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基因5'末端的罕见密码子的丰富是一种由进化序列周转引起的,并不能改善翻译
Richard Sejour1, Janet Leatherwood2, Alisa Yurovsky3
1Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States.
eLife
|July 15, 2024
概括
基因的5'端具有缓慢的编码子,但这并不能防止核糖体碰撞或帮助基因表达. 相反,基因5'端的慢翻译是进化周转的非适应性后果.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明5'基因区域具有罕见的编码子,缓慢翻译以防止核糖体碰撞.
- 众所周知,罕见的密码体比常见的密码体翻译得更慢.
研究的目的:
- 重新检查'5'缓慢翻译坡道'假设.
- 为了研究5'基因区域中罕见的编码子的适应意义.
- 确定5'编码子对基因表达和核糖体动态的影响.
主要方法:
- 酵母基因序列的生物信息分析.
- 在5'基因区域中对同名编码子进行实验性操纵.
- 对核糖体碰撞预防的直接实验测试.
- 基因末端保护的比较进化分析.
主要成果:
- 已确认的5'区域为稀有子富含,为快速启动子耗尽,减缓翻译.
- 发现的5'和3'基因末端保存不良,表明转换迅速.
- 通过实验证明,缓慢的5'编解子会导致基因表达较差,而更快的编解子会改善它.
- 显示的缓慢子并不能防止下游的核糖体碰撞.
结论:
- 缓慢的5'转化不适应防止核糖体碰撞或增强基因表达.
- 缓慢的5'转换是5'末端进化周转的非适应性副产品.
- 基因5'末端的进化不稳定导致罕见的编码子的结合,导致翻译速度较慢而没有适应性益处.
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