Expansion of Noncanonical V-Arm-Containing tRNAs in Eukaryotes.

Abstract:

:Transfer RNA (tRNA) is essential for the translation of genetic information into proteins, and understanding its molecular evolution is important if we are to understand the genetic code. In general, long variable-arm (V-arm) structures form in tRNA(Leu), tRNA(Ser), and bacterial and organellar tRNA(Tyr). However, as we have previously reported, noncanonical V-arms occur in nematode tRNA(Gly) and tRNA(Ile), and potentially affect translational fidelity. Here, we comprehensively analyzed 69 eukaryotic genome sequences and examined the evolutionary divergence of the V-arm-containing tRNAs. In total, 253 V-arm-containing tRNAs, with neither leucine nor serine anticodons, were identified in organisms ranging from nematodes to fungi, plants, and vertebrates. We defined them as "noncanonical V-arm-containing tRNAs" (nov-tRNAs). Moreover, 2,415 nov-tRNA-like sequences lacking some of the conserved features of tRNAs were also identified, largely in vertebrate genomes. These nov-tRNA/nov-tRNA-like sequences can be categorized into three types, based on differences in their possible evolutionary origins. The type A nov-tRNAs in nematodes probably evolved not only from tRNA(Leu) but also from tRNA(Ser) and other isotypes on several independent occasions. The type B nov-tRNAs are dispersed abundantly throughout vertebrate genomes, and seem to have originated from retrotransposable elements. The type C nov-tRNAs may have been acquired from plant chloroplasts or from bacteria through horizontal transfer. Our findings provide unexpected insight into the evolution of the tRNA molecule, which was diverse and occurred independently in nematodes, vertebrates, and plants.

journal_name

Mol Biol Evol

authors

Hamashima K,Tomita M,Kanai A

doi

10.1093/molbev/msv253

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

530-40

issue

2

eissn

0737-4038

issn

1537-1719

pii

msv253

journal_volume

33

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