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Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis.
Carlton JM,
Hirt RP,
Silva JC,
Delcher AL,
Schatz M,
Zhao Q,
Wortman JR,
Bidwell SL,
Alsmark UC,
Besteiro S,
Sicheritz-Ponten T,
Noel CJ,
Dacks JB,
Foster PG,
Simillion C,
Van de Peer Y,
Miranda-Saavedra D,
Barton GJ,
Westrop GD,
Müller S,
Dessi D,
Fiori PL,
Ren Q,
Paulsen I,
Zhang H,
Bastida-Corcuera FD,
Simoes-Barbosa A,
Brown MT,
Hayes RD,
Mukherjee M,
Okumura CY,
Schneider R,
Smith AJ,
Vanacova S,
Villalvazo M,
Haas BJ,
Pertea M,
Feldblyum TV,
Utterback TR,
Shu CL,
Osoegawa K,
de Jong PJ,
Hrdy I,
Horvathova L,
Zubacova Z,
Dolezal P,
Malik SB,
Logsdon JM Jr,
Henze K,
Gupta A,
Wang CC,
Dunne RL,
Upcroft JA,
Upcroft P,
White O,
Salzberg SL,
Tang P,
Chiu CH,
Lee YS,
Embley TM,
Coombs GH,
Mottram JC,
Tachezy J,
Fraser-Liggett CM,
Johnson PJ.
Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Research Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. jane.carlton@med.nyu.edu
We describe the genome sequence of the protist Trichomonas vaginalis, a sexually transmitted human pathogen. Repeats and transposable elements comprise about two-thirds of the approximately 160-megabase genome, reflecting a recent massive expansion of genetic material. This expansion, in conjunction with the shaping of metabolic pathways that likely transpired through lateral gene transfer from bacteria, and amplification of specific gene families implicated in pathogenesis and phagocytosis of host proteins may exemplify adaptations of the parasite during its transition to a urogenital environment. The genome sequence predicts previously unknown functions for the hydrogenosome, which support a common evolutionary origin of this unusual organelle with mitochondria.
PMID: 17218520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID: PMC2080659
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