scholarly journals AUG as the Translation Start Codon in Circular RNA Molecules: A Connection between Protein‐Coding Genes and Transfer RNAs?

BioEssays ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 2000061
Author(s):  
Paweł Mackiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Circular Rna ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Translation Start Codon ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Transfer Rnas ◽  
Rna Molecules ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Translation Start

scholarly journals Chromosomal assembly of the nuclear genome of the endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John W Davey ◽  
Carolina M C Catta-Preta ◽  
Sally James ◽  
Sarah Forrester ◽  
Maria Cristina M Motta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Noncoding Rnas ◽  
Nuclear Genome ◽  
Supernumerary Chromosome ◽  
Ribosomal Rnas ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Transfer Rnas ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Oxford Nanopore ◽  
Genome Assemblies

Abstract Angomonas deanei is an endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatid with several highly fragmented genome assemblies and unknown chromosome number. We present an assembly of the A. deanei nuclear genome based on Oxford Nanopore sequence that resolves into 29 complete or close-to-complete chromosomes. The assembly has several previously unknown special features; it has a supernumerary chromosome, a chromosome with a 340-kb inversion, and there is a translocation between two chromosomes. We also present an updated annotation of the chromosomal genome with 10,365 protein-coding genes, 59 transfer RNAs, 26 ribosomal RNAs, and 62 noncoding RNAs.

scholarly journals The complete mitochondrial genome of a cold seep gastropod Phymorhynchus buccinoides (Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242541
Author(s):  
Lvpei Du ◽  
Shanya Cai ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Ruoyu Liu ◽  
Haibin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Complete Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Cold Seep ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Trna Genes ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
High Support

Phymorhynchus is a genus of deep-sea snails that are most distributed in hydrothermal vent or cold seep environments. In this study, we presented the complete mitochondrial genome of P. buccinoides, a cold seep snail from the South China Sea. It is the first mitochondrial genome of a cold seep member of the superfamily Conoidea. The mitochondrial genome is 15,764 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes. These genes are encoded on the positive strand, except for 8 tRNA genes that are encoded on the negative strand. The start codon ATG and 3 types of stop codons, TAA, TAG and the truncated termination codon T, are used in the 13 PCGs. All 13 PCGs in the 26 species of Conoidea share the same gene order, while several tRNA genes have been translocated. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that P. buccinoides clustered with Typhlosyrinx sp., Eubela sp., and Phymorhynchus sp., forming the Raphitomidae clade, with high support values. Positive selection analysis showed that a residue located in atp6 (18 S) was identified as the positively selected site with high posterior probabilities, suggesting potential adaption to the cold seep environment. Overall, our data will provide a useful resource on the evolutionary adaptation of cold seep snails for future studies.

The Translation Start Codon Region Is Sensitive to Antisense PNA Inhibition inEscherichia coli

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rikard Dryselius ◽  
Satish Kumar Aswasti ◽  
Gunaratna K. Rajarao ◽  
Peter E. Nielsen ◽  
Liam Good
Keyword(s):  
Start Codon ◽  
Inescherichia Coli ◽  
Translation Start Codon ◽  
Translation Start

Bioinformatics Methods for Studying MicroRNA and ARE-Mediated Regulation of Post-Transcriptional Gene Expression

2013 ◽  
pp. 156-173
Author(s):  
Richipal Singh Bindra ◽  
Jason T. L. Wang ◽  
Paramjeet Singh Bagga
Keyword(s):  
Mirna Target ◽  
Target Prediction ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Rna Motifs ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Rna Molecules ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Prediction Tools ◽  
Transcriptional Gene Regulation

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short single-stranded RNA molecules with 21-22 nucleotides known to regulate post-transcriptional expression of protein-coding genes involved in most of the cellular processes. Prediction of miRNA targets is a challenging bioinformatics problem. AU-rich elements (AREs) are regulatory RNA motifs found in the 3’ untranslated regions (UTRs) of mRNAs, and they play dominant roles in the regulated decay of short-lived human mRNAs via specific interactions with proteins. In this paper, the authors review several miRNA target prediction tools and data sources, as well as computational methods used for the prediction of AREs. The authors discuss the connection between miRNA and ARE-mediated post-transcriptional gene regulation. Finally, a data mining method for identifying the co-occurrences of miRNA target sites in ARE containing genes is presented.

