Abstract
Complete mitochondrial genome of the acid-tolerant fungus Penicillium ShG4C, isolated from oxidized sediments of an abandoned polymetallic mine site, has been sequenced using high-throughput sequencing approach. The mitochondrial genome represents a circular DNA molecule with size of 26,725 bp. It encodes a usual set of mitochondrial genes, including 15 protein coding genes, large and small ribosomal RNAs and 27 tRNA genes. All genes are located on H-strand DNA and transcribed in one direction. Taxonomic analysis based on concatenated sequences of mitochondrial proteins confirmed taxonomic position of this fungus within the genus Penicillium. The sequence of the complete mitochondrial genome of Penicillium ShG4C was deposited in DBBJ/EMBL/GenBank under accession number KX931017.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Organism/cell line/tissue | Penicillium ShG4C |
| Sex | N/A |
| Sequencer or array type | Illumina HiSeq2000 |
| Data format | Analyzed |
| Experimental factors | N/A |
| Experimental features | Whole genome sequencing of Penicillium ShG4C resulted in identification of single circular contig representing the complete mitochondrial genome. |
| Consent | N/A |
| Sample source location | Open-cast polymetallic ore mine Sherlovaya Gora, Eastern Siberia, Russia (50° 31′27″; 116° 19′8″). |
1. Direct link to deposited data
2. Introduction
Fungi of the genus Penicillium of Trichocomaceae family of Pezizomycotina order (filamentous fungi) of Ascomycetes are widely distributed in nature. Generally they are saprophyte and use dead organic material for feed. Eukaryotic organisms could inhabit extreme environments, for example, fungi of the genus Penicillium sp. were found in acidic Rio Tinto in Spain and Iron Mountains in California [9], [10], hot soil of Yellowstone Part in USA [12]. A few Ascomycetes fungi were found in Zanjan province (Iran) as potential species for cadmium removal from soils [11]. Evolutionary adaptation of fungi to metal-contaminated soils is a well-documented phenomenon, particularly because it is one of the most striking examples of microevolution driven by edaphic factors [8]. They have considerable potential in the solution of bioremediation tasks [2]. These fungi can absorb different metals from soil and water [3], they are easily isolated, grow quickly and adjust to environmental conditions, so they have a major potential for bioremediation [2]. In this paper we present the results of sequencing and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of acid tolerant strain of fungus Penicillium ShG4C. The obtained data will be useful for further research in the field of taxonomy and evolution of filamentous fungi.
3. Experimental design, materials and methods
3.1. Features of the mitochondrial genome of Penicillium ShG4C.
In 2013 the fungal strain ShG4C belonging to the genus Penicillium was isolated from wastes of the ore mining deposit “Sherlovaya Gora” located in Transbaikal region, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Chemical analysis of water at the sampling site showed low pH value (1.9) and high concentrations of iron (320 mM), arsenic (39 mM), zinc (41 mM), aluminum (100 mM), and copper (31 mM). Strain ShG4C is able to grow in presence of high concentration of arsenic and metals. Due to these properties, strain ShG4C is a potential object for development of new bioremediation approaches.
Genomic DNA was extracted from mycelium by modified protocol described in works of [1]. Whole genomic DNA was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq2500 platform (10 millions of 100-bp long reads). The sequencing reads were de novo assembled into contigs using the Spades v. 3.7.1 [4]. A single circular contig with an average 1158 X coverage representing the mitochondrial genome was identified based on sequence similarity to the mitochondrial genome sequence of Penicillium polonicum (KU530219). Identification of protein-coding genes, ribosomal and tRNA genes was carried out using Mitos server [5] and tRNAscan-SE [6]. The obtained automatic annotation was checked and corrected manually using BLAST search against the NCBI sequence database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/).
The complete mitochondrial genome of Penicillium ShG4C was a circular 26,725 bp long DNA. Its size is comparable to mtDNA of other closely related fungi of genus Penicillium, e.g. mtDNA of Penicillium polonicum – 28,192 bp (NC_030172), and Penicillium roqueforti – 29,908 bp (KR952335). The standard set of genes, including 15 protein-coding genes, 27 tRNA genes and 2 genes of ribosomal RNA is encoded by the mitochondrial genome of Penicillium ShG4C (Table 1). All identified genes are encoded on H-strand of mtDNA. All protein-encoding genes have the same start codon ATG, except for COX1 gene with TTG start codon. NAD6 gene has stop codon TAG and the other genes have stop codon TAA. The GC content of Penicillium ShG4C mtDNA is 25%, like in other mitochondrial genomes of Penicillium (e.g. Penicillium polonicum - 25.56%, NC_030172).
