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Discusses DNA traffic in the environment, which has been important for prokaryotic evolutionThis book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes and their genomes. Comparative studies of genomes revealed that it frequently occurred during archaeal and bacterial evolution. The book introduces a variety of studies related to horizontal gene transfer, gene silencing, plasmids, phages, transposons, and the emergence of microbes that degrade man-made xenobiotics and have antimicrobial resistance. Written by leading researchers in DNA traffic, the book is a valuable guide to horizontal transfer for both young scientists and experts in the field.

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Hiromi Nishida and Taku Oshima
DNA Traffic in the Environment
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Hiromi Nishida
Biotechnology Research Center & Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama, Japan
Taku Oshima
Biotechnology Research Center & Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama, Japan
ISBN 978-981-13-3410-8 e-ISBN 978-981-13-3411-5
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3411-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932127
Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
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Preface

Recent advances in microbial genomics technologies, environmental genomics, molecular microbiology, and information and theoretical sciences have made it possible to show that horizontal transfer of genetic elements has been occurring during the evolution of archaea and bacteria and is ongoing in the environment, which could be a major driving force for the evolution of these prokaryotes. Evidence suggests that they are acquiring abilities to carry out new actions through horizontal transfer of genetic elements, which may have both good and bad outcomes for human beings: for instance, bioremediation on the one hand and antibiotic resistance on the other. Thus, we believe that the horizontal transfer of genetic elements will continue to be an important topic for agricultural, medical, microbial, and other sciences.

This book consists of ten chapters written by experts in the field, covering the recent progress of studies into multiple aspects of DNA traffic in the environment: DNA carriers (phages, plasmids, transposons, and vector particles, in Chaps. ). The chapters show how these organisms have used DNA resources in the environment and affected the environment itself.

We express our deep appreciation to all authors for providing their cooperation and contributions for the publication of this book.

Hiromi Nishida
Taku Oshima
Toyama, Japan Toyama, Japan
Contents
Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi and William Wiley Navarre
Hugo Maruyama , Nicholas A. Kent , Hiromi Nishida and Taku Oshima
Toshihiro Ito , Masatoshi Okura and Fumito Maruyama
Masatoshi Miyakoshi
Takashi Yoshida , Daichi Morimoto and Shigeko Kimura
Masaki Shintani and Haruo Suzuki
Hiroshi X. Chiura
Masahiro Kusumoto and Tetsuya Hayashi
Yuji Nagata , Hiromi Kato , Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo and Masataka Tsuda
Steven P. Hooton , Andrew D. Millard , Michelle Baker , Dov J. Stekel and Jon L. Hobman
Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hiromi Nishida and Taku Oshima (eds.) DNA Traffic in the Environment https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3411-5_1
1. Xenogeneic Silencing and Horizontal Gene Transfer
Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi
(1)
Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
(2)
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi
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William Wiley Navarre (Corresponding author)
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Abstract

The genomes of free-living eubacteria and archaea are constantly shaped by recombination and genetic exchange; a fact that allows prokaryotes to evolve at rates far faster than if they had to evolve new traits via mutation. Microbes contain many defenses against foreign DNA, and the competing forces of evolvability and genomic security determine the extent to which a microbe can take advantage of genetic material obtained from other cells. Over the past decade, we have learned that many bacterial species employ silencing proteins to specifically regulate genes obtained via horizontal gene transfer, including many involved in virulence and drug resistance. The xenogeneic silencing paradigm implies that bacteria, by silencing expression of genes that have %GC-content lower than the genome average, are able to acquire genes that otherwise would be toxic if left unregulated. This paradigm also implies that bacteria maintain bias in their genomes to distinguish self-DNA from nonself-DNA and that the nonself-DNA is subject to different evolutionary and regulatory forces than the genes in the ancestral genome. In this chapter, we discuss the forces that shape bacterial genomes and how silencing enables the spread of genetic elements. We will discuss the properties of different silencers and speculate on the role of silencing proteins encoded on many mobile genetic elements including plasmids.

Keywords
Xenogeneic silencing H-NS MvaT Lsr2 Horizontal gene transfer Lateral gene transfer Bacterial evolution Bacterial genomes Bacterial plasmids
1.1 Prokaryotic Evolution: Harnessing Power of Mobile DNA

Prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria) and eukaryotes have adopted distinct modes of evolution. Eukaryotes prioritize genomic security and generally shun genetic exchange with organisms outside of their own species. To generate novelty and diversity, eukaryotes make extensive use of sexual reproduction, gene duplication, and domain swapping (modularity) to engineer and refine novel proteins from their preexisting complement of genes [].

Prokaryotes, on the other hand, make extensive use of horizontal (lateral) gene transfer (HGT)defined as the transfer of genes between strains, species, and even phyla [].

Whole genome sequencing of thousands of prokaryotic genomes over the past two decades has dramatically improved our understanding of bacterial genome content, evolution, and structure. While the genomes of all cells encode a largely universal set of informational genes (e.g., factors essential for transcription, DNA replication, protein synthesis, cell wall synthesis, cell division, core metabolism, nutrient transport, etc.), bacteria also encode additional functions that are more or less unique to their clade. Comparisons of

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