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Wangchuk J, Chatterjee A, Patil S, Madugula SK, Kondabagil K. The coevolution of large and small terminases of bacteriophages is a result of purifying selection leading to phenotypic stabilization. Virology 2021; 564:13-25. [PMID: 34598064 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.09.004] [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: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Genome packaging in many dsDNA phages requires a series of precisely coordinated actions of two phage-coded proteins, namely, large terminase (TerL) and small terminase (TerS) with DNA and ATP, and with each other. Despite the strict functional conservation, TerL and TerS homologs exhibit large sequence variations. We investigated the sequence variability across eight phage types and observed a coevolutionary framework wherein the genealogy of TerL homologs mirrored that of the corresponding TerS homologs. Furthermore, a high purifying selection observed (dN/dS«1) indicated strong structural constraints on both TerL and TerS, and identify coevolving residues in TerL and TerS of phage T4 and lambda. Using the highly coevolving (correlation coefficient of 0.99) TerL and TerS of phage N4, we show that their biochemical features are similar to the phylogenetically divergent phage λ terminases. We also demonstrate using the Surface Plasma Resonance (SPR) technique that phage N4 TerL transiently interacts with TerS.
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- Jigme Wangchuk
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India.
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Wittmann J, Turner D, Millard AD, Mahadevan P, Kropinski AM, Adriaenssens EM. From Orphan Phage to a Proposed New Family-the Diversity of N4-Like Viruses. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:E663. [PMID: 33008130 PMCID: PMC7650795 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9100663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Escherichia phage N4 was isolated in 1966 in Italy and has remained a genomic orphan for a long time. It encodes an extremely large virion-associated RNA polymerase unique for bacterial viruses that became characteristic for this group. In recent years, due to new and relatively inexpensive sequencing techniques the number of publicly available phage genome sequences expanded rapidly. This revealed new members of the N4-like phage group, from 33 members in 2015 to 115 N4-like viruses in 2020. Using new technologies and methods for classification, the Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has moved the classification and taxonomy of bacterial viruses from mere morphological approaches to genomic and proteomic methods. The analysis of 115 N4-like genomes resulted in a huge reassessment of this group and the proposal of a new family "Schitoviridae", including eight subfamilies and numerous new genera.
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- Johannes Wittmann
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK;
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH UK;
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada;
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Characterization of a novel T7-like Salmonella Typhimurium (ATCC13311) bacteriophage LPST144 and its endolysin. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Morozova V, Babkin I, Kozlova Y, Baykov I, Bokovaya O, Tikunov A, Ushakova T, Bardasheva A, Ryabchikova E, Zelentsova E, Tikunova N. Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Klebsiella pneumoniae N4-like Bacteriophage KP8. Viruses 2019; 11:E1115. [PMID: 31810319 PMCID: PMC6950046 DOI: 10.3390/v11121115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common pathogen, associated with a wide spectrum of infections, and clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae often possess multiple antibiotic resistances. Here, we describe a novel lytic N4-like bacteriophage KP8, specific to K. pneumoniae, including its genome, partial structural proteome, biological properties, and proposed taxonomy. Electron microscopy revealed that KP8 belongs to the Podoviridae family. The size of the KP8 genome was 73,679 bp, and it comprised 97 putative open reading frames. Comparative genome analysis revealed that the KP8 genome possessed the highest similarity to the genomes of Enquatrovirus and Gamaleyavirus phages, which are N4-like podoviruses. In addition, the KP8 genome showed gene synteny typical of the N4-like podoviruses and contained the gene encoding a large virion-encapsulated RNA polymerase. Phylogenetic analysis of the KP8 genome revealed that the KP8 genome formed a distinct branch within the clade, which included the members of Enquatrovirus and Gamaleyavirus genera besides KP8. The average evolutionary divergences KP8/Enquatrovirus and KP8/Gamaleyavirus were 0.466 and 0.447 substitutions per site (substitutes/site), respectively, similar to that between Enquatrovirus and Gamaleyavirus genera (0.468 substitutes/site). The obtained data suggested that Klebsiella phage KP8 differs from other similar phages and may represent a new genus within the N4-like phages.
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- Vera Morozova
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
- International Tomography Center Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (I.B.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (O.B.); (A.T.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (E.R.); (E.Z.); (N.T.)
