Identification of horizontally transferred genes in the genus Colletotrichum reveals a steady tempo of bacterial to fungal gene transfer

BMC Genomics

Michael R Thon¹  Serenella A Sukno¹  Vinicio D Armijos Jaramillo¹ 

[1] Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Villamayor, Spain

关键词: Molecular clock;    Bacteria;    Pezizomycotina;    Anthracnose;    Colletotrichum;    Phytopathogen;    Horizontal gene transfer;   

Others  :  1118315
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2164-16-2

 received in 2014-09-02, accepted in 2014-12-08,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the stable transmission of genetic material between organisms by means other than vertical inheritance. HGT has an important role in the evolution of prokaryotes but is relatively rare in eukaryotes. HGT has been shown to contribute to virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. We studied the importance of HGT in plant pathogenic fungi by identifying horizontally transferred genes in the genomes of three members of the genus Colletotrichum.

Results

We identified eleven HGT events from bacteria into members of the genus Colletotrichum or their ancestors. The HGT events include genes involved in amino acid, lipid and sugar metabolism as well as lytic enzymes. Additionally, the putative minimal dates of transference were calculated using a time calibrated phylogenetic tree. This analysis reveals a constant flux of genes from bacteria to fungi throughout the evolution of subphylum Pezizomycotina.

Conclusions

Genes that are typically transferred by HGT are those that are constantly subject to gene duplication and gene loss. The functions of some of these genes suggest roles in niche adaptation and virulence. We found no evidence of a burst of HGT events coinciding with major geological events. In contrast, HGT appears to be a constant, albeit rare phenomenon in the Pezizomycotina, occurring at a steady rate during their evolution.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Jaramillo et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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