Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, Strain
Cuniculi A: The Loss of Infectivity to Humans Is Associated
with Genome Decay

J 2011

Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, Strain Cuniculi A: The Loss of Infectivity to Humans Is Associated with Genome Decay

ŠMAJS, David, Marie ZOBANÍKOVÁ, Michal STROUHAL, Darina ČEJKOVÁ, Shannon DUGAN-ROCHA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, Strain Cuniculi A: The Loss of Infectivity to Humans Is Associated with Genome Decay

Authors

ŠMAJS, David (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Marie ZOBANÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal STROUHAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Darina ČEJKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Shannon DUGAN-ROCHA (840 United States of America), Petra POSPÍŠILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Steven J. NORRIS (840 United States of America), Tom ALBERT (840 United States of America), Xiang QIN (840 United States of America), Kym HALLSWORTH-PEPIN (840 United States of America), Christian BUHAY (840 United States of America), Donna M. MUZNY (840 United States of America), Lei CHEN (840 United States of America), Richard A. GIBBS (840 United States of America) and George M. WEINSTOCK (840 United States of America)

Edition

Plos One, 2011, 1932-6203

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Genetics and molecular biology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.092

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/11:00049952

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020415

UT WoS

000291097600063

Keywords in English

ZEALAND WHITE-RABBITS; PALLIDUM SSP-PALLIDUM; REPEAT PROTEIN ARP; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; SYPHILIS SPIROCHETE; MULTIPLE ALLELES; GENE CONVERSION; TPRK GENE; IDENTIFICATION; EXPRESSION

Abstract

V originále

Treponema paraluiscuniculi is the causative agent of rabbit venereal spirochetosis. It is not infectious to humans, although its genome structure is very closely related to other pathogenic Treponema species including Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, the etiological agent of syphilis. In this study, the genome sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, strain Cuniculi A, was determined by a combination of several high-throughput sequencing strategies. Whereas the overall size (1,133,390 bp), arrangement, and gene content of the Cuniculi A genome closely resembled those of the T. pallidum genome, the T. paraluiscuniculi genome contained a markedly higher number of pseudogenes and gene fragments (51). In addition to pseudogenes, 33 divergent genes were also found in the T. paraluiscuniculi genome. A set of 32 (out of 84) affected genes encoded proteins of known or predicted function in the Nichols genome. These proteins included virulence factors, gene regulators and components of DNA repair and recombination. The majority (52 or 61.9%) of the Cuniculi A pseudogenes and divergent genes were of unknown function. Our results indicate that T. paraluiscuniculi has evolved from a T. pallidum-like ancestor and adapted to a specialized host-associated niche (rabbits) during loss of infectivity to humans. The genes that are inactivated or altered in T. paraluiscuniculi are candidates for virulence factors important in the infectivity and pathogenesis of T. pallidum subspecies.

Links

GA310/07/0321, research and development project

Name: Komparativní genomové sekvencování patogenních treponem a transkriptomová analýza T. pallidum ssp. pallidum

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

ŠMAJS, David, Marie ZOBANÍKOVÁ, Michal STROUHAL, Darina ČEJKOVÁ, Shannon DUGAN-ROCHA, Petra POSPÍŠILOVÁ, Steven J. NORRIS, Tom ALBERT, Xiang QIN, Kym HALLSWORTH-PEPIN, Christian BUHAY, Donna M. MUZNY, Lei CHEN, Richard A. GIBBS and George M. WEINSTOCK. Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, Strain Cuniculi A: The Loss of Infectivity to Humans Is Associated with Genome Decay. Plos One. 2011, vol. 6, No 5, p. "nestrankovano", 10 pp. ISSN 1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020415.

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ER  -

ŠMAJS, David, Marie ZOBANÍKOVÁ, Michal STROUHAL, Darina ČEJKOVÁ, Shannon DUGAN-ROCHA, Petra POSPÍŠILOVÁ, Steven J. NORRIS, Tom ALBERT, Xiang QIN, Kym HALLSWORTH-PEPIN, Christian BUHAY, Donna M. MUZNY, Lei CHEN, Richard A. GIBBS and George M. WEINSTOCK. Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema paraluiscuniculi, Strain Cuniculi A: The Loss of Infectivity to Humans Is Associated with Genome Decay. \textit{Plos One}. 2011, vol.~6, No~5, p.~''nestrankovano'', 10 pp. ISSN~1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020415.

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