The impact of genetic diversity on gene essentiality within the Escherichia coli species.


Journal

Nature microbiology
ISSN: 2058-5276
Titre abrégé: Nat Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101674869

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2021
Historique:
received: 26 05 2020
accepted: 20 11 2020
pubmed: 20 1 2021
medline: 13 5 2021
entrez: 19 1 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Bacteria from the same species can differ widely in their gene content. In Escherichia coli, the set of genes shared by all strains, known as the core genome, represents about half the number of genes present in any strain. Although recent advances in bacterial genomics have unravelled genes required for fitness in various experimental conditions, most studies have focused on single model strains. As a result, the impact of the species' genetic diversity on core processes of the bacterial cell remains largely under-investigated. Here, we have developed a CRISPR interference platform for high-throughput gene repression that is compatible with most E. coli isolates and closely related species. We have applied it to assess the importance of ~3,400 nearly ubiquitous genes in three growth conditions in 18 representative E. coli strains spanning most common phylogroups and lifestyles of the species. Our screens revealed extensive variations in gene essentiality between strains and conditions. Investigation of the genetic determinants for these variations highlighted the importance of epistatic interactions with mobile genetic elements. In particular, we have shown how prophage-encoded defence systems against phage infection can trigger the essentiality of persistent genes that are usually non-essential. This study provides broad insights into the evolvability of gene essentiality and argues for the importance of studying various isolates from the same species under diverse conditions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33462433
doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-00839-y
pii: 10.1038/s41564-020-00839-y
doi:

Substances chimiques

DNA Transposable Elements 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Pagination

301-312

Commentaires et corrections

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Auteurs

François Rousset (F)

Synthetic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Sorbonne Université, Collège Doctoral, Paris, France.

Jose Cabezas-Caballero (J)

Synthetic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

Florence Piastra-Facon (F)

Synthetic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

Jesús Fernández-Rodríguez (J)

Eligo Bioscience, Paris, France.

Olivier Clermont (O)

Université de Paris, IAME, INSERM UMR1137, Paris, France.

Erick Denamur (E)

Université de Paris, IAME, INSERM UMR1137, Paris, France.
AP-HP, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.

Eduardo P C Rocha (EPC)

Microbial Evolutionary Genomics, Institut Pasteur, CNRS, UMR3525, Paris, France. eduardo.rocha@pasteur.fr.

David Bikard (D)

Synthetic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. david.bikard@pasteur.fr.

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