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Codon usage in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Siv G E Andersson1, Paul M Sharp2

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, S-75124, Sweden.

Microbiology (Reading, England)
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits a strong bias towards G- and C-ending codons, with gene expression levels influencing codon usage patterns. Optimal codons are conserved across related bacterial species, highlighting evolutionary selection pressures.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics and Molecular Biology
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is a high-G+C Gram-positive bacterium with a genome G+C content of approximately 65 mol%.
  • High G+C content in bacterial genomes often correlates with a bias in codon usage, favoring codons ending in guanine (G) or cytosine (C).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate synonymous codon usage patterns in M. tuberculosis and M. bovis genes.
  • To identify potential optimal codons and analyze variations in codon usage relative to gene expression levels.
  • To compare codon usage bias and conservation with other bacterial species, including Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of gene sequences from M. tuberculosis and related species.

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  • Statistical assessment of codon usage frequencies and G+C content at the third codon position.
  • Identification of putative optimal codons based on observed usage patterns and correlation analysis with homologous genes.

    • Main Results:

    • M. tuberculosis displays a significant bias towards G- and C-ending codons, with 83% G+C content at the third codon position.
    • Codon usage patterns vary considerably among genes, correlating with gene expression levels.
    • Putative optimal codons were identified for 15 amino acids, showing conservation with E. coli and B. subtilis, and even with C. glutamicum despite its lower G+C content.

    Conclusions:

    • The study identifies specific optimal codons in M. tuberculosis, influenced by gene expression and evolutionary selection.
    • The conservation of favored codons across diverse bacterial species suggests common underlying mechanisms of translational efficiency or accuracy.
    • Despite differences in genomic G+C content, codon usage bias shows remarkable conservation between M. tuberculosis and Corynebacterium glutamicum.