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GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac056
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genome expansion; complexity; cell cycle; computational model; generalism; in silico evolution
The interplay between adaptive and neutral processes in genome expansion and cellular complexity evolution is not yet fully understood. This study investigates the regulatory repertoire of cells and its relationship with genome size in a computational model. Results show that adaptation leads to the expansion of the regulatory repertoire and improved cell-cycle behavior, but at the cost of a large genome. Different evolutionary trajectories resulted in distinct eco-evolutionary strategies, highlighting the role of contingency in a system under strong selective forces.
Many questions remain about the interplay between adaptive and neutral processes leading to genome expansion and the evolution of cellular complexity. Genome size appears to be tightly linked to the size of the regulatory repertoire of cells (van Nimwegen E. 2003. Scaling laws in the functional content of genomes. Trends Gen. 19(9):479-484). In the context of gene regulation, we here study the interplay between adaptive and nonadaptive forces on genome and regulatory network in a computational model of cell-cycle adaptation to different environments. Starting from the well-known Caulobacter crescentus network, we report on ten replicate in silico evolution experiments where cells evolve cell-cycle control by adapting to increasingly harsh spatial habitats. We find adaptive expansion of the regulatory repertoire of cells. Having a large genome is inherently costly, but also allows for improved cell-cycle behavior. Replicates traverse different evolutionary trajectories leading to distinct eco-evolutionary strategies. In four replicates, cells evolve a generalist strategy to cope with a variety of nutrient levels; in two replicates, different specialist cells evolve for specific nutrient levels; in the remaining four replicates, an intermediate strategy evolves. These diverse evolutionary outcomes reveal the role of contingency in a system under strong selective forces. This study shows that functionality of cells depends on the combination of regulatory network topology and genome organization. For example, the positions of dosage-sensitive genes are exploited to signal to the regulatory network when replication is completed, forming a de novo evolved cell cycle checkpoint. Our results underline the importance of the integration of multiple organizational levels to understand complex gene regulation and the evolution thereof.
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