Article ; Online: Unusually Divergent Ubiquitin Genes and Proteins in Plasmodium Species.
2023 Volume 15, Issue 8
Abstract: Ubiquitin is an extraordinarily highly conserved 76 amino acid protein encoded by three different types of gene, where the primary translation products are fusions either of ubiquitin with one of two ribosomal proteins (RPs) or of multiple ubiquitin ... ...
| Abstract | Ubiquitin is an extraordinarily highly conserved 76 amino acid protein encoded by three different types of gene, where the primary translation products are fusions either of ubiquitin with one of two ribosomal proteins (RPs) or of multiple ubiquitin monomers from head to tail. Here, we investigate the evolution of ubiquitin genes in mammalian malaria parasites (Plasmodium species). The ubiquitin encoded by the RPS27a fusion gene is highly divergent, as previously found in a variety of protists. However, we also find that two other forms of divergent ubiquitin sequence, each previously thought to be extremely rare, have arisen recently during the divergence of Plasmodium subgenera. On two occasions, in two distinct lineages, the ubiquitin encoded by the RPL40 fusion gene has rapidly diverged. In addition, in one of these lineages, the polyubiquitin genes have undergone a single codon insertion, previously considered a unique feature of Rhizaria. There has been disagreement whether the multiple ubiquitin coding repeats within a genome exhibit concerted evolution or undergo a birth-and-death process; the Plasmodium ubiquitin genes show clear signs of concerted evolution, including the spread of this codon insertion to multiple repeats within the polyubiquitin gene. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Ubiquitin/genetics ; Polyubiquitin ; Ribosomal Proteins/genetics ; Magnoliopsida ; Plasmodium/genetics ; Mammals |
| Chemical Substances | Ubiquitin ; Polyubiquitin (120904-94-1) ; Ribosomal Proteins |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-06-28 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
| ZDB-ID | 2495328-3 |
| ISSN | 1759-6653 ; 1759-6653 |
| ISSN (online) | 1759-6653 |
| ISSN | 1759-6653 |
| DOI | 10.1093/gbe/evad137 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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