Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.

The discovery of Mimivirus, with its very large genome content, made it possible to identify genes common to the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea) and to generate controversial phylogenomic trees congruent with that of ribosomal genes, branching Mimivirus at its root. Here we use...

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Autores principales: Mickaël Boyer, Mohammed-Amine Madoui, Gregory Gimenez, Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e4494fd492e1441aa84e81a2d98d122d2021-11-18T07:02:10ZPhylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0015530https://doaj.org/article/e4494fd492e1441aa84e81a2d98d122d2010-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21151962/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The discovery of Mimivirus, with its very large genome content, made it possible to identify genes common to the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea) and to generate controversial phylogenomic trees congruent with that of ribosomal genes, branching Mimivirus at its root. Here we used sequences from metagenomic databases, Marseillevirus and three new viruses extending the Mimiviridae family to generate the phylogenetic trees of eight proteins involved in different steps of DNA processing. Compared to the three ribosomal defined domains, we report a single common origin for Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDV), DNA processing genes rooted between Archaea and Eukarya, with a topology congruent with that of the ribosomal tree. As for translation, we found in our new viruses, together with Mimivirus, five proteins rooted deeply in the eukaryotic clade. In addition, comparison of informational genes repertoire based on phyletic pattern analysis supports existence of a clade containing NCLDVs clearly distinct from that of Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea. We hypothesize that the core genome of NCLDV is as ancient as the three currently accepted domains of life.Mickaël BoyerMohammed-Amine MadouiGregory GimenezBernard La ScolaDidier RaoultPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 12, p e15530 (2010)
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Mickaël Boyer
Mohammed-Amine Madoui
Gregory Gimenez
Bernard La Scola
Didier Raoult
Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
description The discovery of Mimivirus, with its very large genome content, made it possible to identify genes common to the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea) and to generate controversial phylogenomic trees congruent with that of ribosomal genes, branching Mimivirus at its root. Here we used sequences from metagenomic databases, Marseillevirus and three new viruses extending the Mimiviridae family to generate the phylogenetic trees of eight proteins involved in different steps of DNA processing. Compared to the three ribosomal defined domains, we report a single common origin for Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDV), DNA processing genes rooted between Archaea and Eukarya, with a topology congruent with that of the ribosomal tree. As for translation, we found in our new viruses, together with Mimivirus, five proteins rooted deeply in the eukaryotic clade. In addition, comparison of informational genes repertoire based on phyletic pattern analysis supports existence of a clade containing NCLDVs clearly distinct from that of Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea. We hypothesize that the core genome of NCLDV is as ancient as the three currently accepted domains of life.
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author Mickaël Boyer
Mohammed-Amine Madoui
Gregory Gimenez
Bernard La Scola
Didier Raoult
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Mohammed-Amine Madoui
Gregory Gimenez
Bernard La Scola
Didier Raoult
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title Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
title_short Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
title_full Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
title_fullStr Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
title_full_unstemmed Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
title_sort phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses.
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