Analysis of Codon Usage Pattern in the DNA Polymerase Gene of Porcine Cytomegalovirus

2011 ◽  
Vol 271-273 ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
Yan Qun Wang ◽  
Zhi Wen Xu ◽  
Wan Zhu Guo ◽  
Feng Qin Li ◽  
Ling Zhu ◽  
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The analysis of the codon usage pattern of Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) DPOL gene has both theoretical and practical value in understanding the basics of molecular biology and selecting appropriate expression systems to improve the expression level. In this study, the codon usage pattern of PCMV DPOL gene and other 36 reference herperviruses were analyzed, the results showed that the codon of PCMV DPOL gene was strong bias toward the synonymous codons with G or C at the third codon position, and was closer relatively to these viruses which were classified in Betaherpesvirinae. Correlation analysis indicated that there was no obvious correlation between PCMV DPOL gene and it’s host swine, and 13 codons showed distinct usage preference between PCMV DPOL gene and H.sapiens, whereas 16 in the E.coli and 27 in the yeast. Thus the mammal expression system may be more appropriate for the expression of PCMV DPOL gene.

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 641-650
Author(s):  
Xi Xia Hu ◽  
An Chun Cheng ◽  
Ming Shu Wang

A comprehensive analysis of codon usage bias of DPV UL13 gene (GenBank Accession No. EU195098) was performed to provide a basis for understanding the relevant mechanism for its biased usage of synonymous codons and for selecting suitable expression systems to improve the expression of UL13 genes. Our study showed that codon usage bias of DPV UL13 gene strongly prefered to the synonymous with A and T at the third codon position. And ENC value and GC3s contents of the codon usage bias of UL13 gene in DPV were significantly different compared with those in other 21 reference herpesviruses. The phylogentic analysis about the putative protein of DPV UL13 and the 21 reference herpesviruses revealed that DPV was evolutionarily closer to the AnHV-1. In addition, the codon usage bias of DPV UL13 gene was compared with those of E. coli, yeast and human. There are 23 codons showing distinct usage differences between DPV and E. coli, 12 codons between DPV and yeast, 21 codons between DPV and human. Therefore, the yeast expression system is more appropriate for heterologous expression of the DPV UL13 gene.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Gun ◽  
Ren Yumiao ◽  
Pan Haixian ◽  
Zhang Liang

Phenomenon of unequal use of synonymous codons in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is common. Codon usage bias not only plays an important regulatory role at the level of gene expression, but also helps in improving the accuracy and efficiency of translation. Meanwhile, codon usage pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome is important for interpreting evolutionary characteristics in species. In order to investigate the codon usage pattern of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome, 12 Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes from different area are downloaded from the GeneBank. The correlations between G3, GC12, whole GC content, codon adaptation index, codon bias index, and so on of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes are calculated. The ENC-plot, relationship between A3/(A3+T3) and G3/(G3+C3), GC12 versus GC3 plot, and the RSCU of overall/separated genomes all show that the codon usage bias exists in all 12 Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes. Lastly, relationship between CBI and the equalization of ENC shows a strong negative correlation between them. The relationship between protein length and GC content (GC3 and GC12) shows that more obvious differences in the GC content may be in shorter protein. These results show that codon usage bias existing in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes could be used for further study on their evolutionary phenomenon.


2013 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 666-674
Author(s):  
Ting Wen ◽  
An Chun Cheng ◽  
Ming Shu Wang

The analysis on codon usage bias of UL17 gene of duck enteritis virus (DEV) may provide a basis for understanding the relevant mechanism for its biased usage of synonymous codons and for selecting appropriate host expression systems to improve the expression of DEV UL17 gene. In this study the results indicate that codon usage bias of DEV UL17 gene strongly preferred to the synonymous with A and T at third codon position. The ENC values and GC3S contents of the codon usage bias of UL17 genes in DEV and the 20 reference herpesviruses were obviously different. In addition, we compared the codon usage bias of DEV UL17 gene with E.coli, yeast and human. There are 25 codons showing distinct usage differences between DEV and E. coli, 17 codons between DEV and yeast, 23 codons between DEV and human. Therefore, the yeast expression system is more suitable for heterologous expression of the DEV UL17 gene.


