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Volume 81, Issue 9

Codon usage in nucleopolyhedroviruses Free

Abstract

Phylogenetic analyses based on baculovirus polyhedrin nucleotide and amino acid sequences revealed two major nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) clades, designated Group I and Group II. Subsequent phylogenetic analyses have revealed three Group II subclades, designated A, B and C. Variations in amino acid frequencies determine the extent of dissimilarity for divergent but structurally and functionally conserved genes and therefore significantly influence the analysis of phylogenetic relationships. Hence, it is important to consider variations in amino acid codon usage. The Genome Hypothesis postulates that genes in any given genome use the same coding pattern with respect to synonymous codons and that genes in phylogenetically related species generally show the same pattern of codon usage. We have examined codon usage in six genes from six NPVs and found that: (1) there is significant variation in codon use by genes within the same virus genome; (2) there is significant variation in the codon usage of homologous genes encoded by different NPVs; (3) there is no correlation between the level of gene expression and codon bias in NPVs; (4) there is no correlation between gene length and codon bias in NPVs; and (5) that while codon use bias appears to be conserved between viruses that are closely related phylogenetically, the patterns of codon usage also appear to be a direct function of the GC-content of the virus-encoded genes.

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Codon usage in nucleopolyhedroviruses
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