2001
Genome Size Determination and Coding Capacity of Sodalis glossinidius, an Enteric Symbiont of Tsetse Flies, as Revealed by Hybridization to Escherichia coliGene Arrays
Akman L, Rio R, Beard C, Aksoy S. Genome Size Determination and Coding Capacity of Sodalis glossinidius, an Enteric Symbiont of Tsetse Flies, as Revealed by Hybridization to Escherichia coliGene Arrays. Journal Of Bacteriology 2001, 183: 4517-4525. PMID: 11443086, PMCID: PMC95346, DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.15.4517-4525.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sizeLong evolutionary timeGenome size determinationSecondary symbiont SodalisAT-rich genomeConserved gene sequencesWhole genome sequencesTsetse fliesEnteric symbiontsObligate symbiontsOrthologous genesRecent molecular characterizationComparative genomicsMicrobial genomesSymbiotic microorganismsEvolutionary timeTsetse fecundityDNA replicationGenome sequenceGenomic aspectsGenomic contentGene sequencesMolecular basisRelated bacteriaExtrachromosomal plasmids
1991
A New Member of a Family of Site-Specific Retrotransposons Is Present in the Spliced Leader RNA Genes of Trypanosoma cruzi
Villanueva M, Williams S, Beard C, Richards F, Aksoy S. A New Member of a Family of Site-Specific Retrotransposons Is Present in the Spliced Leader RNA Genes of Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1991, 11: 6139-6148. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.12.6139-6148.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen reading frameAmino acid homologySL RNAReading frameLong open reading frameSpliced leader RNA genesExtensive amino acid homologySpliced leader RNAPol genes of retrovirusesOverall amino acid homologyLow copy numberPol open reading frameEndonuclease domainLeader RNAGene sequencesTrypanosomatid speciesGene locusRetrotransposonsCopy numberCrithidia fasciculataTruncated versionFunctional roleIdentical sitesHomologyPol gene