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Horizontal transfer of tRNA genes to mitochondrial plasmids facilitates gene loss from fungal mitochondrial DNA. Curr Genet 2023; 69:55-65. [PMID: 36447017 PMCID: PMC9925561 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-022-01259-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Fungal and plant mitochondria are known to exchange DNA with retroviral plasmids. Transfer of plasmid DNA to the organellar genome is best known and occurs through wholesale insertion of the plasmid. Less well known is the transfer of organellar DNA to plasmids, in particular tRNA genes. Presently, it is unknown whether fungal plasmids can adopt mitochondrial functions such as tRNA production through horizontal gene transfer. In this paper, we studied the exchange of DNA between fungal linear plasmids and fungal mtDNA, mainly focusing on the basidiomycete family Lyophyllaceae. We report at least six independent transfers of complete tRNA genes to fungal plasmids. Furthermore, we discovered two independent cases of loss of a tRNA gene from a fungal mitochondrial genome following transfer of such a gene to a linear mitochondrial plasmid. We propose that loss of a tRNA gene from mtDNA following its transfer to a plasmid creates a mutualistic dependency of the host mtDNA on the plasmid. We also find that tRNA genes transferred to plasmids encode codons that occur at the lowest frequency in the host mitochondrial genomes, possibly due to a higher number of unused transcripts. We discuss the potential consequences of mtDNA transfer to plasmids for both the host mtDNA and the plasmid.
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Wu P, Yao T, Ren Y, Ye J, Qing Y, Li Q, Gui M. Evolutionary Insights Into Two Widespread Ectomycorrhizal Fungi ( Pisolithus) From Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:583129. [PMID: 34290675 PMCID: PMC8287656 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.583129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genus Pisolithus is a group of global ectomycorrhizal fungi. The characterizations of Pisolithus mitochondrial genomes have still been unknown. In the present study, the complete mitogenomes of two Pisolithus species, Pisolithus microcarpus, and Pisolithus tinctorius, were assembled and compared with other Boletales mitogenomes. Both Pisolithus mitogenomes comprised circular DNA molecules with sizes of 43,990 and 44,054 bp, respectively. Comparative mitogenomic analysis showed that the rps3 gene differentiated greatly between Boletales species, and this gene may be subjected to strong pressure of positive selection between some Boletales species. Several plasmid-derived genes and genes with unknown functions were detected in the two Pisolithus mitogenomes, which needs further analysis. The two Pisolithus species show a high degree of collinearity, which may represent the gene arrangement of the ancestors of ectomycorrhizal Boletales species. Frequent intron loss/gain events were detected in Boletales and basidiomycetes, and intron P717 was only detected in P. tinctorius out of the eight Boletales mitogenomes tested. We reconstructed phylogeny of 79 basidiomycetes based on combined mitochondrial gene dataset, and obtained well-supported phylogenetic topologies. This study served as the first report on the mitogenomes of the family Pisolithaceae, which will promote the understanding of the evolution of Pisolithus species.
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- Peng Wu
- Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agricultural Industry Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Panxi Featured Crops Research and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Xichang University, Xichang, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agricultural Industry Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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The first eleven mitochondrial genomes from the ectomycorrhizal fungal genus (Boletus) reveal intron loss and gene rearrangement. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 172:560-572. [PMID: 33476615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.01.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the present study, eleven novel complete mitogenomes of Boletus were assembled and compared. The eleven complete mitogenomes were all composed of circular DNA molecules, with sizes ranging from 32,883 bp to 48,298 bp. The mitochondrial gene arrangement of Boletus varied greatly from other Boletales mitogenomes, and gene position reversal were observed frequently in the evolution of Boletus. Across the 15 core protein-coding genes (PCGs) tested, atp9 had the least and rps3 had the largest genetic distances among the eleven Boletus species, indicating varied evolution rates of core PCGs. In addition, the Ka/Ks value for nad3 gene was >1, suggesting that this gene was subject to possible positive selection pressure. Comparative mitogenomic analysis indicated that the intronic region was significantly correlated with the size of mitogenomes in Boletales. Two large-scale intron loss events were detected in the evolution of Boletus. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined mitochondrial gene dataset yielded a well-supported (BPP ≥ 0.99; BS =100) phylogenetic tree for 72 Agaricomycetes, and the Boletus species had a close relationship with Paxillus. This study served as the first report on complete mitogenomes in Boletus, which will further promote investigations of the genetics, evolution and phylogeny of the Boletus genus.