2013 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 675-683
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
An Chun Cheng ◽  
Ming Shu Wang ◽  
De Kang Zhu ◽  
Xiao Jia Wang ◽  
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Objective: The aim was to identify the codon usage bias between the newly identified Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene (GenBank accession No.CP003388.1) and other reference bacteriums. Methods: A comparative analysis of the codon usage bias of the 18 bacteriums was performed by using the CodonW 1.4 program and CUSP (create a codon usage table) program of EMBOSS (The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite). Results: The results showed obvious differences of the synonymous codon usage bias in the 18 bacteriums indicated by the Codon Adaptation Index (CAI), effective number of codons (ENc), and the value of G+C content at the 3rd codon position. The codon usage pattern of the major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene was phylogenetically conserved and similar to that of the major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene of the Elizabethkingia anophelis Ag1 Contig17, with a strong bias towards the codons with A and T at the 3rd codon position. A cluster analysis of codon usage pattern of the RA major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene with other reference bacteriums demonstrated that the codon usage bias of the major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 genes of the 18 bacteriums had a very close relation with their gene function. The ENc-plot revealed that the genetic heterogeneity in the RA major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene and the 18 reference bacteriums were constrained by G+C content, while gene length exerted relatively weaker influences. In addition, comparisons of the codon preferences in the major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene of RA with those of Escherichia coli, yeast and humans revealed that there were 36 codons showing distinct usage differences between the RA and E. coli, and 37 between the RA and humans, but only 28 between the RA and yeast. Therefore, the yeast system may be more suitable for the expression of the RA major facilitator superfamily mfs_1 gene. Conclusion: Together, these results may improve our understanding of the evolution, pathogenesis and functional studies of RA and possibly contribute significantly to the area of other bacteriums.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1450-1458
Author(s):  
Sharanagouda S. Patil ◽  
Uma Bharathi Indrabalan ◽  
Kuralayanapalya Puttahonnappa Suresh ◽  
Bibek Ranjan Shome

Background and Aim: Classical swine fever (CSF), caused by CSF virus (CSFV), is a highly contagious disease in pigs causing 100% mortality in susceptible adult pigs and piglets. High mortality rate in pigs causes huge economic loss to pig farmers. CSFV has a positive-sense RNA genome of 12.3 kb in length flanked by untranslated regions at 5' and 3' end. The genome codes for a large polyprotein of 3900 amino acids coding for 11 viral proteins. The 1300 codons in the polyprotein are coded by different combinations of three nucleotides which help the infectious agent to evolve itself and adapt to the host environment. This study performed and employed various methods/techniques to estimate the changes occurring in the process of CSFV evolution by analyzing the codon usage pattern. Materials and Methods: The evolution of viruses is widely studied by analyzing their nucleotides and coding regions/ codons using various methods. A total of 115 complete coding regions of CSFVs including one complete genome from our laboratory (MH734359) were included in this study and analysis was carried out using various methods in estimating codon usage bias and evolution. This study elaborates on the factors that influence the codon usage pattern. Results: The effective number of codons (ENC) and relative synonymous codon usage showed the presence of codon usage bias. The mononucleotide (A) has a higher frequency compared to the other mononucleotides (G, C, and T). The dinucleotides CG and CC are underrepresented and overrepresented. The codons CGT was underrepresented and AGG was overrepresented. The codon adaptation index value of 0.71 was obtained indicating that there is a similarity in the codon usage bias. The principal component analysis, ENC-plot, Neutrality plot, and Parity Rule 2 plot produced in this article indicate that the CSFV is influenced by the codon usage bias. The mutational pressure and natural selection are the important factors that influence the codon usage bias. Conclusion: The study provides useful information on the codon usage analysis of CSFV and may be utilized to understand the host adaptation to virus environment and its evolution. Further, such findings help in new gene discovery, design of primers/probes, design of transgenes, determination of the origin of species, prediction of gene expression level, and gene function of CSFV. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on codon usage bias involving such a large number of complete CSFVs including one sequence of CSFV from India.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1440 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Uddin ◽  
Nirmal Paul ◽  
Supriyo Chakraborty

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