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Metazoan ribotoxin genes acquired by Horizontal Gene Transfer

Walter J. Lapadula, Paula L. Marcet, María L. Mascotti, María V. Sánchez Puerta, Maximiliano Juri Ayub
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/071340
Walter J. Lapadula
1Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis, IMIBIO-SL-CONICET and Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis Argentina.
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Paula L. Marcet
2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Atlanta, USA.
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María L. Mascotti
1Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis, IMIBIO-SL-CONICET and Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis Argentina.
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María V. Sánchez Puerta
3Instituto de Ciencias Básicas, IBAM-CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Maximiliano Juri Ayub
1Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis, IMIBIO-SL-CONICET and Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis Argentina.
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Ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) are RNA N-glycosidases that depurinate a specific adenine residue in the conserved sarcin/ricin loop of 28S rRNA. These enzymes are widely distributed among plants and their presence has also been confirmed in several bacterial species. Recently, we reported for the first time in silico evidence of RIP encoding genes in metazoans, in two closely related species of insects: Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. Here, we have experimentally confirmed the presence of these genes in mosquitoes and attempted to unveil their evolutionary history. A detailed study was conducted, including evaluation of taxonomic distribution, phylogenetic inferences and microsynteny analyses, indicating that the culicine RIP genes derived from a single Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) event, probably from a Cyanobacterial donor species. Moreover, evolutionary analyses show that, after transference, these genes evolved under purifying selection, strongly suggesting that they play functional roles in these organisms. In this work we confirm the presence of RIP genes in Culicinae species, and show solid evidence supporting the hypothesis that these genes are derived from a single prokaryotic transferred gene through HGT. In addition, clear evidence of purifying selection pressure has been recorded, supporting the hypothesis that these genes are functional within this subfamily.

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Metazoan ribotoxin genes acquired by Horizontal Gene Transfer
Walter J. Lapadula, Paula L. Marcet, María L. Mascotti, María V. Sánchez Puerta, Maximiliano Juri Ayub
bioRxiv 071340; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/071340
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Metazoan ribotoxin genes acquired by Horizontal Gene Transfer
Walter J. Lapadula, Paula L. Marcet, María L. Mascotti, María V. Sánchez Puerta, Maximiliano Juri Ayub
bioRxiv 071340; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/071340

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