Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa

Eighteen classical mutant strains of Neurospora crassa were subject to whole genome sequence analysis and the mitochondrial genome is analyzed. Overall, the mitochondrial genomes of the classical mutant strains are 99.45 to 99.98 % identical to the reference genome. Two-thirds of the SNPs and three...

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Main Author: K. McCluskey
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Published: BMC 2012-06-01
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description Eighteen classical mutant strains of Neurospora crassa were subject to whole genome sequence analysis and the mitochondrial genome is analyzed. Overall, the mitochondrial genomes of the classical mutant strains are 99.45 to 99.98 % identical to the reference genome. Two-thirds of the SNPs and three-fourths of indels identified in this analysis are shared among more than one strain. Most of the limited variability in mitochondrial genome sequence is neutral with regard to protein structure. Despite the fact that the mitochondrial genome is present in multiple copies per cell, many of the polymorphisms were homozygous within each strain. Conversely, some polymorphisms, especially those associated with large scale rearrangements are only present in a fraction of the reads covering each region. The impact of this variation is unknown and further studies will be necessary to ascertain if this level of polymorphism is common among fungi and whether it reflects the impact of ageing cultures.
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spelling doaj-art-1bb065ef16bb4a148b941085b04122962025-02-02T20:43:27ZengBMCIMA Fungus2210-63402210-63592012-06-01319398Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassaK. McCluskeyEighteen classical mutant strains of Neurospora crassa were subject to whole genome sequence analysis and the mitochondrial genome is analyzed. Overall, the mitochondrial genomes of the classical mutant strains are 99.45 to 99.98 % identical to the reference genome. Two-thirds of the SNPs and three-fourths of indels identified in this analysis are shared among more than one strain. Most of the limited variability in mitochondrial genome sequence is neutral with regard to protein structure. Despite the fact that the mitochondrial genome is present in multiple copies per cell, many of the polymorphisms were homozygous within each strain. Conversely, some polymorphisms, especially those associated with large scale rearrangements are only present in a fraction of the reads covering each region. The impact of this variation is unknown and further studies will be necessary to ascertain if this level of polymorphism is common among fungi and whether it reflects the impact of ageing cultures.http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ima/imafung/2012/00000003/00000001/art00022SNPIndelsequence polymorphismorganelle genomeclassical mutant
spellingShingle K. McCluskey
Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
IMA Fungus
SNP
Indel
sequence polymorphism
organelle genome
classical mutant
title Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
title_full Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
title_fullStr Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
title_full_unstemmed Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
title_short Variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole-genome-sequenced strains of Neurospora crassa
title_sort variation in mitochondrial genome primary sequence among whole genome sequenced strains of neurospora crassa
topic SNP
Indel
sequence polymorphism
organelle genome
classical mutant
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