Destabilization of the Tumor-Inducing Plasmid from an Octopine-Type Agrobacterium tumefaciens Lineage Drives a Large Deletion in the Co-resident At Megaplasmid

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Bacteria with multi-replicon genome organizations, including members of the family Rhizobiaceae, often carry a variety of niche-associated functions on large plasmids. While evidence exists for cross-replicon interactions and co-evolution between replicons in many of these systems, remarkable strain-to-strain variation is also observed for extrachromosomal elements, suggesting increased genetic plasticity. Here, we show that curing of the tumor-inducing virulence plasmid (pTi) of an octopine-type Agrobacterium tumefaciens lineage leads to a large deletion in the co-resident At megaplasmid (pAt). The deletion event is mediated by a repetitive IS-element, IS66, and results in a variety of environment-dependent fitness consequences, including loss of independent conjugal transfer of the plasmid. Interestingly, a related and otherwise wild-type A. tumefaciens strain is missing exactly the same large pAt segment as the pAt deletion derivatives, suggesting a similar event over its natural history. Overall, the findings presented here uncover a novel genetic interaction between the two large plasmids of A. tumefaciens and provide evidence for cross-replicon integration and co-evolution of these plasmids.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 9(2019), 10 vom: 07. Okt., Seite 3489-3500

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barton, Ian S [VerfasserIn]
Platt, Thomas G [VerfasserIn]
Rusch, Douglas B [VerfasserIn]
Fuqua, Clay [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Accessory genome
Conjugal transfer
Deletion
IS element
Journal Article
Plasmid curing
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ti plasmid

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Date Completed 12.03.2020

Date Revised 12.03.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1534/g3.119.400554

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30061165X