tRNA-Gln)are compared with that in the pancrustacean ground pattern,and the tandem duplication/random loss model was selected to explain the observed gene rearrangements.The phylogenetic results showed that all sesarmid crabs belong to the same group,wherein the genus Episesarma showed the closest relationship with Clistocoeloma.Furthermore,the monophyly of each family was well supported except for Xanthidae,Gecarcinidae,and Homolidae.The correlation between the phylogeny of Sesarmidae species and the gaps in the QIM region was analyzed.Evidently,the gaps between Q and I(Gap3 and between I and M(Gap4)degenerated with the evolution process.In general,the results will contribute to the in-depth understanding of gene rearrangements in Sesarmidae mitogenomes and provide new insights into the phylogeny of Brachyura.
