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Science ; 281(5375): 375-88, 1998 Jul 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9665876

ABSTRACT

The complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum was determined and shown to be 1,138,006 base pairs containing 1041 predicted coding sequences (open reading frames). Systems for DNA replication, transcription, translation, and repair are intact, but catabolic and biosynthetic activities are minimized. The number of identifiable transporters is small, and no phosphoenolpyruvate:phosphotransferase carbohydrate transporters were found. Potential virulence factors include a family of 12 potential membrane proteins and several putative hemolysins. Comparison of the T. pallidum genome sequence with that of another pathogenic spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, identified unique and common genes and substantiates the considerable diversity observed among pathogenic spirochetes.


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Genome, Bacterial , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Treponema pallidum/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Base Sequence , Borrelia burgdorferi Group/genetics , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , DNA Repair/genetics , DNA Replication/genetics , DNA Restriction Enzymes/genetics , Energy Metabolism/genetics , Genes, Bacterial , Genes, Regulator , Heat-Shock Response/genetics , Lipoproteins/genetics , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Movement , Open Reading Frames , Oxygen Consumption/genetics , Protein Biosynthesis , Recombination, Genetic , Replication Origin , Transcription, Genetic , Treponema pallidum/metabolism , Treponema pallidum/pathogenicity
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Nature ; 390(6660): 580-6, 1997 Dec 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9403685

ABSTRACT

The genome of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi B31, the aetiologic agent of Lyme disease, contains a linear chromosome of 910,725 base pairs and at least 17 linear and circular plasmids with a combined size of more than 533,000 base pairs. The chromosome contains 853 genes encoding a basic set of proteins for DNA replication, transcription, translation, solute transport and energy metabolism, but, like Mycoplasma genitalium, it contains no genes for cellular biosynthetic reactions. Because B. burgdorferi and M. genitalium are distantly related eubacteria, we suggest that their limited metabolic capacities reflect convergent evolution by gene loss from more metabolically competent progenitors. Of 430 genes on 11 plasmids, most have no known biological function; 39% of plasmid genes are paralogues that form 47 gene families. The biological significance of the multiple plasmid-encoded genes is not clear, although they may be involved in antigenic variation or immune evasion.


Subject(s)
Borrelia burgdorferi Group/genetics , Genome, Bacterial , Biological Transport , Chemotaxis , Chromosomes, Bacterial , DNA Repair , DNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Energy Metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Lyme Disease/microbiology , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Plasmids , Protein Biosynthesis , Recombination, Genetic , Replication Origin , Telomere , Transcription, Genetic
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Nature ; 390(6658): 364-70, 1997 Nov 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9389475

ABSTRACT

Archaeoglobus fulgidus is the first sulphur-metabolizing organism to have its genome sequence determined. Its genome of 2,178,400 base pairs contains 2,436 open reading frames (ORFs). The information processing systems and the biosynthetic pathways for essential components (nucleotides, amino acids and cofactors) have extensive correlation with their counterparts in the archaeon Methanococcus jannaschii. The genomes of these two Archaea indicate dramatic differences in the way these organisms sense their environment, perform regulatory and transport functions, and gain energy. In contrast to M. jannaschii, A. fulgidus has fewer restriction-modification systems, and none of its genes appears to contain inteins. A quarter (651 ORFs) of the A. fulgidus genome encodes functionally uncharacterized yet conserved proteins, two-thirds of which are shared with M. jannaschii (428 ORFs). Another quarter of the genome encodes new proteins indicating substantial archaeal gene diversity.


Subject(s)
Archaeoglobus fulgidus/genetics , Genes, Archaeal , Genome , Archaeoglobus fulgidus/metabolism , Archaeoglobus fulgidus/physiology , Base Sequence , Cell Division , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Energy Metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Biosynthesis , Transcription, Genetic
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