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Genetic variability of Candida albicans Sap8 propeptide in isolates from different types of infection. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:148343. [PMID: 25734055 PMCID: PMC4334858 DOI: 10.1155/2015/148343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The secreted aspartic proteases (Saps) are among the most studied virulence determinants in Candida albicans. These proteins are translated as pre-pro-enzymes consisting of a signal sequence followed by a propeptide and the mature enzyme. The propeptides of secreted proteinases are important for the correct processing, folding/secretion of the mature enzyme. In this study, the DNA sequences of C. albicans Saps were screened and a microsatellite was identified in SAP8 propeptide region. The genetic variability of the repetitive region of Sap8 propeptide was determined in 108 C. albicans independent strains isolated from different types of infection: oral infection (OI), oral commensal (OC), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and bloodstream infections (BSI). Nine different propeptides for Sap8 processing were identified whose frequencies varied with the type of infection. OC strains presented the highest gene diversity while OI isolated the lowest. The contribution of the Saps to mucosal and systemic infections has been demonstrated and recently Sap8 has been implicated in the cleavage of a signalling glycoprotein that leads to Cek1-MAPK pathway activation. This work is the first to identify a variable microsatellite in the propeptide of a secreted aspartic protease and brings new insights into the variability of Sap8.
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Saghrouni F, Ben Abdeljelil J, Boukadida J, Ben Said M. Molecular methods for strain typing of Candida albicans
: a review. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:1559-74. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.12132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- F. Saghrouni
- UR02SP13 Research Unit; Ministry of Public Health; Tunisia Tunisia
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- UR02SP13 Research Unit; Ministry of Public Health; Tunisia Tunisia
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- UR02SP13 Research Unit; Ministry of Public Health; Tunisia Tunisia
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Boriollo MFG, Dias RA, Fiorini JE, Oliveira NDMS, Spolidório DMP, de Souza HMB, Figueira AVDO, Pizzirani-Kleiner AA. Disparity between Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis, Microsatellite Markers and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in epidemiological tracking of Candida albicans. J Microbiol Methods 2010; 82:265-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Candida albicans, a diploid yeast commensal and opportunist pathogen, has evolved unusual mechanisms for maintenance of genetic diversity in the absence of a complete sexual cycle. These include chromosomal polymorphisms, mitotic recombination events, and gains and losses of heterozygosity, superimposed on a fundamentally clonal mode of reproduction. Molecular typing of C. albicans strains shows geographical evolutionary associations but these have become partially blurred, probably as a result of extensive human travel. Individual patients usually carry a single C. albicans strain type, but this may undergo microvariation leading to detection of mixtures of closely related types. Associations have been found between clade 1, the most common multilocus sequence typing cluster of related C. albicans strains, and resistance to flucytosine and terbinafine. There are also clade-related associations with lengths of tandem repeats in some cell-surface proteins, but not with virulence or type of infection.
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- Frank C Odds
- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
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Adenovirus microsatellite reveals dynamics of transmission during a recent epidemic of human adenovirus serotype 14 infection. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:2243-8. [PMID: 19403773 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01659-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study reveals diverse-length polymorphisms in long mononucleotide repeats (microsatellites) in several serotypes of epidemic human respiratory adenovirus. The length of one of these microsatellites, a homopolymeric thymidine [poly(T)] repeat, is measured in 68 isolates of adenovirus serotype 14. These isolates were collected during a series of sudden and sometimes fatal outbreaks among both military recruits and civilians as the virus emerged for the first time in the United States in 2006 and 2007. The results demonstrate the usefulness of adenoviral microsatellites as high-resolution molecular strain markers. The described homopolymer is hypervariable in length, varying from 12 to 17 bp in the analyzed sample set. All intermediate lengths were identified in at least one isolate. Furthermore, the specific length of the marker is stable for significant periods of time (up to 7 months) at individual sites where the virus is in consistent circulation. The microsatellite also can maintain specific length identity through site-to-site transmission events, as determined by the analysis of isolates from three advanced training sites that appeared to be subject to pathogen transfer from one of the affected recruit training installations. Public database searches revealed that the polymorphic nature of the microsatellite extends to other species B serotypes, and that other polymorphic microsatellites can be identified readily in a variety of epidemic respiratory adenovirus clades. This study shows that microsatellites are a ubiquitous source of polymorphic markers for human adenoviruses and demonstrates their use through an epidemiological analysis of isolates from a recent North American epidemic.
