Functional Division Between the RecA1 and RecA2 Proteins in Myxococcus xanthus

DK1622 has two RecA genes, (MXAN_1441) and (MXAN_1388), with unknown functional differentiation. Herein, we showed that both genes were induced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation but that the induction of was more delayed than that of . Deletion of did not affect the growth but significantly decreased...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2020-02, Vol.11, p.140-140
Main Authors: Sheng, Duo-Hong, Wang, Yi-Xue, Qiu, Miao, Zhao, Jin-Yi, Yue, Xin-Jing, Li, Yue-Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antioxidation
DNA recombination
duplicate genes
functional divergence
Microbiology
Myxococcus xanthus
RecA
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Summary:DK1622 has two RecA genes, (MXAN_1441) and (MXAN_1388), with unknown functional differentiation. Herein, we showed that both genes were induced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation but that the induction of was more delayed than that of . Deletion of did not affect the growth but significantly decreased the UV-radiation survival, homologous recombination (HR) ability, and induction of LexA-dependent SOS genes. In contrast, the deletion of markedly prolonged the lag phase of bacterial growth and increased the sensitivity to DNA damage caused by hydrogen peroxide but did not change the UV-radiation resistance or SOS gene inducibility. Protein activity analysis demonstrated that RecA1, but not RecA2, catalyzed DNA strand exchange (DSE) and LexA autocleavage . Transcriptomic analysis indicated that RecA2 has evolved mainly to regulate gene expression for cellular transportation and antioxidation. This is the first report of functional divergence of duplicated bacterial genes. The results highlight the evolutionary strategy of cells for DNA HR and genome sophistication.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00140