are transposons selfish? rob edwards ramy aziz
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Are transposons selfish?
RobEdwards
RamyAziz
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What does it mean to “win”?
Ubiquity: (omnipresence/ universality essentiality)
For the purpose of this study, the ubiquity of x is calculated as the number of “sets” to which x belongs
• x= (gene, protein, function, protein-encoding gene, enzyme)
• @sets = (genomes, metagenomes, biomes)
Abundance: (profusion ‘fertility/ promiscuity’)
The abundance of x is calculated as the (average) number of times x is represented in a particular set
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Counting CDS in genomes
☺ CDS fully sequenced
☺ one copy per function (more == paralogs)
So, just collect all genomes, extract all cds, count functions, and get results.
☹ Sequenced genomes do not represent life, but rather human-centered interests in life.
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Counting EGTs in metagenomes
Environmental gene tag (EGT) comes from one organism and represents one or more functions.
☺ Counts ∝ abundance
☹ Counts depend on:– Abundance
– Gene length
– Metagenome sample size ($$)
☹ Up 90% with no BLAST hits
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Bacteria 725
Archaea 47
Eukarya 29
Viruses 1,336
Metagenomes 187
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Biology Textbooks
The most abundant protein: RuBisCo*
How so? It’s the enzyme with the highest copy number in ecosystems (or with highest total mass).
• Is it the most ubiquitous? No! It’s almost only in photosynthetic organisms.
• Is its gene the most abundant? No! Most genomes lack it.
*ribulose-1,5-bis phosphate carboxylase
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And the winner is …
Hypothetical proteinaka
– Conserved protein– Unknown protein– Protein predicted by Glimmer– Very hypothetical protein– No name
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Why transposons?
Essential for life
Cheaters win
Two hypotheses:
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Metagenomes …
Pearson Corr.0.524
eco-essentiality
fertility
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Metagenomes …
Pearson Corr.0.524
Life essentials
eco-essentiality
fertility
Habitat -specific
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Transposons prefer prophages
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Tn per prophage
30
20
10
06 8 10 14 162 4 12
Number of
phage
Number of Tn per phage
All phages
Defective phages
Suspected viable phages
Viable phages
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Why transposons?
Essential for life ✔
Cheaters win ?
Two hypotheses: