Magnetospira sp. QH-2 MamK蛋白的结构和系统进化分析

Magnetospira sp.QH-2是一株分离自黄海潮间带的海洋趋磁螺菌,该菌磁小体排列不整齐,并且磁小体链内某些区域排列疏松,推测与其磁小体岛上的mam K编码的Mam K蛋白相关。mam K开放阅读框大小为1086 bp,编码361个氨基酸,Mam K蛋白属于NBD_sugar-kinase_HSP70_actin超家族,为非跨膜蛋白;此外,还利用生物信息学工具预测Mam K蛋白二级和三级结构。系统进化分析显示Mam K蛋白的系统进化和16S r RNA基因的系统进化有一定差异,推测磁小体岛的获得可能与菌种的进化是独立的两个过程;淡水与海水中的趋磁螺菌虽然形态相似,但系统进化地位有一定差异,可能是两者不同生境下适应性演化的结果。

Insight into the structure and evolution of the actin-like protein MamK in Magnetospira sp. QH-2

Magnetospira sp. QH-2 is a marine magnetotactic spirillum, isolated from the intertidal zone of the Yellow Sea, China. The trait that its magnetosome chains display a relatively large size distribution is predicted to be related to the function of the mamK-encoded protein, namely, MamK. We find that MamK gene codes for 1086bp and MamK, which belong to the NBD_sugar-kinase_HSP70_actin superfamily, are composed of 361 amino acids and do not contain any trans-membrane domain. Based on the differences of the phylogenetic trees, we determine that the acquisition of magnetosome island and bacteria evolution are possibly two independent processes. While the morphology feature of magnetotactic spirillum both in fresh water and marine is similar, its phylogenetic status is different to some extent, which may indicate its adaptive evolutions.