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SGI1 excludes IncA and IncC plasmids
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2025.102743
Stephanie J. Ambrose, Ruth M. Hall
{"title":"SGI1 excludes IncA and IncC plasmids","authors":"Stephanie J. Ambrose,&nbsp;Ruth M. Hall","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2025.102743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2025.102743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>SGI1 and its many variant forms are integrative mobilizable elements that rely on IncA or IncC plasmids for transfer functions. However, the coexistence of SGI1 with the plasmid is unstable in the longer term. Here, we have investigated the effect of SGI1 type integrative elements on the initial entry of these plasmids. Using two transfer proficient IncC plasmids and the IncA plasmid RA1, exclusion indices were 40–100-fold for SGI1-I or SGI1-D which have a complete backbone. Using the SGI1-K and SGI1-LK1 variants that lack backbone segments, loss of a region of 5793 bp that includes the <em>traHG</em> transfer genes and the downstream open reading frame S010 was found to abolish exclusion. S010 was shown to be co-transcribed with <em>traHG</em> and hence also under the control of an AcaDC inducible promoter. However, complementation with a 5.2 kbp fragment that included the <em>traHG</em>-S010 operon did not restore exclusion activity to SGI1-LK1. Part of S013 that encodes a small polypeptide of unknown function, was also lost from SGI1-LK1. S013 and the adjacent S014 gene were also co-transcribed. However complementation with S013-S014 did not restore exclusion activity to SGI1-LK1. Hence, the precise cause of the SGI1-mediated plasmid exclusion remains elusive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 102743"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Our friend and colleague Laura Frost: A brief tribute
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2025.102744
Beth Traxler , Eva Top
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Characterization and functional insights of the novel RC-type plasmid pAnox1 from Anoxybacillus gonensis 05S15 来自冈氏无氧杆菌 05S15 的新型 RC 型质粒 pAnox1 的特征和功能研究
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102732
Gamze Cubukci , Hatice Ayyildiz , Kadriye Inan Bektas , Ali Osman Belduz , Halil Ibrahim Guler
{"title":"Characterization and functional insights of the novel RC-type plasmid pAnox1 from Anoxybacillus gonensis 05S15","authors":"Gamze Cubukci ,&nbsp;Hatice Ayyildiz ,&nbsp;Kadriye Inan Bektas ,&nbsp;Ali Osman Belduz ,&nbsp;Halil Ibrahim Guler","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102732","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The plasmid pAnox1, isolated from <em>Anoxybacillus gonensis</em> 05S15, was sequenced and characterized as a circular, double-stranded DNA molecule of 1592 base pairs with a GC content of 40.01 %. Despite its cryptic nature and small genome, bioinformatic analyses identified conserved motifs associated with replication-related proteins, though BLAST searches revealed no significant homology with other plasmids. The plasmid genome contains five putative Open Reading Frames (ORFs), four palindromic sequences, and two direct repeats on both strands, suggesting regulatory roles. Electron microscopy and Southern hybridization studies confirmed that pAnox1 follows a Rolling Circle (RC) replication mode. The study further demonstrated that the plasmid encodes three distinct transcripts: ORF-1 and ORF-3 are oriented in the same direction, while ORF-5 is on the opposite strand. RACE and LACE analyses revealed transcript lengths of 903 bp for ORF1, 499 bp for ORF3, and 211 bp for ORF5. Quantitative real-time PCR estimated the relative copy number of pAnox1 at 127 ± 2 copies per chromosomal equivalent. This novel RC-type plasmid in the Anoxybacillus genome holds promise as a cloning and expression vector for biotechnological applications and in vivo protein engineering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102732"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142444650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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miRNA heterologous production in bacteria: A systematic review focusing on the choice of plasmid features and bacterial/prokaryotic microfactory 细菌中的 miRNA 异源生产:系统综述,重点关注质粒特征选择和细菌/原核生物微工厂。
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102731
Nyelson da Silva Nonato , Leandro Silva Nunes , Amanda Weege da Silveira Martins , Danillo Pinhal , William Borges Domingues , Dionet Keny Bellido-Quispe , Mariana Härter Remião , Vinicius Farias Campos