The human connexin32 gene is transcribed from two tissue-specific promoters

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac M. Neuhaus ◽  
Linda Bone ◽  
Suping Wang ◽  
Victor Ionasescu ◽  
Rudolf Werner
Keyword(s):  
Start Codon ◽  
Coding Region ◽  
Translation Start Codon ◽  
Tissue Specific ◽  
Gene Coding ◽  
Large Intron ◽  
Translation Start ◽  
Junction Protein ◽  
Liver And Pancreas ◽  
Alternatively Spliced

The connexin32 (cx32) gene codes for the gap junction protein found in liver, pancreas and nervous tissue. Recently mutations in the coding region of this gene have been associated with the dominant X-linked form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMTX1) neuropathy. Since some CMTX1 patients show no mutations in their cx32 gene coding region, it was speculated that these patients carry mutations in the promoter region of the gene. This paper describes the organization of the human cx32 gene and its tissue-specific transcription. The gene consists of three exons that are alternatively spliced to produce mRNAs with different 5′-untranslated regions (UTRs). Transcription is initiated from two tissue-specific promoters. In liver and pancreas, promoter P1. located more than 8 kb upstream of the translation start codon, is used, and the transcript is processed to remove a large intron. In contrast, in nerve cells, transcription is initiated from promoter P2, located 497 bp upstream from the translation start codon, and the transcript is processed to remove a small 355-pb intron. The downstream exon. which includes the entire coding sequence, is shared by both mRNAs. CMTX1 patients with a normal cx32 coding region are expected to have mutations in this newly described promoter P2 rather than the known promoter P1.

scholarly journals First mitochondrial genome from Yponomeutidae (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea) and the phylogenetic analysis for Lepidoptera

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 137-156
Author(s):  
Mingsheng Yang ◽  
Bingyi Hu ◽  
Lin Zhou ◽  
Xiaomeng Liu ◽  
Yuxia Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Complete Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Conserved Sequence ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
The One ◽  
Rna Genes

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Yponomeuta montanatus is sequenced and compared with other published yponomeutoid mitogenomes. The mitogenome is circular, 15,349 bp long, and includes the typical metazoan mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes) and an A + T-rich region. All 13 protein-coding genes use a typical start codon ATN, the one exception being cox1, which uses CGA across yponomeutoid mitogenomes. Comparative analyses further show that the secondary structures of tRNAs are conserved, including loss of the Dihydorouidine (DHU) arm in trnS1 (AGN), but remarkable nucleotide variation has occurred mainly in the DHU arms and pseudouridine (TψC) loops. A + T-rich regions exhibit substantial length variation among yponomeutoid mitogenomes, and conserved sequence blocks are recognized but some of them are not present in all species. Multiple phylogenetic analyses confirm the position of Y. montanatus in Yponomeutoidea. However, the superfamily-level relationships in the Macroheterocera clade in Lepidoptera recovered herein show considerable difference with that recovered in previous mitogenomic studies, raising the necessity of extensive phylogenetic investigation when more mitogenomes become available for this clade.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Circular Transcriptome in Muscle, Liver, and Testis in Three Livestock Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Robic ◽  
Chloé Cerutti ◽  
Christa Kühn ◽  
Thomas Faraut
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Circular Rna ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Circular Rnas ◽  
Transcription Level ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Genomic Regions