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Neppelenbroek KH, Campanha NH, Spolidorio DMP, Spolidorio LC, Seó RS, Pavarina AC. Molecular fingerprinting methods for the discrimination between C. albicans and C. dubliniensis. Oral Dis 2006; 12:242-53. [PMID: 16700733 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Opportunistic fungal pathogens are becoming increasingly important causes of both community-acquired and nosocomial infections. The most important fungal pathogens are yeast species belonging to the genus Candida. These species show differences in levels of resistance to antifungal agents and mortality. Consequently, it is important to correctly identify the causative organism to the species level. Identification of Candida dubliniensis in particular remains problematic because of the high degree of phenotypic similarity between this species and Candida albicans. However, as the differences between both are most pronounced at the genetic level, several studies have been conducted in order to provide a specific and rapid identification fingerprinting molecular test. In most candidal infectious, no single DNA fingerprinting technique has evolved as a dominant method, and each method has its advantages, disadvantages and limitations. Moreover, the current challenge of these techniques is to compile standardized patterns in a database for interlaboratory use and future reference. This review provides an overview of most common molecular fingerprinting techniques currently available for discrimination of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis.
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- K H Neppelenbroek
- Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lim S, Notley-McRobb L, Lim M, Carter DA. A comparison of the nature and abundance of microsatellites in 14 fungal genomes. Fungal Genet Biol 2004; 41:1025-36. [PMID: 15465391 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2004.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2004] [Accepted: 08/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An overview of the character of microsatellites in 14 fungal genomes was obtained by analyzing databases containing complete or nearly complete genome sequences. Low GC content, rather than genome size, was the best predictor of high microsatellite density, although very long iterations of tandem repeats were less common in small genomes. Motif type correlated with %GC in that low-GC genomes were more likely to be dominated by A/T-rich motifs, and vice versa, although some exceptions were noted. The experimentally useful dinucleotide and trinucleotide arrays were analyzed in greater detail. Although these varied in sequence and length among fungal species, some that are likely to be universally useful were identified. This information will be useful for researchers wanting to identify the most useful microsatellites to analyze for the fungi included in this survey and provides a platform for choosing microsatellites to target in fungi that are not yet sequenced.
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- S Lim
- School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Lasker BA, Ran Y. Analysis of polymorphic microsatellite markers for typing Penicillium marneffei isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:1483-90. [PMID: 15070993 PMCID: PMC387604 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.4.1483-1490.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Penicillium marneffei is an emerging opportunistic dimorphic fungal pathogen that is endemic in Southeast Asia. A typing method based on the analysis of size polymorphisms in microsatellite loci was investigated. Three loci available from the GenBank database were identified to harbor microsatellites. PCR primers flanking the microsatellite repeats were designed with one primer in the set fluorescently labeled. PCR products were then sized by automated capillary electrophoresis. As expected for a haploid fungus, a single band was observed for each microsatellite locus for all isolates. Polymorphic microsatellite marker (PMM) analysis detected a total of 22 different allelic types for 35 isolates of P. marneffei with a high discriminatory power (D = 0.956). Microsatellites I, II, and III detected 14, 10, and 7 alleles, respectively. The reproducibility of length polymorphisms was confirmed by using different DNA preparations from the same isolate or by repeated runs from the same DNA preparation. PMM profiles for eight isolates passaged in vitro for 7 to 8 weeks were identical to the original culture, demonstrating short-term stability and reproducibility. PCR products were not observed for other dimorphic fungi or human DNA. Comparison of allelic frequencies in isolates obtained from China and Thailand identified distinct allele combinations, suggesting the potential geographic isolation of populations. Due to the high discriminatory power, reproducibility, and potential for high throughput, PMM analysis may provide a good typing method for epidemiologic and surveillance investigations of P. marneffei.
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- Brent A Lasker
- Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
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Korabecná M, Liska V, Fajfrlík K. Primers ITS1, ITS2 and ITS4 detect the intraspecies variability in the internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S rRNA gene region in clinical isolates of fungi. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2003; 48:233-8. [PMID: 12800508 DOI: 10.1007/bf02930961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the 5.8S rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) was used for examination of 66 isolates belonging to 19 species. Intraspecies variability was found in the examined region of 11 species (Candida albicans, C. catenulata, C. colliculosa, C. glabrata, C. kefyr, C. melinii, C. parapsilosis, C. guillermondii, C. solanii, C. tropicalis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Region of ITS-5.8S rDNA was amplified using the primers ITS1 and ITS4. The amplicons were digested by HaeIII, HinfI and CfoI. The recognized intraspecies variability was confirmed in the second step, in which the shorter fragments of this region were amplified using primers ITS1 and ITS2 and analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. Considerable intraspecific variability renders this method unsuitable for species identification, whereas it can be useful for epidemiological tracing of isolates.
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- M Korabecná
- Institute for Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 301 66 Pilsen, Czechia.
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Sugita T, Kodama M, Saito M, Ito T, Kato Y, Tsuboi R, Nishikawa A. Sequence diversity of the intergenic spacer region of the rRNA gene of Malassezia globosa colonizing the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy individuals. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:3022-7. [PMID: 12843037 PMCID: PMC165282 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.7.3022-3027.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The lipophilic yeast Malassezia globosa is one of the major constituents of the mycoflora of the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). We compared the genotypes of M. globosa colonizing the skin surface of 32 AD patients and 20 healthy individuals for polymorphism of the intergenic spacer (IGS) 1 region of the rRNA gene. Sequence analysis demonstrated that M. globosa was divided into four major groups, which corresponded to the sources of the samples, on the phylogenetic tree. Of the four groups, two were from AD patients and one was from healthy subjects. The remaining group included samples from both AD patients and healthy subjects. In addition, the IGS 1 region of M. globosa contained short sequence repeats: (CT)(n), and (GT)(n). The number of sequence repeats also differed between the IGS 1 of M. globosa from AD patients and that from healthy subjects. These findings suggest that a specific genotype of M. globosa may play a significant role in AD, although M. globosa commonly colonizes both AD patients and healthy subjects.
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- Takashi Sugita
- Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan.
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Lott TJ, Fundyga RE, Brandt ME, Harrison LH, Sofair AN, Hajjeh RA, Warnock DW. Stability of allelic frequencies and distributions of Candida albicans microsatellite loci from U.S. population-based surveillance isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:1316-21. [PMID: 12624076 PMCID: PMC150326 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.3.1316-1321.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Allelic distributions and frequencies of five Candida albicans microsatellite loci have been determined for strains isolated from the bloodstream and obtained through active population-based surveillance in two U.S. metropolitan areas between 1998 and 2000. These data were compared to data for isolates obtained from two other U.S. regions in 1992 to 1993. In a majority of pairwise combinations between sites, no evidence was seen for shifts in microsatellite allelic frequencies. One to three alleles were highly predominant and correlated with major genotypes. These data both support the concepts of allelic stability and genetic equilibria and suggest that, in the United States, strains of C. albicans isolated from the bloodstream may form a defined, genetically homogeneous population across geographical distance and time.
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- Timothy J Lott
- Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
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Fundyga RE, Lott TJ, Arnold J. Population structure of Candida albicans, a member of the human flora, as determined by microsatellite loci. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2002; 2:57-68. [PMID: 12798001 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-1348(02)00088-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study examines the macrogeographic population structure of Candida albicans, a yeast commensal of humans, through a population genetic analysis of 5 microsatellite loci in 13 cities. The populations were predominantly clonal with some recombination. About 5% of the genetic variation is between populations and the overall pattern is one of intermediate differentiation. We did not find a single widespread genotype but instead found high, macrogeographic gene flow in these clinical populations; the most common genotype was limited to Atlanta and San Francisco. Homogeneity is evident within large geographic regions, such as Europe, Asia, and the USA, and isolation by distance accounted for 39% of the variation observed. Overall gene flow for a member of the human flora is variable but can be extensive, with an average of 4.5 migrants per generation (N(m)). Eastern hemisphere populations were less divergent than those of the Americas and Caribbean, consistent with the expansion of humans out of the eastern hemisphere.