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Powell JE, Lessor L, O'Leary C, Gill J, Liu M. Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Podophage Pylas. Microbiol Resour Announc 2019; 8:e01287-19. [PMID: 31727721 PMCID: PMC6856287 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01287-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen due to its drug resistance. This study reports on the isolation and characterization of a podophage, named Pylas, infecting this bacterium. The complete genome of phage Pylas is described, and it is distantly related to the well-studied phage N4.
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- Jeffery E Powell
- Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections, a problem for immunocompromised patients and those with cystic fibrosis. Here, we present the new S. maltophilia-infecting podophage Pokken. Its 76,239-bp genome, with 92 protein-coding genes and 5 tRNA genes predicted, is similar to that of phage N4. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections, a problem for immunocompromised patients and those with cystic fibrosis. Here, we present the new S. maltophilia-infecting podophage Pokken. Its 76,239-bp genome, with 92 protein-coding genes and 5 tRNA genes predicted, is similar to that of phage N4.
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Buttimer C, Hendrix H, Lucid A, Neve H, Noben JP, Franz C, O'Mahony J, Lavigne R, Coffey A. Novel N4-Like Bacteriophages of Pectobacterium atrosepticum. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2018; 11:E45. [PMID: 29757952 PMCID: PMC6027278 DOI: 10.3390/ph11020045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Pectobacterium atrosepticum is an economically important phytopathogen that is responsible for potato blackleg and soft rot, and for which current control strategies are limited. In this study, stem samples of potato crops exhibiting blackleg were taken from three farms in Co. Cork, Ireland, and they were found to be infected with P. atrosepticum. Three closely related bacteriophages (phages) that are specific to this phytopathogen were isolated and characterized, namely vB_PatP_CB1, vB_PatP_CB3, and vB_PatP_CB4 (abbreviated as CB1, CB3, and CB4). Both CB1 and CB3 were determined to infect 12 strains and CB4 10 strains of the 19 strains of P. atrosepticum tested. Morphology, latent periods, burst sizes, and their stability at various temperatures and pHs were also examined. Genome sequencing of the three phages revealed that they shared a minimum nucleotide identity of 93% with each other. Their genomes exhibited an Enquartavirinae genome organization, possessing several conserved proteins that were associated with phages of this group, like the type species Escherichia virus N4. Tandem electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) allowed for the identification of ten structural proteins that form the virion of CB1, six that are conserved in phage N4. Biocontrol experiments demonstrated that the phages suppress soft rot formation upon co-inoculation with P. atrosepticum on whole tubers. The results of this study indicate that CB1 related phages could be good candidates for phage-based control.
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- Colin Buttimer
- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, 24103 Kiel, Germany.
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- Biomedical Research Institute and Transnational University Limburg, Hasselt University, 3590 Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, 24103 Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.
- APC Microbiome Institute, University College, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
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Wangchuk J, Prakash P, Bhaumik P, Kondabagil K. Bacteriophage N4 large terminase: expression, purification and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2018; 74:198-204. [PMID: 29633967 PMCID: PMC5894105 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x18003084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Genome packaging is a critical step in the assembly of dsDNA bacteriophages and is carried out by a powerful molecular motor known as the large terminase. To date, wild-type structures of only two large terminase proteins are available, and more structural information is needed to understand the genome-packaging mechanism. Towards this goal, the large and small terminase proteins from bacteriophage N4, which infects the Escherichia coli K12 strain, have been cloned, expressed and purified. The purified putative large terminase protein hydrolyzes ATP, and this is enhanced in the presence of the small terminase. The large terminase protein was crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and the crystal diffracted to 2.8 Å resolution using a home X-ray source. Analysis of the X-ray diffraction data showed that the crystal belonged to space group P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 53.7, b = 93.6, c = 124.9 Å, α = β = γ = 90°. The crystal had a solvent content of 50.2% and contained one molecule in the asymmetric unit.
