This article is about a single DNA sequence. For other uses, see Chimera.
In molecular biology, and more importantly high-throughput DNA sequencing, a chimera is a single DNA sequence originating when multiple transcripts or DNA sequences get joined. Chimeras can be considered artifacts and be filtered out from the data during processing [1] to prevent spurious inferences of biological variation.[2] However, chimeras should not be confused with chimeric reads, who are generally used by structural variant callers to detect structural variation events[3] and are not always an indication of the presence of a chimeric transcript or gene.
In a different context, the deliberate creation of artificial chimeras can also be a useful tool in molecular biology. For example, in protein engineering, "chimeragenesis" (forming chimeras between proteins that are encoded by homologous cDNAs)[4] is one of the "two major techniques used to manipulate cDNA sequences".[4] For gene fusions that occur through natural processes, see chimeric genes and fusion genes.
A chimera can occur as a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts. It is usually considered to be a contaminant in transcript and expressed sequence tag (which results in the moniker of EST chimera) databases.[5] It is estimated that approximately 1% of all transcripts in the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Unigene database contain a "chimeric sequence".[6]
PCR chimeraedit
A chimera can also be an artifact of PCR amplification. It occurs when the extension of an amplicon is aborted, and the aborted product functions as a primer in the next PCR cycle. The aborted product anneals to the wrong template and continues to extend, thereby synthesizing a single sequence sourced from two different templates.[7]
PCR chimeras are an important issue to take into account during metabarcoding, where DNA sequences from environmental samples are used to determine biodiversity. A chimera is a novel sequence that will most probably not match to any known organism. Hence, it might be interpreted as a new species thereby overinflating the diversity.
PCR chimeras also occur in DNA sequencing. In this case, the most common mechanism of chimera formation is that incomplete extension during the PCR results in partial sequence strands that can act as primers in subsequent PCR cycles on similar but non identical sequences. Extension of such hybrid priming events causes the formation of chimeric sequences.[1]
Some computational methods have been devised to detect and remove chimeras, like:
CHECK_CHIMERA of the Ribosomal Database Project [8]
A read is a sequence of nucleic acids determined through high-throughput DNA or RNA sequencing, corresponding to a DNA or RNA fragment. A chimeric read or split read means that multiple subsections of that read align to different positions in a reference genome.[15] They are not always a sign of the presence of a PCR chimera and often used to detect structural variations.[3]
Examplesedit
"The first mRNA transcript isolated for..." the human gene C2orf3 "...was part of an artificial chimera..."
CYP2C17 was thought to be a human gene, but "...is now considered an artefact based on a chimera of CYP2C18 and CYP2C19."[16]
Researchers have created receptor chimeras in their studies of Oncostatin M.
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^Huber T, Faulkner G, Hugenholtz P (September 2004). "Bellerophon: a program to detect chimeric sequences in multiple sequence alignments". Bioinformatics. 20 (14): 2317–2319. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bth226. PMID 15073015.
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This article is about a single DNA sequence For other uses see Chimera In molecular biology and more importantly high throughput DNA sequencing a chimera is a single DNA sequence originating when multiple transcripts or DNA sequences get joined Chimeras can be considered artifacts and be filtered out from the data during processing 1 to prevent spurious inferences of biological variation 2 However chimeras should not be confused with chimeric reads who are generally used by structural variant callers to detect structural variation events 3 and are not always an indication of the presence of a chimeric transcript or gene In a different context the deliberate creation of artificial chimeras can also be a useful tool in molecular biology For example in protein engineering chimeragenesis forming chimeras between proteins that are encoded by homologous cDNAs 4 is one of the two major techniques used to manipulate cDNA sequences 4 For gene fusions that occur through natural processes see chimeric genes and fusion genes Contents 1 Description 1 1 Transcript chimera 1 2 PCR chimera 1 3 Chimeric read 2 Examples 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription editTranscript chimera edit A chimera can occur as a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts It is usually considered to be a contaminant in transcript and expressed sequence tag which results in the moniker of EST chimera databases 5 It is estimated that approximately 1 of all transcripts in the National Center for Biotechnology