Composition and Codon Usage Pattern Results in Divergence of the Zinc Binuclear Cluster (Zn(II)₂Cys₆) Sequences among Ascomycetes Plant Pathogenic Fungi.

ABSTRACT: Zinc binuclear cluster proteins (ZBC; Zn(II)₂Cys₆) are unique to the fungi kingdom and associated with a series of functions, viz., the utilization of macromolecules, stress tolerance, and most importantly, host-pathogen interactions by imparting virulence to the pathogen. Codon usage bias (CUB) is the phenomenon of using synonymous codons in a non-uniform fashion during the translation event, which has arisen because of interactions among evolutionary forces. The Zn(II)₂Cys₆ coding sequences from nine Ascomycetes plant pathogenic species and model system yeast were analysed for compositional and codon usage bias patterns. The clustering analysis diverged the Ascomycetes fungi into two clusters. The nucleotide compositional and rela

SUBMITTER: Bansal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9694491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature