Functional annotation of a divergent genome using sequence and structure-based similarity.

Functional annotation Genome Microsporidia Polar tube proteins Ricin B lectins Structural similarity Vairimorpha necatrix

Journal

BMC genomics
ISSN: 1471-2164
Titre abrégé: BMC Genomics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100965258

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 27 08 2023
accepted: 18 12 2023
medline: 3 1 2024
pubmed: 3 1 2024
entrez: 3 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Microsporidia are a large taxon of intracellular pathogens characterized by extraordinarily streamlined genomes with unusually high sequence divergence and many species-specific adaptations. These unique factors pose challenges for traditional genome annotation methods based on sequence similarity. As a result, many of the microsporidian genomes sequenced to date contain numerous genes of unknown function. Recent innovations in rapid and accurate structure prediction and comparison, together with the growing amount of data in structural databases, provide new opportunities to assist in the functional annotation of newly sequenced genomes. In this study, we established a workflow that combines sequence and structure-based functional gene annotation approaches employing a ChimeraX plugin named ANNOTEX (Annotation Extension for ChimeraX), allowing for visual inspection and manual curation. We employed this workflow on a high-quality telomere-to-telomere sequenced tetraploid genome of Vairimorpha necatrix. First, the 3080 predicted protein-coding DNA sequences, of which 89% were confirmed with RNA sequencing data, were used as input. Next, ColabFold was used to create protein structure predictions, followed by a Foldseek search for structural matching to the PDB and AlphaFold databases. The subsequent manual curation, using sequence and structure-based hits, increased the accuracy and quality of the functional genome annotation compared to results using only traditional annotation tools. Our workflow resulted in a comprehensive description of the V. necatrix genome, along with a structural summary of the most prevalent protein groups, such as the ricin B lectin family. In addition, and to test our tool, we identified the functions of several previously uncharacterized Encephalitozoon cuniculi genes. We provide a new functional annotation tool for divergent organisms and employ it on a newly sequenced, high-quality microsporidian genome to shed light on this uncharacterized intracellular pathogen of Lepidoptera. The addition of a structure-based annotation approach can serve as a valuable template for studying other microsporidian or similarly divergent species.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Microsporidia are a large taxon of intracellular pathogens characterized by extraordinarily streamlined genomes with unusually high sequence divergence and many species-specific adaptations. These unique factors pose challenges for traditional genome annotation methods based on sequence similarity. As a result, many of the microsporidian genomes sequenced to date contain numerous genes of unknown function. Recent innovations in rapid and accurate structure prediction and comparison, together with the growing amount of data in structural databases, provide new opportunities to assist in the functional annotation of newly sequenced genomes.
RESULTS RESULTS
In this study, we established a workflow that combines sequence and structure-based functional gene annotation approaches employing a ChimeraX plugin named ANNOTEX (Annotation Extension for ChimeraX), allowing for visual inspection and manual curation. We employed this workflow on a high-quality telomere-to-telomere sequenced tetraploid genome of Vairimorpha necatrix. First, the 3080 predicted protein-coding DNA sequences, of which 89% were confirmed with RNA sequencing data, were used as input. Next, ColabFold was used to create protein structure predictions, followed by a Foldseek search for structural matching to the PDB and AlphaFold databases. The subsequent manual curation, using sequence and structure-based hits, increased the accuracy and quality of the functional genome annotation compared to results using only traditional annotation tools. Our workflow resulted in a comprehensive description of the V. necatrix genome, along with a structural summary of the most prevalent protein groups, such as the ricin B lectin family. In addition, and to test our tool, we identified the functions of several previously uncharacterized Encephalitozoon cuniculi genes.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
We provide a new functional annotation tool for divergent organisms and employ it on a newly sequenced, high-quality microsporidian genome to shed light on this uncharacterized intracellular pathogen of Lepidoptera. The addition of a structure-based annotation approach can serve as a valuable template for studying other microsporidian or similarly divergent species.

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pubmed: 38166563
doi: 10.1186/s12864-023-09924-y
pii: 10.1186/s12864-023-09924-y
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Auteurs

Dennis Svedberg (D)

Department of Molecular Biology, The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, Umeå, 90736, Sweden.

Rahel R Winiger (RR)

Department of Molecular Biology, The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden.

Alexandra Berg (A)

Department of Molecular Biology, The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, Umeå, 90736, Sweden.

Himanshu Sharma (H)

Department of Molecular Biology, The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, Umeå, 90736, Sweden.

Christian Tellgren-Roth (C)

Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Bettina A Debrunner-Vossbrinck (BA)

Department of Math/Science, Gateway Community College, 20 Church Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.

Charles R Vossbrinck (CR)

Department of Environmental Science, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, USA.

Jonas Barandun (J)

Department of Molecular Biology, The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden. jonas.barandun@umu.se.

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