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Novel molecular features of the fibrolytic intestinal bacterium Fibrobacter intestinalis not shared with Fibrobacter succinogenes as determined by suppressive subtractive hybridization. 2005

Meng Qi, and Karen E Nelson, and Sean C Daugherty, and William C Nelson, and Ioana R Hance, and Mark Morrison, and Cecil W Forsberg
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1 Ontario, Canada.

Suppressive subtractive hybridization was conducted to identify unique genes coding for plant cell wall hydrolytic enzymes and other properties of the gastrointestinal bacterium Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7 not shared by Fibrobacter succinogenes S85. Subtractive clones from F. intestinalis were sequenced and assembled to form 712 nonredundant contigs with an average length of 525 bp. Of these, 55 sequences were unique to F. intestinalis. The remaining contigs contained 764 genes with BLASTX similarities to other proteins; of these, 80% had the highest similarities to proteins in F. succinogenes, including 30 that coded for carbohydrate active enzymes. The expression of 17 of these genes was verified by Northern dot blot analysis. Of genes not exhibiting BLASTX similarity to F. succinogenes, 30 encoded putative transposases, 6 encoded restriction modification genes, and 45% had highest similarities to proteins in other species of gastrointestinal bacteria, a finding suggestive of either horizontal gene transfer to F. intestinalis or gene loss from F. succinogenes. Analysis of contigs containing segments of two or more adjacent genes revealed that only 35% exhibited BLASTX similarity and were in the same orientation as those of F. succinogenes, indicating extensive chromosomal rearrangement. The expression of eight transposases, and three restriction-modification genes was confirmed by Northern dot blot analysis. These data clearly document the maintenance of carbohydrate active enzymes in F. intestinalis necessitated by the preponderance of polysaccharide substrates available in the ruminal environment. It also documents substantive changes in the genome from that of F. succinogenes, which may be related to the introduction of the array of transposase and restriction-modification genes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009693 Nucleic Acid Hybridization Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded DNAs or RNAs to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (Kendrew, Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994, p503) Genomic Hybridization,Acid Hybridization, Nucleic,Acid Hybridizations, Nucleic,Genomic Hybridizations,Hybridization, Genomic,Hybridization, Nucleic Acid,Hybridizations, Genomic,Hybridizations, Nucleic Acid,Nucleic Acid Hybridizations
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D004262 DNA Restriction Enzymes Enzymes that are part of the restriction-modification systems. They catalyze the endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA sequences which lack the species-specific methylation pattern in the host cell's DNA. Cleavage yields random or specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates. The function of restriction enzymes is to destroy any foreign DNA that invades the host cell. Most have been studied in bacterial systems, but a few have been found in eukaryotic organisms. They are also used as tools for the systematic dissection and mapping of chromosomes, in the determination of base sequences of DNAs, and have made it possible to splice and recombine genes from one organism into the genome of another. EC 3.21.1. Restriction Endonucleases,DNA Restriction Enzyme,Restriction Endonuclease,Endonuclease, Restriction,Endonucleases, Restriction,Enzymes, DNA Restriction,Restriction Enzyme, DNA,Restriction Enzymes, DNA
D004269 DNA, Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria. Bacterial DNA
D004734 Energy Metabolism The chemical reactions involved in the production and utilization of various forms of energy in cells. Bioenergetics,Energy Expenditure,Bioenergetic,Energy Expenditures,Energy Metabolisms,Expenditure, Energy,Expenditures, Energy,Metabolism, Energy,Metabolisms, Energy
D006867 Hydrolases Any member of the class of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of the substrate and the addition of water to the resulting molecules, e.g., ESTERASES, glycosidases (GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES), lipases, NUCLEOTIDASES, peptidases (PEPTIDE HYDROLASES), and phosphatases (PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES). EC 3. Hydrolase
D001426 Bacterial Proteins Proteins found in any species of bacterium. Bacterial Gene Products,Bacterial Gene Proteins,Gene Products, Bacterial,Bacterial Gene Product,Bacterial Gene Protein,Bacterial Protein,Gene Product, Bacterial,Gene Protein, Bacterial,Gene Proteins, Bacterial,Protein, Bacterial,Proteins, Bacterial
D016680 Genome, Bacterial The genetic complement of a BACTERIA as represented in its DNA. Bacterial Genome,Bacterial Genomes,Genomes, Bacterial
D045848 Fibrobacter A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria in the family Fibrobacteraceae, isolated from the human GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
D050260 Carbohydrate Metabolism Cellular processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of CARBOHYDRATES. Metabolism, Carbohydrate

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