Distribution and function of prophage phiRv1 and phiRv2 among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

作者：Fan, Xiangyu; Abd Alla, Abu Algasim Elgaili; Xie, Jianping^*

来源：Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 2016, 34(2): 233-238.

DOI：10.1080/07391102.2015.1022602

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
• prophage
• genome
• proteome
• transcriptomic

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is notorious for causing diseases, such as tuberculosis. Tuberculosis caused by M. tuberculosis remains a global public health concern. Two prophages, phiRv1 and phiRv2, can be found among most MTBC genomes. However, no precise functions have been assigned for the two prophages. In this paper, to find out the function of these two prophages, the distribution and function of phiRv1 and phiRv2 in MTBC genomes were analyzed from multiple omics data. We found that complex insertion, deletion, and reorganization appeared on the locus of two prophages in MTBC genomes; some genes of the two prophages can be translated and are functional from proteomic data; the expression of other prophage genes, such as Rv1577c, Rv2650c, Rv2652c, Rv2659c, and Rv2658c, can vary with environmental stresses and might enhance the fitness of MTBC. These data will facilitate our in-depth understanding of their function.

• 出版日期2016
• 单位济南大学; 西南大学