The rate of synonymous substitution in enterobacterial genes is inversely related to codon usage bias |
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Authors: | Sharp PM; Li WH |
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Institution: | Center for Demographic and Population Genetics, University of Texas. |
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Abstract: | Genes sequences from Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and other
members of the Enterobacteriaceae show a negative correlation between the
degree of synonymous-codon usage bias and the rate of nucleotide
substitution at synonymous sites. In particular, very highly expressed
genes have very biased codon usage and accumulate synonymous substitutions
very slowly. In contrast, there is little correlation between the degree of
codon bias and the rate of protein evolution. It is concluded that both the
rate of synonymous substitution and the degree of codon usage bias largely
reflect the intensity of selection at the translational level. Because of
the high variability among genes in rates of synonymous substitution,
separate molecular clocks of synonymous substitution might be required for
different genes.
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