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- Ruth E Fundyga
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Botterel F, Desterke C, Costa C, Bretagne S. Analysis of microsatellite markers of Candida albicans used for rapid typing. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:4076-81. [PMID: 11682532 PMCID: PMC88489 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.11.4076-4081.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To obtain a rapid genotyping method of Candida albicans, three polymorphic microsatellite markers were investigated by multiplex PCR. The three loci, called CDC3, EF3, and HIS3, were chosen because they are on different chromosomes so as to improve the chances of finding polymorphisms. One set of primers was designed for each locus, and one primer of each set was dye-labeled to read PCR signals by using an automatic sequencer. Amplifications were performed directly from the colonies harvested on the agar plate without a sophisticated DNA extraction step. At total of 27 reference strains and 73 clinical independent isolates were tested. The numbers of allelic associations were 10, 22, and 25 for the loci CDC3, EF3, and HIS3, respectively. The combined discriminatory power of the three microsatellites markers was 0.97. The markers were stable after 25 subcultures, and the amplifications were specific for C. albicans. An initial study of 17 clinical isolate pairs, including blood culture and peripheral sites, showed a similar genotype for 15 of them, confirming that candidemia usually originates from the colonizing isolate. Therefore, microsatellite marker analysis with multiplex PCR and automated procedures has a high throughput and should be suitable for large epidemiologic studies of C. albicans.
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- F Botterel
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital H. Mondor et Université Paris XII, 94010 Créteil, France
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Culver M, Menotti-Raymond MA, O'Brien SJ. Patterns of size homoplasy at 10 microsatellite loci in pumas (Puma concolor). Mol Biol Evol 2001; 18:1151-6. [PMID: 11371606 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Metzgar D, Thomas E, Davis C, Field D, Wills C. The microsatellites of Escherichia coli: rapidly evolving repetitive DNAs in a non-pathogenic prokaryote. Mol Microbiol 2001; 39:183-90. [PMID: 11123700 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have demonstrated hypervariability of native short-motif repeats (microsatellites) in Escherichia coli. Twenty-five of the longest microsatellites in the E. coli genome were identified. These were analysed for length variability among 22 wild-type (non-mutator) isolates from the E. coli collection of reference (ECOR). Non-coding mononucleotide repeats are consistently polymorphic among these genetically diverse E. coli. Length differences in variable microsatellites allowed all E. coli strains examined to be uniquely differentiated. Phylogenetic analysis of the variable repeats shows ubiquitous homoplasy at the level of divergence represented by the sample set, suggesting that these markers are hypermutable and should prove valuable for the discrimination of closely related strains that are not otherwise genetically differentiable. Genomic analyses suggest that similar markers are also likely to be found in all other prokaryotes.
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- D Metzgar
- Department of Biology, MC0116, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0116, USA.
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van Oppen MJ, Rico C, Turner GF, Hewitt GM. Extensive homoplasy, nonstepwise mutations, and shared ancestral polymorphism at a complex microsatellite locus in Lake Malawi cichlids. Mol Biol Evol 2000; 17:489-98. [PMID: 10742041 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested that size homoplasy is a prevalent feature of microsatellites and is expected to increase with time of divergence among populations and taxa. In this study, we performed sequence analysis of alleles from a complex microsatellite locus (Pzeb4, initially isolated from Pseudotropheus (Maylandia) zebra) from 1 midwater-feeding and 10 rock-dwelling cichlid fish species from Lake Malawi, East Africa, to investigate how widespread size homoplasy is among closely related taxa at this locus. All cichlid fishes endemic to this lake are believed to have originated within the last 700,000 years, and some species may be less than 200 years old. The number of eletromorphs found per species varied from 3 to 13. Sequence analysis of 95 cloned Pzeb4 PCR products (representing 18 electromorphs) revealed 13 new alleles. Ten of the 13 electromorphs (77%) were found to show size homoplasy due to either single nucleotide substitutions/indels or large indels. To investigate how well this locus fits the single-step mutation model (SMM), the minimum number of mutations required to explain the length differences between pairs of alleles was plotted against their size differences. Of the 300 comparisons, 166 (55.3%) corresponded to SMM expectations and 86 (28.7%) required a smaller number of mutations, and for 48 (16.0%) pairwise comparisons, a larger number of mutations were required to explain the length differences as compared with SMM expectations. Finally, a large deletion in the microsatellite sequence observed in the three rock-dwelling species Pseudotropheus lucerna, Pseudotropheus (Tropheops) 'band,' and Pseudotropheus (Tropheops) 'rust' and the midwater-feeding species Copadichromis sp. is believed to represent a shared ancestral polymorphism.
