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Generation of Marked and Markerless Mutants in Model Cyanobacterial Species
Published on: May 29, 2016
まとめ
バクテリアの遺伝子転送は,系統遺伝分析に挑戦しています. Rhodospirillaceaeのサイトクロームcと16SリボソームRNAデータを比較すると,強固な細菌の系統遺伝子が提供され,無作為に遺伝子の移転が唯一の説明であると反証されます.
科学分野:
- 微生物学 微生物学とは
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
背景:
- バクテリアにおける広範囲な種間遺伝子転送は,系統遺伝分析を複雑にします.
- 以前の研究では,細菌の系統遺伝子が,ランダムな横向の遺伝子転送によって隠されていることが示唆されました.
- Rhodospirillaceaeのシトクロームc配列解析は,真の系統形成ではなく,遺伝子転送を反映するように提案されました.
研究 の 目的:
- 広範な遺伝子転送にもかかわらず,バクテリアの分子系統の信頼性を調査する.
- Rhodospirillaceaeの異なるマクロ分子から派生した系統樹を比較するために.
- 関連のない分子間の保存された系統遺伝的パターンが真の進化的関係を示すかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- ロドスピリラceaeのサイトクロームc配列の比較分析.
- Rhodospirillaceae.のための16SリボソームRNAカタログの決定.
- 両データセットからの系統樹の構築と比較.
主要な成果:
- サイトクロームc配列と16SリボソームRNAカタログから派生した系統樹は,有意な一致を示した.
- 関係のないマクロモレキュルの間の一貫した系統遺伝的パターンは,非ハファザードな進化の歴史を示唆する.
- この発見は,横行遺伝子の移転が細菌の系統遺伝を完全に覆い隠すという考えに異議を唱えている.
結論:
- 多数の無関係なマクロモレキュルの比較分析は,細菌の系統遺伝を決定するための信頼できる方法を提供します.
- コンセンサスの系統樹は,ランダムな横行遺伝子転送の人工物である可能性は低い.
- この研究は,細菌の進化的関係を解明する分子データの有用性を裏付けている.
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