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ArticleScientific reports2015

Comparative analysis of essential genes in prokaryotic genomic islands.

Xi Zhang, Chong Peng, Ge Zhang, Feng Gao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xi ZhangDepartment of Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Chong PengDepartment of Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Ge ZhangDepartment of Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Feng Gao1] Department of Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China [2] Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China [3] SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China.
Tianjin University · CN

Funding

Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Receptor Targeting and FunctioningR03AA020101 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI CALDWELL, KEVIN K. · 2010 to 2011
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NIAAA NIH HHS R03 AA020101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Essential genes are thought to encode proteins that carry out the basic functions to sustain a cellular life, and genomic islands (GIs) usually contain clusters of horizontally transferred genes. It has been assumed that essential genes are not likely to be located in GIs, but systematical analysis of essential genes in GIs has not been explored before. Here, we have analyzed the essential genes in 28 prokaryotes by statistical method and reached a conclusion that essential genes in GIs are significantly fewer than those outside GIs. The function of 362 essential genes found in GIs has been explored further by BLAST against the Virulence Factor Database (VFDB) and the phage/prophage sequence database of PHAge Search Tool (PHAST). Consequently, 64 and 60 eligible essential genes are found to share the sequence similarity with the virulence factors and phage/prophages-related genes, respectively. Meanwhile, we find several toxin-related proteins and repressors encoded by these essential genes in GIs. The comparative analysis of essential genes in genomic islands will not only shed new light on the development of the prediction algorithm of essential genes, but also give a clue to detect the functionality of essential genes in genomic islands.

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Genes, EssentialBacteriaBacteriophagesDatabases, GeneticGenomic IslandsProkaryotic Cells

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PMID26223387
PMCPMC4519734
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