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- M J van Oppen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
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Richard GF, Hennequin C, Thierry A, Dujon B. Trinucleotide repeats and other microsatellites in yeasts. Res Microbiol 1999; 150:589-602. [PMID: 10672999 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2508(99)00131-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Microsatellites are direct tandem DNA repeats found in all genomes. A particular class of microsatellites, called trinucleotide repeats, is responsible for a number of neurological disorders in humans. We review here our current state of knowledge on trinucleotide repeat instability, and discuss the molecular mechanisms that may be involved in trinucleotide repeat expansions leading to fatal diseases in humans. We also present original data on microsatellite distribution in several microbial genomes, and on the use of microsatellites as physical markers to accurately and easily genotype yeast strains.
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- G F Richard
- Unité de génétique moléculaire des levures, URA1300 CNRS, UFR927, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Davis CL, Field D, Metzgar D, Saiz R, Morin PA, Smith IL, Spector SA, Wills C. Numerous length polymorphisms at short tandem repeats in human cytomegalovirus. J Virol 1999; 73:6265-70. [PMID: 10400717 PMCID: PMC112704 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.8.6265-6270.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/1999] [Accepted: 04/12/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We show the presence of numerous short tandem repeats in the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome and assess their usefulness as molecular markers. The genome is shown to contain at least 24 microsatellite regions that exhibit length polymorphisms. Insertion-deletion polymorphisms at these short tandem repeats are common (80% of repeats examined are polymorphic among two laboratory strains and 10 clinical isolates). This is the first report of widespread microsatellite length polymorphism in a viral genome. Some regions are highly polymorphic: one was revealed by DNA sequencing to contain length variants at five closely linked sites, which combined resulted in 10 variants for this region among the 12 strains and isolates examined. This study not only provides a new molecular marker system for this virus but also extends our understanding of microsatellite polymorphism in two important ways. First, variable-length repeats in HCMV can be considerably shorter than polymorphic repeats previously found in other organisms. Second, highly variable microsatellite repeats are not confined to prokaryotes and eukaryotes, as previously assumed. This variation provides a useful marker system for distinguishing viral isolates, and similar markers are also likely to be found in other large-genome DNA viruses.
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- C L Davis
- Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116, USA.
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Short sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as variable number of tandem repeats or micro-satellites, are inherently unstable entities that undergo frequent variation in the number of repeated units through slipped strand mispairing during DNA synthesis. In humans, unit number variability in SSRs has been associated with the occurrence of specific genetic diseases, whereas in micro-organisms SSRs have been elegantly linked to modulation of gene expression. Knowledge of the functional constraints imposed upon the SSRs sheds light on their potential use as molecular clocks for monitoring microbial genome evolution. Although microbial SSR genotypes have been used with increasing frequency for studying the epidemiology and evolution of microbial strains and isolates, such approaches should be used with caution.
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- A van Belkum
- Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Room L333, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Joly S, Pujol C, Rysz M, Vargas K, Soll DR. Development and characterization of complex DNA fingerprinting probes for the infectious yeast Candida dubliniensis. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37:1035-44. [PMID: 10074523 PMCID: PMC88646 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.1035-1044.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Using a strategy to clone large genomic sequences containing repetitive elements from the infectious yeast Candida dubliniensis, the three unrelated sequences Cd1, Cd24, and Cd25, with respective molecular sizes of 15,500, 10,000, and 16,000 bp, were cloned and analyzed for their efficacy as DNA fingerprinting probes. Each generated a complex Southern blot hybridization pattern with endonuclease-digested genomic DNA. Cd1 generated an extremely variable pattern that contained all of the bands of the pattern generated by the repeat element RPS of Candida albicans. We demonstrated that Cd1 does not contain RPS but does contain a repeat element associated with RPS throughout the C. dubliniensis genome. The Cd1 pattern was the least stable over time both in vitro and in vivo and for that reason proved most effective in assessing microevolution. Cd24, which did not exhibit microevolution in vitro, was highly variable in vivo, suggesting in vivo-dependent microevolution. Cd25 was deemed the best probe for broad epidemiological studies, since it was the most stable over time, was the only truly C. dubliniensis-specific probe of the three, generated the most complex pattern, was distributed throughout all C. dubliniensis chromosomes, and separated a worldwide collection of 57 C. dubliniensis isolates into two distinct groups. The presence of a species-specific repetitive element in Cd25 adds weight to the already substantial evidence that C. dubliniensis represents a bona fide species.