{"title":"miRNA heterologous production in bacteria: A systematic review focusing on the choice of plasmid features and bacterial/prokaryotic microfactory","authors":"Nyelson da Silva Nonato ,&nbsp;Leandro Silva Nunes ,&nbsp;Amanda Weege da Silveira Martins ,&nbsp;Danillo Pinhal ,&nbsp;William Borges Domingues ,&nbsp;Dionet Keny Bellido-Quispe ,&nbsp;Mariana Härter Remião ,&nbsp;Vinicius Farias Campos","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bacteria, the primary microorganisms used for industrial molecule production, do not naturally generate miRNAs. This study aims to systematically review current literature on miRNA expression systems in bacteria and address three key questions: (1) Which microorganism is most efficient for heterologous miRNA production? (2) What essential elements should be included in a plasmid construction to optimize miRNA expression? (3) Which commercial plasmid is most used for miRNA expression? Initially, 832 studies were identified across three databases, with fifteen included in this review. Three species—<em>Escherichia coli</em>, <em>Salmonella typhimurium</em>, and <em>Rhodovulum sulfidophilum</em>—were found as host organisms for recombinant miRNA expression. A total of 78 miRNAs were identified, out of which 75 were produced in <em>E. coli</em>, one in <em>R. sulfidophilum</em> (miR-29b), and two in <em>S. typhimurium</em> (mi-INHA and miRNA CCL22). Among gram-negative bacteria, <em>R. sulfidophilum</em> emerged as an efficient platform for heterologous production, thanks to features like nucleic acid secretion, RNase non-secretion, and seawater cultivation capability. However, <em>E. coli</em> remains the widely recognized model for large-scale miRNA production in biotechnology market. Regarding plasmids for miRNA expression in bacteria, those with an lpp promoter and multiple cloning sites appear to be the most suitable due to their robust expression cassette. The reengineering of recombinant constructs holds potential, as improvements in construct characteristics maximize the expression of desired molecules. The utilization of recombinant bacteria as platforms for producing new molecules is a widely used approach, with a focus on miRNAs expression for therapeutic contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102731"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142330998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Shedding light on Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence: Engineering of broad host range bioluminescence reporter vectors for transcriptional analysis in drug resistant pathogens. 揭示肺炎克雷伯氏菌的毒力:用于耐药性病原体转录分析的宽宿主范围生物发光报告载体工程设计
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102734
Dakshayini G. Chandrashekarappa , Mia E. Van Allen , X. Renee Bina, James E. Bina
{"title":"Shedding light on Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence: Engineering of broad host range bioluminescence reporter vectors for transcriptional analysis in drug resistant pathogens.","authors":"Dakshayini G. Chandrashekarappa ,&nbsp;Mia E. Van Allen ,&nbsp;X. Renee Bina,&nbsp;James E. Bina","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102734","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102734","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we report the construction of four bacterial luciferase-based promoter probe vectors with an expanded set of selectable markers, designed to facilitate their use in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These vectors contain the low-copy-number, broad-host-range pBBR origin of replication and an origin of transfer, allowing efficient conjugative transformation into various bacterial genera. The broad host range origin also enables their use in bacterial strains that harbor other plasmids, as the pBBR origin is compatible with a wide variety of other plasmid replication systems. The utility of these vectors was demonstrated by quantifying capsule gene expression in both classical and hypervirulent <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> strains lacking <em>tolC</em>, which encodes the outer membrane pore protein for tripartite transport systems. Our results revealed that the <em>tolC</em> mutation reduced capsule gene expression, highlighting a critical role for <em>tolC</em> in <em>K. pneumoniae</em> pathobiology and the utility of bioluminescence for studying gene expression in real time. These new vectors provide a flexible platform for circumventing antibiotic resistance phenotypes and studying gene expression across diverse bacterial species, including strains containing additional plasmids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102734"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Plasmids affect microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 质粒会影响巴氏不动杆菌 ADP1 中的微吲哚突变。
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102733
Mikkel M. Liljegren , João A. Gama , Pål J. Johnsen, Klaus Harms