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Wu P, Bao Z, Tu W, Li L, Xiong C, Jin X, Li P, Gui M, Huang W, Li Q. The mitogenomes of two saprophytic Boletales species ( Coniophora) reveals intron dynamics and accumulation of plasmid-derived and non-conserved genes. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 19:401-414. [PMID: 33489009 PMCID: PMC7804350 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The order Boletales is a group of fungi with complex life styles, which include saprophytic and ectomycorrhizal mushroom-forming fungi. In the present study, the complete mitogenomes of two saprophytic Boletales species, Coniophora olivacea, and C. puteana, were assembled and compared with mitogenomes of ectomycorrhizal Boletales. Both mitogenomes comprised circular DNA molecules with sizes of 78,350 bp and 79,655 bp, respectively. Comparative mitogenomic analysis indicated that the two saprophytic Boletales species contained more plasmid-derived (7 on average) and unknown functional genes (12 on average) than the four ectomycorrhizal Boletales species previously reported. In addition, the core protein coding genes, nad2 and rps3, were found to be subjected to positive selection pressure between some Boletales species. Frequent intron gain/loss events were detected in Boletales and Basidiomycetes, and several novel intron classes were found in two Coniophora species. A total of 33 introns were detected in C. olivacea, and most were found to have undergone contraction in the C. olivacea mitogenome. Mitochondrial genes of Coniophora species were found to have undergone large-scale gene rearrangements, and the accumulation of intra-genomic repeats in the mitogenome was considered as one of the main contributing factors. Based on combined mitochondrial gene sets, we obtained a well-supported phylogenetic tree for 76 Basidiomycetes, demonstrating the utility of mitochondrial gene analysis for inferring Basidiomycetes phylogeny. The study served as the first report on the mitogenomes of the family Coniophorineae, which will help to understand the origin and evolution patterns of Boletales species with complex lifestyles.
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- Peng Wu
- Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agricultural Industry Research Institute, Yunan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Yunnan Plateau Characteristic Agricultural Industry Research Institute, Yunan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Liu X, Wu X, Tan H, Xie B, Deng Y. Large inverted repeats identified by intra-specific comparison of mitochondrial genomes provide insights into the evolution of Agrocybe aegerita. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:2424-2437. [PMID: 33005305 PMCID: PMC7508693 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Genomic structure and content of Agrocybe aegerita mitochondrial DNA contain essential information regarding the evolution of this gourmet mushroom. In this study, eight isolates of A. aegerita were sequenced and assembled into complete mitochondrial genomes. The mtDNA of the isolate Ag0067 contained two genotypes, both of which were quadripartite architecture consisting of two identical inverted repeats, separated by a small single-copy region and a large single-copy region. The only difference was opposite directions of the small single-copy region. The mtDNAs ranged from 116,329 bp to 134,035 bp, harboring two large identical inverted repeats. Genes of plasmid-origin were present in regions flanked by inverted repeat ID2. Most of the core genes evolved at a relatively low rate, whereas five tRNA genes located in corresponding regions of Ag0002:1-14000 and Ag0002:50001-61000 showed higher diversity. A long fragment inversion (10 Kb) was suggested to have occurred during the differentiation of two main clades, leading to two different gene orders. The number and distribution of the introns varied greatly among the A. aegerita mtDNAs. Fast invasion of short insertions likely resulted in the diversity of introns as well as other non-coding regions, increasing the variation of the mtDNAs. We raised a model about the evolution of the large repeats to explain the unusual features of A. aegerita mtDNAs. This study constructed quadripartite architecture of A. aegerita mtDNAs analogous to chloroplast DNA, proposed an interconversion model of the divergent mitochondrial genotypes with large inverted repeats. The findings could increase our knowledge of fungal evolution.