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- Jigme Wangchuk
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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PhageTerm: a tool for fast and accurate determination of phage termini and packaging mechanism using next-generation sequencing data. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8292. [PMID: 28811656 PMCID: PMC5557969 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07910-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The worrying rise of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is leading to a renewed interest in bacteriophages as a treatment option. Novel sequencing technologies enable description of an increasing number of phage genomes, a critical piece of information to understand their life cycle, phage-host interactions, and evolution. In this work, we demonstrate how it is possible to recover more information from sequencing data than just the phage genome. We developed a theoretical and statistical framework to determine DNA termini and phage packaging mechanisms using NGS data. Our method relies on the detection of biases in the number of reads, which are observable at natural DNA termini compared with the rest of the phage genome. We implemented our method with the creation of the software PhageTerm and validated it using a set of phages with well-established packaging mechanisms representative of the termini diversity, i.e. 5′cos (Lambda), 3′cos (HK97), pac (P1), headful without a pac site (T4), DTR (T7) and host fragment (Mu). In addition, we determined the termini of nine Clostridium difficile phages and six phages whose sequences were retrieved from the Sequence Read Archive. PhageTerm is freely available (https://sourceforge.net/projects/phageterm), as a Galaxy ToolShed and on a Galaxy-based server (https://galaxy.pasteur.fr).
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Chung CH, Walter MH, Yang L, Chen SCG, Winston V, Thomas MA. Predicting genome terminus sequences of Bacillus cereus-group bacteriophage using next generation sequencing data. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:350. [PMID: 28472946 PMCID: PMC5418689 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3744-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Most tailed bacteriophages (phages) feature linear dsDNA genomes. Characterizing novel phages requires an understanding of complete genome sequences, including the definition of genome physical ends. Result We sequenced 48 Bacillus cereus phage isolates and analyzed Next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to resolve the genome configuration of these novel phages. Most assembled contigs featured reads that mapped to both contig ends and formed circularized contigs. Independent assemblies of 31 nearly identical I48-like Bacillus phage isolates allowed us to observe that the assembly programs tended to produce random cleavage on circularized contigs. However, currently available assemblers were not capable of reporting the underlying phage genome configuration from sequence data. To identify the genome configuration of sequenced phage in silico, a terminus prediction method was developed by means of ‘neighboring coverage ratios’ and ‘read edge frequencies’ from read alignment files. Termini were confirmed by primer walking and supported by phylogenetic inference of large DNA terminase protein sequences. Conclusions The Terminus package using phage NGS data along with the contig circularity could efficiently identify the proximal positions of phage genome terminus. Complete phage genome sequences allow a proposed characterization of the potential packaging mechanisms and more precise genome annotation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3744-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Cheng-Han Chung
- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8007, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, 144 McCollum Science Hall, Cedar Falls, IA, 50614-0421, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8007, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8085, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8007, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8007, USA
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Taxonomic reassessment of N4-like viruses using comparative genomics and proteomics suggests a new subfamily - "Enquartavirinae". Arch Virol 2015; 160:3053-62. [PMID: 26395091 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2609-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The GenBank database currently contains sequence data for 33 N4-like viruses, with only one, Escherichia phage N4, being formally recognized by the ICTV. The genus N4likevirus is uniquely characterized by that fact that its members possess an extremely large, virion-associated RNA polymerase. Using a variety of proteomic, genomic and phylogenetic tools, we have demonstrated that the N4-like phages are not monophyletic and that N4 is actually a genomic orphan. We propose to create four new genera: "G7cvirus" (consisting of phages G7C, IME11, KBNP21, vB_EcoP_PhAPEC5, vB_EcoP_PhAPEC7, Bp4, EC1-UPM and pSb-1), "Lit1virus" (LIT1, PA26 and vB_PaeP_C2-10_Ab09), "Sp58virus" (SP058 and SP076), and "Dss3virus" (DSS3φ2 and EE36φ1). We propose that coliphage N4, the members of "G7cvirus", Erwinia phage Ea9-2, and Achromobacter phage JWAlpha should be considered members of the same subfamily, which we tentatively call the "Enquartavirinae".
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Grose JH, Casjens SR. Understanding the enormous diversity of bacteriophages: the tailed phages that infect the bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae. Virology 2015; 468-470:421-443. [PMID: 25240328 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Bacteriophages are the predominant biological entity on the planet. The recent explosion of sequence information has made estimates of their diversity possible. We describe the genomic comparison of 337 fully sequenced tailed phages isolated on 18 genera and 31 species of bacteria in the Enterobacteriaceae. These phages were largely unambiguously grouped into 56 diverse clusters (32 lytic and 24 temperate) that have syntenic similarity over >50% of the genomes within each cluster, but substantially less sequence similarity between clusters. Most clusters naturally break into sets of more closely related subclusters, 78% of which are correlated with their host genera. The largest groups of related phages are superclusters united by genome synteny to lambda (81 phages) and T7 (51 phages). This study forms a robust framework for understanding diversity and evolutionary relationships of existing tailed phages, for relating newly discovered phages and for determining host/phage relationships.