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- S Joly
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Taylor JS, Sanny JS, Breden F. Microsatellite allele size homoplasy in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). J Mol Evol 1999; 48:245-7. [PMID: 9929393 DOI: 10.1007/bf03356596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Metzgar D, van Belkum A, Field D, Haubrich R, Wills C. Random amplification of polymorphic DNA and microsatellite genotyping of pre- and posttreatment isolates of Candida spp. from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients on different fluconazole regimens. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2308-13. [PMID: 9666011 PMCID: PMC105037 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.8.2308-2313.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Twelve patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and with CD4 cell counts below 100 cells/microliter received fluconazole daily (200 mg; five patients) or weekly (400 mg; seven patients) for fungal prophylaxis during a 6-month period. Oropharyngeal swabs were taken at regular intervals in order to detect colonization with Candida spp. All yeast isolates were examined with respect to the development over time of fluconazole resistance. Genetic diversity among the strains was assessed in order to discriminate between selection of a resistant subclone and patient recolonization. Genotyping was performed through random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Specific site polymorphisms were assayed by tracking length variability in several microsatellite loci. Finally, to maximize resolution, one of these loci (ERK1) was analyzed by nucleotide sequencing. Although the number of strains analyzed was too small to allow statistical verification, it appeared that when fluconazole was given weekly, a smaller fraction of the strains showed diminished sensitivity than when it was given daily. Genetic analyses allowed three different scenarios to be discerned. Resistance development in an otherwise apparently unchanged strain was seen for 1 of the 12 patients. Clear strain replacement was observed for 3 of the remaining 11 patients. For all other patients minor differences were seen in either the RAPD genotype or the microsatellite allele composition during the course of treatment. In general, microsatellite sequence data is in agreement with data obtained by other methods, but occasionally within-patient heterogeneity is indicated. The present results show that during fluconazole treatment colonizing strains can remain identical, be replaced by clearly different strains, or undergo small changes. Within a patient there may be different levels of intrastrain variation.
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- D Metzgar
- Department of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0116, USA
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Lunel FV, Licciardello L, Stefani S, Verbrugh HA, Melchers WJ, Meis JF, Scherer S, van Belkum A. Lack of consistent short sequence repeat polymorphisms in genetically homologous colonizing and invasive Candida albicans strains. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:3771-8. [PMID: 9683470 PMCID: PMC107357 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.15.3771-3778.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/1998] [Accepted: 05/26/1998] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Short sequence repeats (SSRs), potentially representing variable numbers of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci, were identified for the human-pathogenic yeast species Candida albicans by computerized DNA sequence scanning. The individual SSR regions were investigated in different clinical isolates of C. albicans. Most of the C. albicans SSRs were identified as genuine VNTRs. They appeared to be present in multiple allelic variants and were demonstrated to be diverse in length among nonrelated strains. As such, these loci provide adequate targets for the molecular typing of C. albicans strains. VNTRs encountered in other microbial species sometimes participate in regulation of gene expression and function as molecular switches at the transcriptional or translational level. Interestingly, the VNTRs identified here often encode polyglutamine stretches and are frequently located within genes potentially involved in the regulation of transcription. DNA sequencing of these VNTRs demonstrated that the length variability was restricted to the CAA/CAG repeats encoding the polyglutamine stretches. For these reasons, paired C. albicans isolates of similar genotype, either found as noninvasive colonizers or encountered in an invasive state in the same individual, were studied with respect to potentially invasion-related alterations in the VNTR profiles. However, none of the VNTRs analyzed thus far varied systematically with the transition from colonization to invasion. In contrast to the situation described for some prokaryotic species, this finding suggests that VNTRs of C. albicans may not simply function as contingency loci related to straightforward on/off regulation of invasion-related gene expression.
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- F V Lunel
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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