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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2016

High Prevalence of Diverse Insertion Sequences within the rRNA Operons of Mycoplasma bovis.

Eytan Amram, Ilya Borovok, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Roger Ayling, Uri Lerner, Shimon Harrus, Inna Lysnyansky

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eytan AmramMycoplasma Unit, Division of Avian and Aquatic Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit Dagan, Israel Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Ilya BorovokDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yaarit Nachum-BialaKoret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Roger AylingDepartment of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom.
Uri LernerMycoplasma Unit, Division of Avian and Aquatic Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit Dagan, Israel Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shimon HarrusKoret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Inna LysnyanskyMycoplasma Unit, Division of Avian and Aquatic Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit Dagan, Israel innal@moag.gov.il.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILAnimal and Plant Health Agency · GBTel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insertion sequences (ISs) are widespread in the genome of Mycoplasma bovis strain PG45, but no ISs were identified within its two tandemly positioned rRNA operons (rrn1 and rrn2). However, characterization of the rrn locus in 70 M. bovis isolates revealed the presence of ISs related to the ISMbov1 (IS30 family) and ISMbov4 (IS4 family) isomers in 35 isolates. ISs were inserted into intergenic region 1 (IGR-1) or IGR-3, which are the putative promoter regions of rrn1 and rrn2, respectively, and into IGR-5, located downstream of the rrl2 gene. Seven different configurations (A to G) of the rrn locus with respect to ISs were identified, including those in five annotated genomes. The transcriptional start site for the single rrn operon in M. bovis strain 88127 was mapped within IGR-1, 60 bp upstream of the rrs gene. Notably, only 1 nucleotide separated the direct repeat (DR) for ISMbov1 and the promoter -35 element in configuration D, while in configuration F, the -35 motif was a part of the ISMbov1 DR. Relative quantitative real-time (qRT) PCR analysis and growth rate comparisons detected a significant increase (P < 0.05) in the expression of the rrs genes and in the number of viable cells during log phase growth (8, 12, and 16 h) in the strains with configuration F in comparison to strains with one or two rrn operons that did not have ISs. A high prevalence of IS elements within or close to the M. bovis rrn operon-promoter region may reflect their important role in regulation of both ribosome synthesis and function. IMPORTANCE: Data presented in this study show a high prevalence of diverse ISs within the M. bovis rrn locus resulting in intraspecies variability and diversity. Such abundance of IS elements near or within the rrn locus may offer a selective advantage to M. bovis Moreover, the fact that expression of the rrs genes as well as the number of viable cells increased in the group of strains with IS element insertion within a putative promoter -35 sequence (configuration F) in comparison to that in strains with one or two rrn operons that do not have ISs may serve as a basis for understanding the possible role of M. bovis IS elements in fundamental biological processes such as regulation of ribosome synthesis and function.

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Mutagenesis, InsertionalrRNA OperonDNA, BacterialDNA, IntergenicDNA Transposable ElementsGenome, BacterialMycoplasma bovisPromoter Regions, GeneticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription Initiation SiteDNA, BacterialDNA, IntergenicDNA Transposable Elements

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PMID27542937
PMCPMC5066355
OpenAlexW2516313151

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