A role for tRNA modifications in genome structure and codon usage |
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Authors: | Novoa Eva Maria Pavon-Eternod Mariana Pan Tao Ribas de Pouplana Lluís |
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Institution: | 1 Institute for Research in Biomedicine, c/ Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA 3 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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Abstract: | Transfer RNA (tRNA) gene content is a differentiating feature of genomes that contributes to the efficiency of the translational apparatus, but the principles shaping tRNA gene copy number and codon composition are poorly understood. Here, we report that the emergence of two specific tRNA modifications shaped the structure and composition of all extant genomes. Through the analysis of more than 500 genomes, we identify two kingdom-specific tRNA modifications as major contributors that separated archaeal, bacterial, and eukaryal genomes in terms of their tRNA gene composition. We show that, contrary to prior observations, genomic codon usage and tRNA gene frequencies correlate in all kingdoms if these two modifications are taken into account and that presence or absence of these modifications explains patterns of gene expression observed in previous studies. Finally, we experimentally demonstrate that human gene expression levels correlate well with genomic codon composition if these identified modifications are considered. |
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