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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Chlamydia trachomatis is the aetiological agent of trachoma and sexually transmitted infections. The C. trachomatis genome sequence revealed an organism adapted to the intracellular habitat with a high coding ratio and a small genome consisting of 1.042-kilobase (kb) with 895 annotated protein coding genes. Here, we repredict the protein-coding genes of the C. trachomatis genome using the gene-finder EasyGene that was trained specifically for C. trachomatis, and compare it with the primary C. trachomatis annotation. Our work predicts 15 genes not listed in the primary annotation and 853 that are in agreement with the primary annotation. Forty two genes from the primary annotation are not predicted by EasyGene. The majority of these genes are listed as hypothetical in the primary annotation. The 15 novel predicted genes all overlap with genes on the complementary strand. We find homologues of several of the novel genes in C. trachomatis Serovar A and Chlamydia muridarum. Several of the genes have typical gene-like and protein-like features. Furthermore, we confirm transcriptional activity from 10 of the putative genes. The combined evidence suggests that at least seven of the 15 are protein coding genes. The data suggest the presence of overlapping active genes in C. trachomatis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel overlapping coding sequences in Chlamydia trachomatis.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Immunology, Chlamydia Vaccine Unit, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark. ksa@ssi.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't