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- Julianne H Grose
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Garcia-Heredia I, Rodriguez-Valera F, Martin-Cuadrado AB. Novel group of podovirus infecting the marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii.. BACTERIOPHAGE 2014; 3:e24766. [PMID: 24228219 PMCID: PMC3821669 DOI: 10.4161/bact.24766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Four novel, closely related podoviruses, which displayed lytic activity against the gamma-proteobacterium Alteromonas macleodii, have been isolated and sequenced. Alterophages AltAD45-P1 to P4 were obtained from water recovered near a fish farm in the Mediterranean Sea. Their morphology indicates that they belong to the Podoviridae. Their linear and dsDNA genomes are 100–104 kb in size, remarkably larger than any other described podovirus. The four AltAD45-phages share 99% nucleotide sequence identity over 97% of their ORFs, although an insertion was found in AltAD45-P1 and P2 and some regions were slightly more divergent. Despite the high overall sequence similarity among these four phages, the group with the insertion and the group without it, have different host ranges against the A. macleodii strains tested. The AltAD45-P1 to P4 phages have genes for DNA replication and transcription as well as structural genes, which are similar to the N4-like Podoviridae genus that is widespread in proteobacteria. However, in terms of their genomic structure, AltAD45-P1 to P4 differ from that of the N4-like phages. Some distinguishing features include the lack of a large virion encapsidated RNA polymerase gene, very well conserved among all the previously described N4-like phages, a single-stranded DNA binding protein and different tail protein genes. We conclude that the AltAD45 phages characterized in this study constitute a new genus within the Podoviridae.
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- Inmaculada Garcia-Heredia
- Evolutionary Genomics Group; División de Microbiología; Universidad Miguel Hernández; San Juan, Alicante Spain
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Wittmann J, Dreiseikelmann B, Rohde M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Bunk B, Rohde C. First genome sequences of Achromobacter phages reveal new members of the N4 family. Virol J 2014; 11:14. [PMID: 24468270 PMCID: PMC3915230 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-11-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multi-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans has been recognized as an emerging pathogen causing nosocomially acquired infections during the last years. Phages as natural opponents could be an alternative to fight such infections. Bacteriophages against this opportunistic pathogen were isolated in a recent study. This study shows a molecular analysis of two podoviruses and reveals first insights into the genomic structure of Achromobacter phages so far. METHODS Growth curve experiments and adsorption kinetics were performed for both phages. Adsorption and propagation in cells were visualized by electron microscopy. Both phage genomes were sequenced with the PacBio RS II system based on single molecule, real-time (SMRT) technology and annotated with several bioinformatic tools. To further elucidate the evolutionary relationships between the phage genomes, a phylogenomic analysis was conducted using the genome Blast Distance Phylogeny approach (GBDP). RESULTS In this study, we present the first detailed analysis of genome sequences of two Achromobacter phages so far. Phages JWAlpha and JWDelta were isolated from two different waste water treatment plants in Germany. Both phages belong to the Podoviridae and contain linear, double-stranded DNA with a length of 72329 bp and 73659 bp, respectively. 92 and 89 putative open reading frames were identified for JWAlpha and JWDelta, respectively, by bioinformatic analysis with several tools. The genomes have nearly the same organization and could be divided into different clusters for transcription, replication, host interaction, head and tail structure and lysis. Detailed annotation via protein comparisons with BLASTP revealed strong similarities to N4-like phages. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the genomes of Achromobacter phages JWAlpha and JWDelta and comparisons of different gene clusters with other phages revealed that they might be strongly related to other N4-like phages, especially of the Escherichia group. Although all these phages show a highly conserved genomic structure and partially strong similarities at the amino acid level, some differences could be identified. Those differences, e.g. the existence of specific genes for replication or host interaction in some N4-like phages, seem to be interesting targets for further examination of function and specific mechanisms, which might enlighten the mechanism of phage establishment in the host cell after infection.