{"title":"Plasmids affect microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1","authors":"Mikkel M. Liljegren ,&nbsp;João A. Gama ,&nbsp;Pål J. Johnsen,&nbsp;Klaus Harms","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plasmids can impact the evolution of their hosts, e.g. due to carriage of mutagenic genes, through cross-talk with host genes or as result of SOS induction during transfer. Here we demonstrate that plasmids can affect the level of microindel mutations in the host genome. These mutations are driven by the production of single-stranded DNA molecules that invade replication forks at microhomologies and subsequently get integrated into the genome. Using the gammaproteobacterial model organism <em>Acinetobacter baylyi</em>, we show that carriage of broad host range plasmids from different incompatibility groups can cause microindel mutations directly or indirectly. The plasmid vector pQLICE belonging to the incompatibility group Q (IncQ) and replicating by a characteristic strand displacement mechanism can generate chromosomal microindel mutations directly with short stretches of DNA originating from pQLICE. In addition, results with the IncP plasmid vector pRK415 (theta replication mechanism) show that the presence of plasmids can increase microindel mutation frequencies indirectly (i.e., with chromosomal ectopic DNA), presumably through plasmid-chromosome interactions that lead to DNA damages. These results provide new mechanistic insights into the microindel mutation mechanism, suggesting that single-stranded DNA repair intermediates are the causing agents. By contrast, the IncN plasmid RN3 appears to suppress host microindel mutations. The suppression mechanism remains unknown. Other plasmids in this study (belonging to IncA/C2, IncW, pBBR incompatibility groups) confer ambiguous or no quantifiable mutagenic effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102733"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142479091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development of a thermostable Cre/lox-based gene disruption system and in vivo manipulations of the megaplasmid pTT27 in Thermus thermophilus HB27 开发基于恒温 Cre/lox 的基因破坏系统并在嗜热菌 HB27 中对巨型质粒 pTT27 进行体内操作。
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102730
Keiichiro Hiratsu , Tatsuo Nunoshiba , Yoichiro Togawa , Yoshito Yamauchi
{"title":"Development of a thermostable Cre/lox-based gene disruption system and in vivo manipulations of the megaplasmid pTT27 in Thermus thermophilus HB27","authors":"Keiichiro Hiratsu ,&nbsp;Tatsuo Nunoshiba ,&nbsp;Yoichiro Togawa ,&nbsp;Yoshito Yamauchi","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We previously reported the development of a Cre/<em>lox</em>-based gene disruption system for multiple markerless gene disruption in <em>Thermus thermophilus</em>; however, it was a time-consuming method because it functioned at 50 °C, the minimum growth temperature of <em>T. thermophilus</em> HB27. In the present study, we improved this system by introducing random mutations into the <em>cre</em>-expressing plasmid, pSH-Cre. One of the resulting mutant plasmids, pSH-CreFM allowed us to remove selection marker genes by Cre-mediated recombination at temperatures up to 70 °C. By using the thermostable Cre/<em>lox</em> system with pSH-CreFM, we successfully constructed two valuable pTT27 megaplasmid mutant strains, a plasmid-free strain and β-galactosidase gene deletion strain, which were produced by different methods. The thermostable Cre/<em>lox</em> system improved the time-consuming nature of the original Cre/<em>lox</em> system, but it was not suitable for multiple markerless gene disruption in <em>T. thermophilus</em> because of its highly efficient induction of Cre-mediated recombination even at 70 °C. However, <em>in vivo</em> megaplasmid manipulations performed at 65 °C were faster and easier than with the original Cre/<em>lox</em> system. Collectively, these results indicate that this system is a powerful tool for engineering <em>T. thermophilus</em> megaplasmids.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141876503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Intercellular transfer of plasmid DNA between in vitro cultured HEK293 cells following transient transfection 瞬时转染后质粒 DNA 在体外培养的 HEK293 细胞之间的细胞间转移。
IF 1.8 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102729
Christoph Gerdes , F. Buket Basmanav
{"title":"Intercellular transfer of plasmid DNA between in vitro cultured HEK293 cells following transient transfection","authors":"Christoph Gerdes ,&nbsp;F. Buket Basmanav","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Gene overexpression by transient transfection of in vitro cultured model cell lines with plasmid DNA is a commonly used method for studying molecular aspects of human biology and pathobiology. However, there is accumulating evidence suggesting that human cells may actively secrete fragments of DNA and the implications of this phenomenon for in vitro cultured cells transiently transfected with foreign nucleic acids has been overlooked. Therefore, in the current study we investigated whether a cell-to-cell transmission of acquired plasmid DNA takes place in a commonly used human cell line model.</p><p>We transiently transfected HEK293 cells with EGFP encoding plasmids to serve as donor cells and either co-cultured these with stably mCherry expressing recipient cells in different set-ups or transferred their culture medium to the recipient cells. We found that recipient cells produced EGFP after being co-cultured with donor cells but not when they were exposed to their culture medium. The employment of different co-culture set-ups excluded that the observed effect stemmed from technical artefacts and provided evidence that an intercellular plasmid transfer takes place requiring physical proximity between living cells. This phenomenon could represent a significant biological artefact for certain studies such as those addressing protein transmissions in prion diseases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 102729"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147619X2400009X/pdfft?md5=1390f4a6b988cc8a6b4f238ee9b2aaf7&pid=1-s2.0-S0147619X2400009X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Variation in the plasmid backbone and dif module content of R3-T33 Acinetobacter plasmids R3-T33 阴沟杆菌质粒骨架和 dif 模块含量的变化
