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ArticleBMC genomics2018

Do environmentally induced DNA variations mediate adaptation in Aspergillus flavus exposed to chromium stress in tannery sludge?

Akanksha Jaiswar, Deepti Varshney, Alok Adholeya, Pushplata Prasad

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Article in BMC genomics, 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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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akanksha JaiswarTERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, TERI Gram, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon Faridabad Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122 001, India.
Deepti VarshneyTERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, TERI Gram, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon Faridabad Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122 001, India.
Alok AdholeyaTERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, TERI Gram, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon Faridabad Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122 001, India.
Pushplata PrasadTERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, TERI Gram, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon Faridabad Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122 001, India. pushplata.singh@teri.res.in.
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Abstract

backgroundEnvironmental stress induced genetic polymorphisms have been suggested to arbitrate functional modifications influencing adaptations in microbes. The relationship between the genetic processes and concomitant functional adaptation can now be investigated at a genomic scale with the help of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Using a NGS approach we identified genetic variations putatively underlying chromium tolerance in a strain of Aspergillus flavus isolated from a tannery sludge. Correlation of nsSNPs in the candidate genes (n = 493) were investigated for their influence on protein structure and possible function. Whole genome sequencing of chromium tolerant A. flavus strain (TERIBR1) was done (Illumina HiSeq2000). The alignment of quality trimmed data of TERIBR1 with reference NRRL3357 (accession number EQ963472) strain was performed using Bowtie2 version 2.2.8. SNP with a minimum read depth of 5 and not in vicinity (10 bp) of INDEL were filtered. Candidate genes conferring chromium resistance were selected and SNPs were identified. Protein structure modeling and interpretation for protein-ligand (CrO

resultsHigh rate of nsSNPs (approximately 11/kb) occurred in selected candidate genes for chromium tolerance. Of the 16 candidate genes selected for studying effect of nsSNPs on protein structure and protein-ligand interaction, four proteins belonging to the Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) and recG protein families showed significant interaction with chromium ion only in the chromium tolerant A. flavus strain TERIBR1.

conclusionsPresence of nsSNPs and subsequent amino-acid alterations evidently influenced the 3D structures of the candidate proteins, which could have led to improved interaction with (CrO

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Genome, FungalAdaptation, PhysiologicalAspergillus flavusBinding SitesChromiumDNA, FungalDrug Resistance, FungalFungal ProteinsGenetic VariationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingKineticsLigandsMolecular Docking SimulationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSequence Analysis, DNASewageChromiumDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsLigandsSewageAdaptationMutationNon synonymous SNPs (nsSNPs)Protein-ligand interactionProtein structure and function

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