Evolution at increased error rate leads to the coexistence of multiple adaptive pathways in an RNA virus

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Ester Lázaro¹  María Arribas¹  Laura Cabanillas¹ 

[1] Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) Ctra de Ajalvir Km 4, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, 28850, Spain

关键词: Polymorphisms;    Epistasis;    5-azacytidine;    Mutagenesis;    Beneficial mutations;    Interference;    RNA viruses;   

Others  :  1130256
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2148-13-11

 received in 2012-08-01, accepted in 2013-01-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

When beneficial mutations present in different genomes spread simultaneously in an asexual population, their fixation can be delayed due to competition among them. This interference among mutations is mainly determined by the rate of beneficial mutations, which in turn depends on the population size, the total error rate, and the degree of adaptation of the population. RNA viruses, with their large population sizes and high error rates, are good candidates to present a great extent of interference. To test this hypothesis, in the current study we have investigated whether competition among beneficial mutations was responsible for the prolonged presence of polymorphisms in the mutant spectrum of an RNA virus, the bacteriophage Qβ, evolved during a large number of generations in the presence of the mutagenic nucleoside analogue 5-azacytidine.

Results

The analysis of the mutant spectra of bacteriophage Qβ populations evolved at artificially increased error rate shows a large number of polymorphic mutations, some of them with demonstrated selective value. Polymorphisms distributed into several evolutionary lines that can compete among them, making it difficult the emergence of a defined consensus sequence. The presence of accompanying deleterious mutations, the high degree of recurrence of the polymorphic mutations, and the occurrence of epistatic interactions generate a highly complex interference dynamics.

Conclusions

Interference among beneficial mutations in bacteriophage Qβ evolved at increased error rate permits the coexistence of multiple adaptive pathways that can provide selective advantages by different molecular mechanisms. In this way, interference can be seen as a positive factor that allows the exploration of the different local maxima that exist in rugged fitness landscapes.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Cabanillas et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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