Molecular Biology and Evolution 18:1631-1642 (2001)
© 2001 Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics of Multiple Group I Introns in Nuclear Ribosomal RNA Genes of Endoparasitic Fungi of the Genus Cordyceps
National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan;
Bio-Oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, Omiya, Japan
A large number of group I introns were discovered in coding regions of small and large subunits of nuclear ribosomal RNA genes (SSU rDNA and LSU rDNA) in ascomycetous fungi of the genus Cordyceps. From 28 representatives of the genus, we identified in total 69 group I introns which were inserted at any of four specific sites in SSU rDNA and four specific sites in LSU rDNA. These group I introns reached sizes of up to 510 bp, occurred in up to eight sites in the same organism, and belonged to either subgroup IB3 or subgroup IC1 based on their sequence and structure. Introns inserted at the same site were closely related to each other among Cordyceps fungi, whereas introns inserted at different sites were phylogenetically distinct even in the same species. Mapped on the host phylogeny, the group I introns were generally not restricted to a particular lineage, but, rather, widely and sporadically distributed among distinct lineages. When the phylogenetic relationships of introns inserted at the same site were compared with the phylogeny of their hosts, the topologies were generally significantly congruent to each other. From these results, the evolutionary dynamics of multiple group I introns in Cordyceps fungi was inferred as follows: (1) most of the group I introns were already present at the eight sites in SSU and LSU rDNAs of the ancestor of the genus Cordyceps; (2) the introns have principally been immobile and vertically transmitted throughout speciation and diversification of Cordyceps fungi, which resulted in the phylogenetic congruence between the introns at the same site and their hosts; (3) in the course of vertical transmission, the introns have repeatedly been lost in a number of lineages independently, which has led to the present sporadic phylogenetic distribution of the introns; and (4) a few acquisitions of new introns, presumably through horizontal transmission, were identified in the evolutionary history of the genus Cordyceps, while no transpositions were detected. Losses of group I introns in SSU rDNA have occurred at least 27 times in the evolutionary course of the 28 Cordyceps members.
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