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ArticleScientific reports2018

The Evolution of Molecular Compatibility between Bacteriophage ΦX174 and its Host.

Alexander Kula, Joseph Saelens, Jennifer Cox, Alyxandria M Schubert, Michael Travisano, Catherine Putonti

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. 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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6 authors.

Alexander KulaDepartment of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Joseph SaelensBioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jennifer CoxDepartment of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Alyxandria M SchubertBioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Michael TravisanoDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8168-0842
Catherine PutontiDepartment of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. cputonti@luc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3049-5991

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viruses rely upon their hosts for biosynthesis of viral RNA, DNA and protein. This dependency frequently engenders strong selection for virus genome compatibility with potential hosts, appropriate gene regulation and expression necessary for a successful infection. While bioinformatic studies have shown strong correlations between codon usage in viral and host genomes, the selective factors by which this compatibility evolves remain a matter of conjecture. Engineered to include codons with a lesser usage and/or tRNA abundance within the host, three different attenuated strains of the bacterial virus ФX174 were created and propagated via serial transfers. Molecular sequence data indicate that biosynthetic compatibility was recovered rapidly. Extensive computational simulations were performed to assess the role of mutational biases as well as selection for translational efficiency in the engineered phage. Using bacteriophage as a model system, we can begin to unravel the evolutionary processes shaping codon compatibility between viruses and their host.

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Bacteriophage phi X 174BacteriophagesCodonComputational BiologyEvolution, MolecularGenome, ViralRNA, TransferRNA, ViralVirusesCodonRNA, TransferRNA, Viral

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PMID29844443
PMCPMC5974221

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