Analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in mitochondrial genomes of nine Amanita species

Q Li, Y Luo, A Sha, W Xiao, Z Xiong, X Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Codon basis is a common and complex natural phenomenon observed in many
kinds of organisms. Methods In the present study, we analyzed the base bias of 12 …

Harnessing synthetic biology for advancing RNA therapeutics and vaccine design

BA Pfeifer, M Beitelshees, A Hill, J Bassett… - NPJ Systems Biology …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent global events have drawn into focus the diversity of options for combatting disease
across a spectrum of prophylactic and therapeutic approaches. The recent success of the …

Intraspecific and interspecific variations in the synonymous codon usage in mitochondrial genomes of 8 pleurotus strains

W Gao, X Chen, J He, A Sha, Y Luo, W Xiao, Z Xiong… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we investigated the codon bias of twelve mitochondrial core protein coding
genes (PCGs) in eight Pleurotus strains, two of which are from the same species. The results …

Main Factors Shaping Amino Acid Usage Across Evolution

G Lamolle, D Simón, A Iriarte, H Musto - Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2023 - Springer
The standard genetic code determines that in most species, including viruses, there are 20
amino acids that are coded by 61 codons, while the other three codons are stop triplets …

Comprehensive analysis of codon bias in 13 Ganoderma mitochondrial genomes

P Wu, W Xiao, Y Luo, Z Xiong, X Chen, J He… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Codon usage bias is a prevalent phenomenon observed across various species
and genes. However, the specific attributes of codon usage in the mitochondrial genome of …

Comprehensive Analysis of Codon Usage in Quercus Chloroplast Genome and Focus on psbA Gene

SL Shi, YQ Liu, RX Xia, L Qin - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quercus (oak) is an important economic and ecological tree species in the world, and it is
the necessary feed for oak silkworm feeding. Chloroplasts play an important role in green …

Plastomes of Bletilla (Orchidaceae) and Phylogenetic Implications

S Han, R Wang, X Hong, C Wu, S Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The genus Bletilla is a small genus of only five species distributed across Asia, including B.
chartacea, B. foliosa, B. formosana, B. ochracea and B. striata, which is of great medicinal …

Plastome evolution of Aeonium and Monanthes (Crassulaceae): insights into the variation of plastomic tRNAs, and the patterns of codon usage and aversion

S Han, D Bi, R Yi, H Ding, L Wu, X Kan - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion This study reported 13 new plastomes from Aeonium and Monanthes, and
observed new markers for phylogeny and DNA barcoding, such as novel tRNA structures …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 synonymous codon usage evolution throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

EG Mogro, D Bottero, MJ Lozano - Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the seventh coronavirus known to infect humans, can cause severe
life-threatening respiratory pathologies. To better understand SARS-CoV-2 evolution …

Genome evolution of Buchnera aphidicola (Gammaproteobacteria): Insights into strand compositional asymmetry, codon usage bias, and phylogenetic implications

H Ding, J Gao, J Yang, S Zhang, S Han, R Yi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Taxa of Buchnera aphidicola (hereafter “Buchnera”) are mutualistic intracellular symbionts of
aphids, known for their remarkable biological traits such as genome reduction, strand …