GC3 of genes can be used as a proxy for isochore base composition: A reply to Elhaik et al.

In an article published in these pages, Elhaik et al. (Elhaik E, Landan G, Graur D. 2009. Can GC content at third-codon positions be used as a proxy for isochore composition? Mol Biol Evol. 26:1829-1833) asked if GC3, the GC level of the third-codon positions in protein-coding genes, can be used as a 'proxy' to estimate the GC level of the surrounding isochore. We use available data to directly answer this simple question in the affirmative and show how the use of indirect methods can lead to apparently conflicting conclusions. The answer reasserts that in human and other vertebrates, genes have a strong tendency to reside in compositionally corresponding isochores, which has far-reaching implications for genome structure and evolution. © 2010 The Author.

• Fecha de publicación: 2011
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22606
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msq222; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22606
• Palabra clave: Dna; Codon; Dna base composition; Dna flanking region; Gc rich sequence; Isochore; Molecular evolution; Nonhuman; Review; Animals; Base composition; Codon; Genome; Humans; Isochores; Vertebrata; Chromatin; Gc level; Gc3; Genome composition; Isochores; Long-range correlations; molecular; Evolution
• License: Abierto (Texto Completo)