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Short inversions and conserved gene cluster.

David Sankoff1

  • 1Centre de recherches mathématiques, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7. sankoff@poste.umontreal.ca

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|October 12, 2002
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Short inversions in microbial genomes can alter gene order. Our model shows inversion length significantly impacts gene cluster evolution, explaining lack of parallel gene order and questioning cluster validity.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Recent genomic studies reveal short inversions are common in microbial genomes.
  • Gene order conservation is surprisingly low within conserved gene clusters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and analyze a model of genomic inversion.
  • To investigate the impact of inversion fragment length on gene order evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a theoretical model for inversions.
  • Analysis of gene order patterns based on inversion length relative to cluster size.

Main Results:

  • A qualitative difference in evolutionary patterns emerges based on inversion length (small vs. large relative to cluster size).

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  • This difference explains the observed lack of parallel gene order in conserved clusters.

    • Conclusions:

    • The length of inverted fragments is a critical parameter in gene order evolution.
    • Current statistical tests for functionally selected gene clusters may be invalid if they don't account for inversion length effects.