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ArticleCell systems2023

A vast evolutionarily transient translatome contributes to phenotype and fitness.

Aaron Wacholder, Saurin Bipin Parikh, Nelson Castilho Coelho, Omer Acar, Carly Houghton, Lin Chou, Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis

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Article in Cell systems, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Aaron WacholderDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Saurin Bipin ParikhDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Integrative Systems Biology Program, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Nelson Castilho CoelhoDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Omer AcarDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Joint CMU-Pitt PhD Program in Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Carly HoughtonDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Joint CMU-Pitt PhD Program in Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Lin ChouDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Integrative Systems Biology Program, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Anne-Ruxandra CarvunisDepartment of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: anc201@pitt.edu.

Funding

From non-coding to coding: uncovering the hidden coding potential of non-coding sequences and its role in de novo gene evolutionDP2GM137422 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CARVUNIS, ANNE-RUXANDRA · 2019 to 2019
$2.3M
Deciphering the mechanisms and dynamics of proto-gene evolutionR00GM108865 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CARVUNIS, ANNE-RUXANDRA · 2017 to 2019
$747k
NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM137422NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM108865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translation is the process by which ribosomes synthesize proteins. Ribosome profiling recently revealed that many short sequences previously thought to be noncoding are pervasively translated. To identify protein-coding genes in this noncanonical translatome, we combine an integrative framework for extremely sensitive ribosome profiling analysis, iRibo, with high-powered selection inferences tailored for short sequences. We construct a reference translatome for Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprising 5,400 canonical and almost 19,000 noncanonical translated elements. Only 14 noncanonical elements were evolving under detectable purifying selection. A representative subset of translated elements lacking signatures of selection demonstrated involvement in processes including DNA repair, stress response, and post-transcriptional regulation. Our results suggest that most translated elements are not conserved protein-coding genes and contribute to genotype-phenotype relationships through fast-evolving molecular mechanisms.

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Gene Expression RegulationRibosomesPhenotypeSaccharomyces cerevisiaede novo gene birthevolutionary genomicsgenome annotationmicroproteinsnoncanonical translationprotein evolutionribosome profilingsmORFs

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