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- Johannes Wittmann
- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology/Genetechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, Central Facility for Microscopy, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Li S, Fan H, An X, Fan H, Jiang H, Chen Y, Tong Y. Scrutinizing virus genome termini by high-throughput sequencing. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85806. [PMID: 24465717 PMCID: PMC3896407 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Analysis of genomic terminal sequences has been a major step in studies on viral DNA replication and packaging mechanisms. However, traditional methods to study genome termini are challenging due to the time-consuming protocols and their inefficiency where critical details are lost easily. Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled it to be a powerful tool to study genome termini. In this study, using NGS we sequenced one iridovirus genome and twenty phage genomes and confirmed for the first time that the high frequency sequences (HFSs) found in the NGS reads are indeed the terminal sequences of viral genomes. Further, we established a criterion to distinguish the type of termini and the viral packaging mode. We also obtained additional terminal details such as terminal repeats, multi-termini, asymmetric termini. With this approach, we were able to simultaneously detect details of the genome termini as well as obtain the complete sequence of bacteriophage genomes. Theoretically, this application can be further extended to analyze larger and more complicated genomes of plant and animal viruses. This study proposed a novel and efficient method for research on viral replication, packaging, terminase activity, transcription regulation, and metabolism of the host cell.
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- Shasha Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Computing Center, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (YC); (YT)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (YC); (YT)
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Fouts DE, Klumpp J, Bishop-Lilly KA, Rajavel M, Willner KM, Butani A, Henry M, Biswas B, Li M, Albert MJ, Loessner MJ, Calendar R, Sozhamannan S. Whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic analyses of two Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal-specific Podoviruses to other N4-like phages reveal extensive genetic diversity. Virol J 2013; 10:165. [PMID: 23714204 PMCID: PMC3670811 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal is the only serogroup other than O1 implicated in cholera epidemics. We describe the isolation and characterization of an O139 serogroup-specific phage, vB_VchP_VchO139-I (ϕVchO139-I) that has similar host range and virion morphology as phage vB_VchP_JA1 (ϕJA1) described previously. We aimed at a complete molecular characterization of both phages and elucidation of their genetic and structural differences and assessment of their genetic relatedness to the N4-like phage group. Methods Host-range analysis and plaque morphology screening were done for both ϕJA1 and ϕVchO139-I. Both phage genomes were sequenced by a 454 and Sanger hybrid approach. Genomes were annotated and protein homologies were determined by Blast and HHPred. Restriction profiles, PFGE patterns and data on the physical genome structure were acquired and phylogenetic analyses were performed. Results The host specificity of ϕJA1 has been attributed to the unique capsular O-antigen produced by O139 strains. Plaque morphologies of the two phages were different; ϕVchO139-I produced a larger halo around the plaques than ϕJA1. Restriction profiles of ϕJA1 and ϕVchO139-I genomes were also different. The genomes of ϕJA1 and ϕVchO139-I consisted of linear double-stranded DNA of 71,252 and 70,938 base pairs. The presence of direct terminal repeats of around 1974 base pairs was demonstrated. Whole genome comparison revealed single nucleotide polymorphisms, small insertions/deletions and differences in gene content. Both genomes had 79 predicted protein encoding sequences, of which only 59 were identical between the two closely related phages. They also encoded one tRNA-Arg gene, an intein within the large terminase gene, and four homing endonuclease genes. Whole genome phylogenetic analyses of ϕJA1 and ϕVchO139-I against other sequenced N4-like phages delineate three novel subgroups or clades within this phage family. Conclusions The closely related phages feature significant genetic differences, in spite of being morphologically identical. The phage morphology, genetic organization, genomic content and large terminase protein based phylogeny support the placement of these two phages in the Podoviridae family, more specifically within the N4-like phage group. The physical genome structure of ϕJA1 could be demonstrated experimentally. Our data pave the way for potential use of ϕJA1 and ϕVchO139-I in Vibrio cholerae typing and control.
