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Interrupted coding sequences in Mycobacterium smegmatis: authentic mutations or sequencing errors?

Caroline Deshayes1, Emmanuel Perrodou, Sebastien Gallien

  • 1Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes, Paris Cedex 15, F-75730, France. deshayes@necker.fr

Genome Biology
|February 14, 2007
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Many bacterial interrupted coding sequences (ICDSs) are actually sequencing errors, not real genetic features. Investigating these errors is crucial for accurate genome annotation and comparative genomics.

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • In silico analysis reveals bacterial genomes contain interrupted coding sequences (ICDSs) with frameshifts or stop codons.
  • The biological reality of ICDSs is debated, with possibilities including genuine sequences or misannotations due to sequencing errors.
  • Accurate identification of ICDSs is critical for downstream functional characterization, comparative genomics, and proteomic studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the origin of interrupted coding sequences (ICDSs) in bacterial genomes.
  • To determine the proportion of ICDSs that result from sequencing errors rather than biological variation.
  • To assess the impact of correcting sequencing errors on genome annotation and comparative analyses.

Main Methods:

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  • Utilized Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model organism for ICDS investigation.
  • Employed a resequencing procedure to re-examine putative ICDS regions.
  • Applied mass spectrometry analysis to confirm the protein products of ICDSs.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant fraction of investigated ICDSs in Mycobacterium smegmatis were identified as sequencing errors.
    • Out of 73 examined ICDSs, 28 were confirmed to be artifacts of sequencing.
    • Correction of these sequencing errors led to revised protein sequences and updated genome annotations.

    Conclusions:

    • A substantial number of bacterial ICDSs may arise from sequencing errors, impacting genome integrity.
    • Individual investigation of each bacterial ICDS is recommended to ascertain its true nature.
    • Accurate genome annotation, free from sequencing artifacts, is essential for reliable comparative genomics.