Table 1.
Mitochondrial genome of Penicillium ShG4C.
| Gene | Start | Stop | Length, bp |
|---|---|---|---|
| rrnL | 113 | 4705 | 4593a |
| RPSb | 2861 | 4072 | 1212 |
| trnT-UGU | 4753 | 4823 | 71 |
| trnE-UUC | 4861 | 4934 | 74 |
| trnV-UAC | 4936 | 5008 | 73 |
| trnM-CAU | 5010 | 5080 | 71 |
| trnM-CAU | 5081 | 5153 | 73 |
| trnL-UAA | 5158 | 5239 | 82 |
| trnA-UGC | 5245 | 5316 | 72 |
| trnF-GAA | 5564 | 5636 | 73 |
| trnL-UAG | 5649 | 5731 | 83 |
| trnQ-UUG | 5744 | 5816 | 73 |
| trnM-CAU | 5820 | 5891 | 72 |
| trnC-GCA | 5915 | 5985 | 71 |
| trnH-GUG | 6118 | 6188 | 71 |
| COX1 | 6376 | 8088 | 1713 |
| ATP9 | 8452 | 8676 | 225 |
| trnN-GUU | 8731 | 8801 | 71 |
| NAD3 | 8990 | 9397 | 408 |
| COX2 | 9537 | 10,298 | 762 |
| trnR-ACG | 10,404 | 10,474 | 71 |
| NAD4L | 10,744 | 11,013 | 270 |
| NAD5 | 11,013 | 12,992 | 1980 |
| NAD2 | 13,047 | 14,735 | 1689 |
| COB | 16,400 | 17,557 | 1158 |
| trnY-GUA | 17,648 | 17,713 | 66 |
| NAD1 | 17,897 | 18,952 | 1056 |
| NAD4 | 19,213 | 20,679 | 1467 |
| trnR-UCU | 20,749 | 20,819 | 71 |
| trnN-GUU | 20,851 | 20,921 | 71 |
| ATP8 | 21,045 | 21,191 | 147 |
| ATP6 | 21,356 | 22,129 | 774 |
| rrnS | 22,660 | 24,049 | 1390 |
| trnY-GUA | 24,177 | 24,261 | 85 |
| NAD6 | 24,349 | 25,002 | 654 |
| COX3 | 25,052 | 25,861 | 810 |
| trnK-UUU | 25,900 | 25,971 | 72 |
| trnG-ACC | 26,014 | 26,084 | 71 |
| trnG-UCC | 26,105 | 26,175 | 71 |
| trnD-GUC | 26,188 | 26,260 | 73 |
| trnS-GCT | 26,314 | 26,394 | 81 |
| trnW-UCA | 26,395 | 26,466 | 72 |
| trnI-GAU | 26,483 | 26,554 | 72 |
| trnS-UGA | 26,559 | 26,644 | 86 |
Contains intron (2517–4200).
Gene encoding ribosomal protein, located within rrnL intron.
To verify the taxonomic position of the new strain, we made phylogenetic analysis based on concatenated sequences of 14 mitochondrial proteins, including the respiratory chain (COX1–COX3, COB), three subunits of ATPase (ATP6, ATP8, and ATP9) and seven subunits of NADH-quinone reductase (NAD1–NAD4, NAD4L, NAD5 and NAD6). Alignments of amino acid sequences and construction of phylogenetic tree by a Maximum-likelihood method were performed using MEGA6 package [7]. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed affiliation of the strain ShG4C with the genus Penicillium, where it forms distinct species-level lineage at the base of this branch (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1.
Phylogenetic analysis of representatives of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium.
The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree was constructed using concatenated amino acid sequences of 14 mitochondrial proteins. Numbers at nodes indicates bootstrap support values from 500 replicates. The tree is drawn to scale, with branch lengths measured by the number of substitutions per site. The following mtDNAs were used to build the tree: Aspergillus oryzae (JX129489), Aspergillus tubingensis (DQ217399), Aspergillus nidulans (JQ435097), Aspergillus flavus (KP725058), Aspergillus fumigatus (JQ346809), Penicillium solitum (JN696111), Penicillium digitatum (HQ622809), Penicillium polonicum (KU530219), Penicillium nordicum (KR952336), Penicillium roqueforti (KR952335), and Talaromyces marnefferi (AY347307).
In conclusion, we have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the acid-tolerant fungal strain Penicillium ShG4C. The obtained genomic data will be useful for further taxonomic and evolutionary studies of filamentous fungi.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this study.
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by grant of the President of Russian Federation for Young Scientists (project MD-7668.2016.4).
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