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Born Y, Fieseler L, Marazzi J, Lurz R, Duffy B, Loessner MJ. Novel virulent and broad-host-range Erwinia amylovora bacteriophages reveal a high degree of mosaicism and a relationship to Enterobacteriaceae phages. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:5945-54. [PMID: 21764969 PMCID: PMC3165370 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03022-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A diverse set of 24 novel phages infecting the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora was isolated from fruit production environments in Switzerland. Based on initial screening, four phages (L1, M7, S6, and Y2) with broad host ranges were selected for detailed characterization and genome sequencing. Phage L1 is a member of the Podoviridae, with a 39.3-kbp genome featuring invariable genome ends with direct terminal repeats. Phage S6, another podovirus, was also found to possess direct terminal repeats but has a larger genome (74.7 kbp), and the virus particle exhibits a complex tail fiber structure. Phages M7 and Y2 both belong to the Myoviridae family and feature long, contractile tails and genomes of 84.7 kbp (M7) and 56.6 kbp (Y2), respectively, with direct terminal repeats. The architecture of all four phage genomes is typical for tailed phages, i.e., organized into function-specific gene clusters. All four phages completely lack genes or functions associated with lysogeny control, which correlates well with their broad host ranges and indicates strictly lytic (virulent) lifestyles without the possibility for host lysogenization. Comparative genomics revealed that M7 is similar to E. amylovora virus ΦEa21-4, whereas L1, S6, and Y2 are unrelated to any other E. amylovora phage. Instead, they feature similarities to enterobacterial viruses T7, N4, and ΦEcoM-GJ1. In a series of laboratory experiments, we provide proof of concept that specific two-phage cocktails offer the potential for biocontrol of the pathogen.
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- Yannick Born
- Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Swiss National Competence Center for Fire Blight, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
- Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Swiss National Competence Center for Fire Blight, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Ceyssens PJ, Brabban A, Rogge L, Lewis MS, Pickard D, Goulding D, Dougan G, Noben JP, Kropinski A, Kutter E, Lavigne R. Molecular and physiological analysis of three Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages belonging to the "N4-like viruses". Virology 2010; 405:26-30. [PMID: 20619867 PMCID: PMC3715699 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2010.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Revised: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We present a detailed analysis of the genome architecture, structural proteome and infection-related properties of three Pseudomonas phages, designated LUZ7, LIT1 and PEV2. These podoviruses encapsulate 72.5 to 74.9 kb genomes and lyse their host after 25 min aerobic infection. PEV2 can successfully infect under anaerobic conditions, but its latent period is tripled, the lysis proceeds far slower and the burst size decreases significantly. While the overall genome structure of these phages resembles the well-studied coliphage N4, these Pseudomonas phages encode a cluster of tail genes which displays significant similarity to a Pseudomonasaeruginosa (cryptic) prophage region. Using ESI-MS/MS, these tail proteins were shown to be part of the phage particle, as well as ten other proteins including a giant 370 kDa virion RNA polymerase. These phages are the first described representatives of a novel kind of obligatory lytic P. aeruginosa-infecting phages, belonging to the widespread "N4-like viruses" genus.
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- Pieter-Jan Ceyssens
- Division of Gene Technology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven, B-3001, Belgium
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Willis SH, Kazmierczak KM, Carter RH, Rothman-Denes LB. N4 RNA polymerase II, a heterodimeric RNA polymerase with homology to the single-subunit family of RNA polymerases. J Bacteriol 2002; 184:4952-61. [PMID: 12193610 PMCID: PMC135322 DOI: 10.1128/jb.184.18.4952-4961.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage N4 middle genes are transcribed by a phage-coded, heterodimeric, rifampin-resistant RNA polymerase, N4 RNA polymerase II (N4 RNAPII). Sequencing and transcriptional analysis revealed that the genes encoding the two subunits comprising N4 RNAPII are translated from a common transcript initiating at the N4 early promoter Pe3. These genes code for proteins of 269 and 404 amino acid residues with sequence similarity to the single-subunit, phage-like RNA polymerases. The genes encoding the N4 RNAPII subunits, as well as a synthetic construct encoding a fusion polypeptide, have been cloned and expressed. Both the individually expressed subunits and the fusion polypeptide reconstitute functional enzymes in vivo and in vitro.
