Abstract
AbstractCurrent methods for genome-wide analysis of gene expression requires shredding original transcripts into small fragments for short-read sequencing. In bacteria, the resulting fragmented information hides operon complexity. Additionally,in-vivoprocessing of transcripts confounds the accurate identification of the 5’ and 3’ ends of operons. Here we developed a novel methodology called SMRT-Cappable-seq that combines the isolation of unfragmented primary transcripts with single-molecule long read sequencing. Applied toE. coli, this technology results in an unprecedented definition of the transcriptome with 34% of the known operons being extended by at least one gene. Furthermore, 40% of transcription termination sites have read-through that alters the gene content of the operons. As a result, most of the bacterial genes are present in multiple operon variants reminiscent of eukaryotic splicing. By providing an unprecedented granularity in the operon structure, this study represents an important resource for the study of prokaryotic gene network and regulation.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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