IF 2.6 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102722
Stephanie J. Ambrose, Ruth M. Hall
{"title":"Variation in the plasmid backbone and dif module content of R3-T33 Acinetobacter plasmids","authors":"Stephanie J. Ambrose,&nbsp;Ruth M. Hall","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102722","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The predominant type of plasmids found in <em>Acinetobacter</em> species encode a Rep_3 initiation protein and many of these carry their accessory genes in <em>dif</em> modules. Here, available sequences of the 14 members of the group of Rep_3 plasmids typed as R3-T33, using a threshold of 95% identity in the <em>repA</em> gene, were compiled and compared. These plasmids were from various <em>Acinetobacter</em> species. The p<em>dif</em> sites were identified allowing the backbone and <em>dif</em> modules to be defined. As for other Rep_3 plasmids carrying <em>dif</em> modules, orfX encoding a protein of unknown function was found downstream of <em>repA</em> followed by a p<em>dif</em> site in the orientation XerC binding site–spacer–XerD binding site. Most backbones (<em>n</em> = 12) also included <em>mobA</em> and <em>mobC</em> genes but the two plasmids with the most diverged <em>repA</em> and orfX genes had different backbone contents. Although the gene content of the plasmid backbone was largely conserved, extensive recombinational exchange was detected and only two small groups carried identical or nearly identical backbones. Individual plasmids were associated with 1 to 13 <em>dif</em> modules. Many different <em>dif</em> modules were identified, including ones containing antibiotic or chromate resistance genes and several toxin/antitoxin gene pairs. In some cases, modules carrying the same genes were significantly diverged. Generally, the orientation of the p<em>dif</em> sites alternated such that C modules (XerC binding sites internal) alternated with D modules (XerD binding sites internal). However, fusions of two <em>dif</em> modules via mutational inactivation or loss of a p<em>dif</em> site were also detected.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 102722"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147619X24000027/pdfft?md5=e5d925dcad79fa60e75605f3964b2f92&pid=1-s2.0-S0147619X24000027-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140619425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Is the distribution of plasmid lengths bimodal? 质粒长度的分布是双峰的吗?
IF 2.6 4区 生物学
Plasmid Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102721
Ian Dewan, Hildegard Uecker
{"title":"Is the distribution of plasmid lengths bimodal?","authors":"Ian Dewan,&nbsp;Hildegard Uecker","doi":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102721","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102721","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The length of a plasmid is a key property which is linked to many aspects of plasmid biology. When distributions of plasmid lengths are shown in the literature, they are usually plotted with length on a logarithmic scale. However, a quantity and its logarithm have distinct distributions which may differ considerably in shape. Mistaking the distribution of log-lengths for the distribution of lengths can therefore lead to distorted conclusions about the distribution; in particular, the distribution of log-lengths may be bimodal when the distribution of lengths is only unimodal. This particular confusion has arisen in the literature where the length distribution is often claimed to be bimodal based on examination of what is in fact the log-length distribution. While the length distribution is indeed bimodal within many bacterial families, it is not across the ensemble of all plasmids. We suggest that authors should be careful to show the plasmid length distribution, or to distinguish the two distributions, to avoid misleading inferences.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49689,"journal":{"name":"Plasmid","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 102721"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147619X24000015/pdfft?md5=095eb82d76dd374e1f580af51a1a8c9b&pid=1-s2.0-S0147619X24000015-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139677404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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