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- S H Willis
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Dai X, Kloster M, Rothman-Denes LB. Sequence-dependent extrusion of a small DNA hairpin at the N4 virion RNA polymerase promoters. J Mol Biol 1998; 283:43-58. [PMID: 9761672 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bacteriophage N4 virion RNA polymerase promoters contain five to seven-base inverted repeats separated by three bases and centered at position -12 from the site of transcription initiation. We have previously shown that these inverted repeats extrude as hairpins at physiological superhelical densities in a Mg(II)-dependent manner. Mg(II)-dependent hairpin extrusion at promoters P1 and P2 displays quantitative differences in reactivity to structural probes at different DNA superhelical densities, with extrusion at P2 being more favored at low superhelical density. Analyses of mutant promoters using structure-specific probes revealed that specific sequences, at the closing base-pair of the hairpin and at the loop (i.e. 5'-C-GXA-G-3' where X=G, A, T), are required for extrusion of the small promoter hairpins at physiological superhelical density. The sequence-dependent requirements for extrusion of the small N4 promoter hairpins may be generally applicable for other such sequences found both in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
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- X Dai
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Sharp R, Jansons IS, Gertman E, Kropinski AM. Genetic and sequence analysis of the cos region of the temperate Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage, D3. Gene X 1996; 177:47-53. [PMID: 8921844 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00268-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The location and structure of the cos ends of bacteriophage D3, which infects Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO, has been determined using a combination of deletion analysis, transposon mutagenesis, and sequencing directly off the phage DNA. Phage D3 was found to have 9-bp 3' cos ends, making it the first phage of a Gram-negative organism known to have 3' cos ends. A 700-bp region flanking the cos site was necessary for efficient transduction of D3 cosmid derivatives. This region was found to contain incomplete inverted repeat sequences flanking the cos site, along with adenine-rich repeats homologous to coliphage gama Ter binding sites. Possible IHF binding sites were also present.
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- R Sharp
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Vahrenholz C, Riemen G, Pratje E, Dujon B, Michaelis G. Mitochondrial DNA of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: the structure of the ends of the linear 15.8-kb genome suggests mechanisms for DNA replication. Curr Genet 1993; 24:241-7. [PMID: 8221933 DOI: 10.1007/bf00351798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The mitochondrial genome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a linear double-stranded DNA of 15.8 kb. With the exception of the termini its DNA sequence has been published. Here we describe the unique structure of the two termini determined from cloned fragments or, for the very terminal sequences, by the Maxam and Gilbert method after 5' labeling of uncloned terminal fragments. The 15.8-kb DNA is characterized by terminal inverted repeats of 531 or 532 bp in length including long 3' extensions. The 3' single-stranded extensions of the left and right ends are non-complementary, identical in sequence, and comprise 39 to 41 nucleotides. Remarkably, the linear genome possesses in addition an internal 86-bp repeat of the two outermost sequences. The unusual structure of the 15.8-kb DNA termini is compared with those of other linear mitochondrial DNAs. Possible mechanisms of 15.8-kb DNA replication are discussed.
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- C Vahrenholz
- Botanisches Institut der Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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Markiewicz P, Malone C, Chase JW, Rothman-Denes LB. Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein is a supercoiled template-dependent transcriptional activator of N4 virion RNA polymerase. Genes Dev 1992; 6:2010-9. [PMID: 1383090 DOI: 10.1101/gad.6.10.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Coliphage N4 is a double-stranded DNA virus that requires the sequential activity of three different RNA polymerases during infection. The N4 virion RNA polymerase, which is carried in the virion and is injected with the DNA at the start of infection, is responsible for the synthesis of N4 early RNAs. In vitro, the virion RNA polymerase can transcribe double-stranded N4 DNA accurately and efficiently but only when the DNA is denatured. We have shown previously that the activity of DNA gyrase is required for in vivo early N4 transcription. We report here that Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) is also required for N4 early transcription. In vitro, linear or relaxed templates cannot be activated by SSB; however, supercoiled template and SSB allow the virion polymerase to recognize its promoters on duplex DNA and activate transcription. The effects of supercoiling are limited to transcript initiation and are not required for transcript elongation. The activation is specific for SSB; no other single-stranded DNA-binding proteins can substitute. Therefore, SSB is one of a small number of proteins that function to stimulate both replication and transcription. The basis for the specificity of SSB, the mechanism of transcriptional activation by SSB and template supercoiling, and their role in the N4 transcriptional program during development are discussed.
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- P Markiewicz
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Purification and Characterization of the Coliphage N4-coded Single-stranded DNA Binding Protein. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)63913-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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