Circular RNAs have been observed in a large number of species and tissues and are now recognized as a clear component of the transcriptome. Our study takes advantage of functional datasets produced within the FAANG consortium to investigate the pervasiveness of circular RNA transcription in farm animals. We describe here the circular transcriptional landscape in pig, sheep and bovine testicular, muscular and liver tissues using total 66 RNA-seq datasets. After an exhaustive detection of circular RNAs, we propose an annotation of exonic, intronic and sub-exonic circRNAs and comparative analyses of circRNA content to evaluate the variability between individuals, tissues and species. Despite technical bias due to the various origins of the datasets, we were able to characterize some features (i) (ruminant) liver contains more exonic circRNAs than muscle (ii) in testis, the number of exonic circRNAs seems associated with the sexual maturity of the animal. (iii) a particular class of circRNAs, sub-exonic circRNAs, are produced by a large variety of multi-exonic genes (protein-coding genes, long non-coding RNAs and pseudogenes) and mono-exonic genes (protein-coding genes from mitochondrial genome and small non-coding genes). Moreover, for multi-exonic genes there seems to be a relationship between the sub-exonic circRNAs transcription level and the linear transcription level. Finally, sub-exonic circRNAs produced by mono-exonic genes (mitochondrial protein-coding genes, ribozyme, and sno) exhibit a particular behavior. Caution has to be taken regarding the interpretation of the unannotated circRNA proportion in a given tissue/species: clusters of circRNAs without annotation were characterized in genomic regions with annotation and/or assembly problems of the respective animal genomes. This study highlights the importance of improving genome annotation to better consider candidate circRNAs and to better understand the circular transcriptome. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for considering the relative “weight” of circRNAs/parent genes for comparative analyses of several circular transcriptomes. Although there are points of agreement in the circular transcriptome of the same tissue in two species, it will be not possible to do without the characterization of it in both species.

scholarly journals Functional Analyses of the Promoters in the Lantibiotic Mutacin II Biosynthetic Locus in Streptococcus mutans

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 652-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengxia Qi ◽  
Ping Chen ◽  
Page W. Caufield
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Complex System ◽  
Streptococcus Mutans ◽  
Promoter Activity ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Early Stationary Phase ◽  
Translation Start Codon ◽  
Translation Start ◽  
Functional Analyses

ABSTRACT The lantibiotic bacteriocin mutacin II is produced by the group IIStreptococcus mutans. The mutacin II biosynthetic locus consists of seven genes, mutR, -A, -M, -T, -F, -E, and -G, organized as two operons. The mutAMTFEGoperon is transcribed from the mutA promoter 55 bp upstream of the translation start codon for MutA, while the mutRpromoter is 76 bp upstream of the mutR structural gene. Expression of the mutA promoter is regulated by the components of the growth medium, while the mutR promoter activity does not seem to be affected by these conditions. Inactivation of mutR abolishes transcription of the mutAoperon but does not affect its own promoter activity. The expressions of both mutA and mutR promoters are independent of the growth stage, while the production of mutacin II is only elevated at the early stationary phase. Taken together, these results suggest that expression of the mutacin operon is regulated by a complex system involving transcriptional and posttranscriptional or posttranslational controls.

Genetic and physical analysis of the chicken tk gene

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1769-1776
Author(s):  
G F Merrill ◽  
R M Harland ◽  
M Groudine ◽  
S L McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Start Codon ◽  
Nucleotide Sequencing ◽  
Deletion Mapping ◽  
Physical Analysis ◽  
Translation Start Codon ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
Cdna Sequences ◽  
Intervening Sequences ◽  
Translation Start ◽  
Functional Boundary

Several aspects of the structure of the chicken thymidine kinase gene (tk) have been resolved as a result of genetic experiments and nucleotide sequencing. Deletion mapping established the locations of two functional boundaries in a region thought to correspond to the 5' terminus of the gene. One such boundary coincides with a transcriptional promoter, and the other coincides with the translation start codon of the chicken tk polypeptide. Similar deletion mapping assays identified a functional boundary at the 3' terminus of the gene. DNA sequence analysis confirms the prediction that this 3' region encodes the carboxyl terminus of the tk polypeptide. A recombinant cDNA clone complementary to genomic tk sequences was isolated. A comparison between genomic and cDNA sequences reveals the locations of six intervening sequences and allows prediction of the complete amino acid sequence of the chicken tk polypeptide.

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