Genome sequence of the endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids Buchnera sp. APS.

@article{citeulike:2447944, abstract = {Almost all aphid species (Homoptera, Insecta) have 60-80 huge cells called bacteriocytes, within which are round-shaped bacteria that are designated Buchnera. These bacteria are maternally transmitted to eggs and embryos through host generations, and the mutualism between the host and the bacteria is so obligate that neither can reproduce independently. Buchnera is a close relative of Escherichia coli, but it contains more than 100 genomic copies per cell, and its genome size is only a seventh of that of E. coli. Here we report the complete genome sequence of Buchnera sp. strain APS, which is composed of one 640,681-base-pair chromosome and two small plasmids. There are genes for the biosyntheses of amino acids essential for the hosts in the genome, but those for non-essential amino acids are missing, indicating complementarity and syntrophy between the host and the symbiont. In addition, Buchnera lacks genes for the biosynthesis of cell-surface components, including lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids, regulator genes and genes involved in defence of the cell. These results indicate that Buchnera is completely symbiotic and viable only in its limited niche, the bacteriocyte.}, address = {Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.}, author = {Shigenobu, S. and Watanabe, H. and Hattori, M. and Sakaki, Y. and Ishikawa, H. }, citeulike-article-id = {2447944}, doi = {10.1038/35024074}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {genome\_problematic}, month = {September}, number = {6800}, pages = {81--86}, posted-at = {2008-03-12 20:00:17}, priority = {2}, title = {Genome sequence of the endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids Buchnera sp. APS.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35024074}, volume = {407}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2447944 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2447944 TI - Genome sequence of the endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids Buchnera sp. APS. JF - Nature VL - 407 IS - 6800 SP - 81 EP - 86 AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan. SN - 0028-0836 N2 - Almost all aphid species (Homoptera, Insecta) have 60-80 huge cells called bacteriocytes, within which are round-shaped bacteria that are designated Buchnera. These bacteria are maternally transmitted to eggs and embryos through host generations, and the mutualism between the host and the bacteria is so obligate that neither can reproduce independently. Buchnera is a close relative of Escherichia coli, but it contains more than 100 genomic copies per cell, and its genome size is only a seventh of that of E. coli. Here we report the complete genome sequence of Buchnera sp. strain APS, which is composed of one 640,681-base-pair chromosome and two small plasmids. There are genes for the biosyntheses of amino acids essential for the hosts in the genome, but those for non-essential amino acids are missing, indicating complementarity and syntrophy between the host and the symbiont. In addition, Buchnera lacks genes for the biosynthesis of cell-surface components, including lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids, regulator genes and genes involved in defence of the cell. These results indicate that Buchnera is completely symbiotic and viable only in its limited niche, the bacteriocyte. KW - genome_problematic AU - Shigenobu, S AU - Watanabe, H AU - Hattori, M AU - Sakaki, Y AU - Ishikawa, H PY - 2000/09/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35024074 ER -