Population-Specific Selection on Standing Variation Generated by Lateral Gene Transfers in a Grass
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.023
Abstract: Evidence of eukaryote-to-eukaryote lateral gene transfer (LGT) has accumulated in recent years [1-14], but the selective pressures governing the evolutionary fate of these genes within recipient species remain largely unexplored [15, 16]. Among non-parasitic plants,… read more here.
Keywords: variation; selection; lgt; gene ... See more keywords
Lateral Gene Transfer of Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins between Green Algae and Giant Viruses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.056
Abstract: Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are light-gated ion channels widely used as optogenetic tools for manipulating neuronal activity. The currently characterized ChR families include green algal and cryptophyte cation-conducting ChRs (CCRs) and cryptophyte, haptophyte, and stramenopile anion-conducting ChRs… read more here.
Keywords: giant viruses; green algal; lateral gene; anion conducting ... See more keywords
Old genes in new places: A taxon-rich analysis of interdomain lateral gene transfer events
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010239
Abstract: Vertical inheritance is foundational to Darwinian evolution, but fails to explain major innovations such as the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria and the origin of photosynthesis in eukaryotes. While lateral gene transfer (LGT)… read more here.
Keywords: lateral gene; interdomain; transfer; gene transfer ... See more keywords
The Impact of Lateral Gene Transfer in Chlamydia
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.861899
Abstract: Lateral gene transfer (LGT) facilitates many processes in bacterial ecology and pathogenesis, especially regarding pathogen evolution and the spread of antibiotic resistance across species. The obligate intracellular chlamydiae, which cause a range of diseases in… read more here.
Keywords: chlamydia; recombination; gene transfer; lateral gene ... See more keywords
Detecting Bacterial–Human Lateral Gene Transfer in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031094
Abstract: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a very common and mostly incurable B-cell malignancy. Recent studies revealed high interpatient mutational heterogeneity and worsened therapy response and survival of patients with complex genomic aberrations. In line with… read more here.
Keywords: lymphocytic leukemia; gene transfer; human lateral; chronic lymphocytic ... See more keywords
Genome expansion in early eukaryotes drove the transition from lateral gene transfer to meiotic sex
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.58873
Abstract: Prokaryotes acquire genes from the environment via lateral gene transfer (LGT). Recombination of environmental DNA can prevent the accumulation of deleterious mutations, but LGT was abandoned by the first eukaryotes in favour of sexual reproduction.… read more here.
Keywords: meiotic sex; lateral gene; recombination; gene transfer ... See more keywords