Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 15, 456-462, Copyright © 1998 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
DB Whitehouse, J Tomkins, JU Lovegrove, DA Hopkinson and WO McMillan
The expanding molecular database provides unparalleled opportunities for
characterizing genes and for studying groups of related genes. We use
sequences drawn from the database to construct an evolutionary framework
for examining the important glycolytic enzyme phosphoglucomutase (PGM).
Phosphoglucomutase plays a pivotal role in the synthesis and utilization of
glycogen and is present in all organisms. In humans, there are three
well-described isozymes, PGMI, PGM2, and PGM3. PGM1 was cloned 5 years ago;
however, repeated attempts using both immunological approaches and
molecular probes designed from PGM1 have failed to isolate either PGM2 or
PGM3. Using a phylogenetic strategy, we first identified 47 highly
divergent prokaryotic and eukaryotic PGM-like sequences from the database.
Although overall amino acid identity often fell below 20%, the relative
order, position, and sequence of three structural motifs, the active site
and the magnesium-- and sugar-binding sites, were conserved in all 47
sequences. The phylogenetic history of these sequences was complex and
marked by duplications and translocations; two instances of transkingdom
horizontal gene transfer were identified. Nonetheless, the sequences fell
within six well-defined evolutionary lineages, three of which contained
only prokaryotes. Of the two prokaryotic/eukaryotic lineages, one contained
bacterial, yeast, slimemold, invertebrate, and vertebrate homologs to human
PGM1 and the second contained likely homologs to human PGM2. Indeed, an
amino acid sequence, derived from a partial human cDNA, that fell within
the second cross-kingdom lineage bears several characteristics expected for
PGM2. A third lineage may contain homologs to human PGM3. On a general
level, our phylogenetic-based approach shows promise for the further
utilization of the extensive molecular database.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A phylogenetic approach to the identification of phosphoglucomutase genes
MRC Human Biochemical Genetics Unit, Galton Laboratory, Department of Biology, University College London, U.K. d.whitehouse@galton.ucl.ac.uk
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