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- Xinrui Liu
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Mushroom Research Center, Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610000, China
- School of Bioengineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214062, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Intronic and plasmid-derived regions contribute to the large mitochondrial genome sizes of Agaricomycetes. Curr Genet 2014; 60:303-13. [PMID: 25011705 PMCID: PMC4201751 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-014-0436-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sizes of mitochondrial genomes vary extensively between fungal species although they typically contain a conserved set of core genes. We have characterised the mitochondrial genome of the conifer root rot pathogen Heterobasidion irregulare and compared the size, gene content and structure of 20 Basidiomycete mitochondrial genomes. The mitochondrial genome of H. irregulare was 114, 193 bp and contained a core set of 15 protein coding genes, two rRNA genes and 26 tRNA genes. In addition, we found six non-conserved open reading frames (ORFs) and four putative plasmid genes clustered in three separate regions together with 24 introns and 14 intronic homing endonuclease genes, unequally spread across seven of the core genes. The size differences among the 20 Basidiomycetes can largely be explained by length variation of intergenic regions and introns. The Agaricomycetes contained the nine largest mitochondrial genomes in the Basidiomycete group and Agaricomycete genomes are significantly (p < 0.001) larger than the other Basidiomycetes. A feature of the Agaricomycete mitochondrial genomes in this study was the simultaneous occurrence of putative plasmid genes and non-conserved ORFs, with Cantharellus cibarius as only exception, where no non-conserved ORF was identified. This indicates a mitochondrial plasmid origin of the non-conserved ORFs or increased mitochondrial genome dynamics of species harbouring mitochondrial plasmids. We hypothesise that two independent factors are the driving forces for large mitochondrial genomes: the homing endonuclease genes in introns and integration of plasmid DNA.
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Férandon C, Xu J, Barroso G. The 135 kbp mitochondrial genome of Agaricus bisporus is the largest known eukaryotic reservoir of group I introns and plasmid-related sequences. Fungal Genet Biol 2013; 55:85-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The mitochondrial genome of the phytopathogenic basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa is 109kb in size and contains a stable integrated plasmid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 112:1136-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ferandon C, Chatel SEK, Castandet B, Castroviejo M, Barroso G. The Agrocybe aegerita mitochondrial genome contains two inverted repeats of the nad4 gene arisen by duplication on both sides of a linear plasmid integration site. Fungal Genet Biol 2008; 45:292-301. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 09/24/2007] [Accepted: 10/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mouhamadou B, Barroso G, Labarère J. Molecular evolution of a mitochondrial polB gene, encoding a family B DNA polymerase, towards the elimination from Agrocybe mitochondrial genomes. Mol Genet Genomics 2004; 272:257-63. [PMID: 15365817 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Accepted: 07/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Two genes (Ac-polB O1and Ac-polB O2), each encoding a family B DNA polymerase, were characterized from the mitochondrial genome of the basidiomycete Agrocybe chaxingu. These two polB genes constitute orthologs of the potentially functional Aa-polB gene and its disrupted paralog Aa-polB P1, previously described in the closely related species A. aegerita. Unlike the case in Aa-polB, both gene copies in A. chaxingu are constituted by large but disrupted ORFs, which very probably encode nonfunctional enzymes: Ac-polB O1 has a deletion of 126 bp between the segments encoding the Exo II and Pol I domains and a 78-bp insertion between the Exo II and Exo III domains, whereas Ac-polB O2 has a large deletion of 1208 bp between the Exo II and Pol III domains and a deletion of 54-bp involving the 3' end of the gene. Hence, rearrangements in the Ac-polB ORFs appear to have led to their functional erosion in the mitochondrial genome in this species. Phylogenetic analysis has shown a close relationship between the mitochondrial polB genes and homologous genes carried by fungal linear plasmids, suggesting that they may have been acquired by the integration of linear plasmids into the mitochondrial genome.
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- B Mouhamadou
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d'Amélioration des Champignons Cultivés, INRA UMR 1090 (Génomique, Développement et Pouvoir Pathogène), Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, CRA de Bordeaux, BP 81, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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Electrophoretic karyotype of Flammulina velutipes and its variation among monokaryotic progenies. MYCOSCIENCE 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/s10267-002-0082-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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