Information s Unigene database contain a chimeric sequence 6 PCR chimera edit A chimera can also be an artifact of PCR amplification It occurs when the extension of an amplicon is aborted and the aborted product functions as a primer in the next PCR cycle The aborted product anneals to the wrong template and continues to extend thereby synthesizing a single sequence sourced from two different templates 7 PCR chimeras are an important issue to take into account during metabarcoding where DNA sequences from environmental samples are used to determine biodiversity A chimera is a novel sequence that will most probably not match to any known organism Hence it might be interpreted as a new species thereby overinflating the diversity PCR chimeras also occur in DNA sequencing In this case the most common mechanism of chimera formation is that incomplete extension during the PCR results in partial sequence strands that can act as primers in subsequent PCR cycles on similar but non identical sequences Extension of such hybrid priming events causes the formation of chimeric sequences 1 Some computational methods have been devised to detect and remove chimeras like CHECK CHIMERA of the Ribosomal Database Project 8 ChimeraSlayer in QIIME 9 7 uchime in usearch 10 removeBimeraDenovo in dada2 11 Bellerophon 12 CATCh 13 DECIPHER 14 Chimeric read edit A read is a sequence of nucleic acids determined through high throughput DNA or RNA sequencing corresponding to a DNA or RNA fragment A chimeric read or split read means that multiple subsections of that read align to different positions in a reference genome 15 They are not always a sign of the presence of a PCR chimera and often used to detect structural variations 3 Examples edit The first mRNA transcript isolated for the human gene C2orf3 was part of an artificial chimera CYP2C17 was thought to be a human gene but is now considered an artefact based on a chimera of CYP2C18 and CYP2C19 16 Researchers have created receptor chimeras in their studies of Oncostatin M See also edit nbsp Biology portal Ribosome Transgene Trans splicing Chimera genetics chimeric gene fusion geneReferences edit a b Chimeras www drive5 com Retrieved 2022 10 27 Edgar Robert C 2016 09 12 UCHIME2 improved chimera prediction for amplicon sequencing BioRXiv Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 074252 doi 10 1101 074252 S2CID 88955007 a b Kosugi Shunichi Momozawa Yukihide Liu Xiaoxi Terao Chikashi Kubo Michiaki Kamatani Yoichiro December 2019 Comprehensive evaluation of structural variation detection algorithms for whole genome sequencing Genome Biology 20 1 117 doi 10 1186 s13059 019 1720 5 ISSN 1474 760X PMC 6547561 PMID 31159850 a b Lajtha A Reith ME 2007 Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology Neural Membranes and Transport Boston MA Springer Science Business Media LLC p 485 ISBN 978 0 387 30347 5 p 424 Unneberg P Claverie JM February 2007 Hoheisel J ed Tentative mapping of transcription induced interchromosomal interaction using chimeric EST and mRNA data PLOS ONE 2 2 e254 Bibcode 2007PLoSO 2 254U doi 10 1371 journal pone 0000254 PMC 1804257 PMID 17330142 nbsp Nelson C EST Assembly for the Creation of Oligonucleotide Probe Targets PDF Agilent Technologies Archived from the original PDF on 23 February 2012 Retrieved May 12 2009 a b Haas BJ Gevers D Earl AM Feldgarden M Ward DV Giannoukos G et al March 2011 Chimeric 16S rRNA sequence formation and detection in Sanger and 454 pyrosequenced PCR amplicons Genome Research 21 3 494 504 doi 10 1101 gr 112730 110 PMC 3044863 PMID 21212162 Maidak BL Olsen GJ Larsen N Overbeek R McCaughey MJ Woese CR January 1996 The Ribosomal Database Project RDP Nucleic Acids Research 24 1 82 85 doi 10 1093 nar 24 1 82 PMC 145599 PMID 8594608 Chimera checking sequences with QIIME Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology QIIME Retrieved 2019 01 10 Edgar R UCHIME algorithm drive5 com Retrieved 2019 01 10 removeBimeraDenovo function R Documentation www rdocumentation org Retrieved 2019 01 10 Huber T Faulkner G Hugenholtz P September 2004 Bellerophon a program to detect chimeric sequences in multiple sequence alignments Bioinformatics 20 14 2317 2319 doi 10 1093 bioinformatics bth226 PMID 15073015 Mysara M Saeys Y Leys N Raes J Monsieurs P March 2015 Wommack KE ed CATCh an ensemble classifier for chimera detection in 16S rRNA sequencing studies Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81 5 1573 1584 Bibcode 2015ApEnM 81 1573M doi 10 1128 AEM 02896 14 PMC 4325141 PMID 25527546 Wright ES Yilmaz LS Noguera DR February 2012 DECIPHER a search based approach to chimera identification for 16S rRNA sequences Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 3 717 725 Bibcode 2012ApEnM 78 717W doi 10 1128 AEM 06516 11 PMC 3264099 PMID 22101057 SAM Format specifications PDF Retrieved 2023 05 31 Entrez Gene CYP2C18 cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily C polypeptide 18 National Center for Biotechnology Information Retrieved May 12 2009 nbsp This genetics article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chimera molecular biology amp oldid 1188161671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
