Ausiannikava, Darya, Mitchell, Laura, Marriott, Hannah et al. (6 more authors) (2018) Evolution of Genome Architecture in Archaea:Spontaneous Generation of a New Chromosome in Haloferax volcanii. Molecular Biology and Evolution. pp. 1855-1868. ISSN 0737-4038
Abstract
The common ancestry of archaea and eukaryotes is evident in their genome architecture. All eukaryotic and several archaeal genomes consist of multiple chromosomes, each replicated from multiple origins. Three scenarios have been proposed for the evolution of this genome architecture: (1) mutational diversification of a multi-copy chromosome; (2) capture of a new chromosome by horizontal transfer; (3) acquisition of new origins and splitting into two replication-competent chromosomes. We report an example of the third scenario: the multi-origin chromosome of the archaeon Haloferax volcanii has split into two elements via homologous recombination. The newly-generated elements are bona fide chromosomes, because each bears 'chromosomal' replication origins, rRNA loci and essential genes. The new chromosomes were stable during routine growth but additional genetic manipulation, which involves selective bottlenecks, provoked further rearrangements. To the best of our knowledge, rearrangement of a naturally-evolved prokaryotic genome to generate two new chromosomes has not been described previously.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. |
Keywords: | Journal Article,Genome stability,Haloferax volcanii,Multipartite genome,Archaea,Homologous recombination,Chromosome,Genome architecture,Genome, Archaeal,Biological Evolution,Chromosomes, Archaeal,Haloferax volcanii/genetics,Replicon |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2018 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:15 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy075 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/molbev/msy075 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130147 |