Sequence Analysis of the Cas1 Gene in <i>Riemerella anatipestifer</i>

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to analyze Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) Cas1 gene and acquire more useful information for guiding the further study of the gene. Methods: Using bioinformatics method, sequence analysis of RA Cas1 gene was carried out with some databases and software. Results: Composition analysis of RA Cas1 gene, and homology search, sequence alignment, phylogenetic tree analysis and physicochemical property analysis of RA Cas1 protein were performed. Homology search revealed that Cas1 protein sequence of R. anatipestifer showed high similarity to those of strains within the Genus Capnocytophaga and Chryseobacterium, in accordance with the result of multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis. The rare codon analysis showed that there was little rare codon string in RA Cas1 gene. Conclusion: Cas1 gene of R. anatipestifer was evolutionally closely related to those of the Genus Capnocytophaga and Chryseobacterium, and can be over-expressed in E.coli without considering the impact of rare codons on translation.