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The infinitely many genes model with horizontal gene transfer

, 2014
The genome of bacterial species is much more flexible than that of eukaryotes. Moreover, the distributed genome hypothesis for bacteria states that the total number of genes present in a bacterial population is greater than the genome of every single ...
Baumdicker, Franz, Pfaffelhuber, Peter
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Horizontal gene transfer in silkworm, Bombyx mori

BMC Genomics, 2011
Background The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, is the model insect for the order Lepidoptera, has economically important values, and has gained some representative behavioral characteristics compared to its wild ancestor. The genome of B.
Li Bin, Zhou Xue-Ping, Zhang Guo-Qing, Xie Guan-Lin, Lou Miao-Miao, Zhu Bo, Jin Gu-Lei   +6 more
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Evolution of substrate specificity in a recipient's enzyme following horizontal gene transfer [PDF]

, 2013
Despite the prominent role of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in shaping bacterial metabolism, little is known about the impact of HGT on the evolution of enzyme function.
Abascal, Aldo R. Camacho-Zarco, Barona-Gomez, Brune, Carver, Collaborative Computational Project, Number 4 (CCP4), Dean, Depristo, Des Marais, Dittmar, Due, Francisco Barona-Gómez, Glykos, Guindon, Henn-Sax, Hess, Hodgson, Hu, Hughes, Humphrey, Ikeda, James, Jensen, Jensen, Jones, Jorgensen, Jung, Kane, Klassen, Kuper, Leaver-Fay, Lerat, Lianet Noda-García, MacKerell, Mauricio Carrillo-Tripp, McCoy, Murshudov, Nester, Noda-Garcia, Ohno, Pal, Parish, Paul Gaytán, Perrakis, Piatigorsky, Sofía Medina-Ruíz, Sterner, Tokuriki, Tokuriki, Treangen, Vilmos Fülöp, Vriend, Wright, Xie, Xie   +54 more
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Lateral gene exchanges shape the genomes of amoeba-resisting microorganisms

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2012
Based on Darwin’s concept of the tree of life, vertical inheritance was thought to be dominant, and mutations, deletions and duplication were streaming the genomes of living organisms.
Claire eBertelli, Gilbert eGreub
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Detecting Highways of Horizontal Gene Transfer [PDF]

Journal of Computational Biology, 2011
In a horizontal gene transfer (HGT) event, a gene is transferred between two species that do not have an ancestor-descendant relationship. Typically, no more than a few genes are horizontally transferred between any two species. However, several studies identified pairs of species between which many different genes were horizontally transferred. Such a
Bansal, Mukul S., Banay, Guy, Gogarten, J. Peter, Shamir, Ron   +3 more
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Interaction vesicles as emerging mediators of host‐pathogen molecular crosstalk and their implications for infection dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interaction extracellular vesicles (iEVs) are hybrid vesicles formed through host‐pathogen communication. They facilitate immune evasion, transfer pathogens' molecules, increase host cell uptake, and enhance virulence. This Perspective article illustrates the multifunctional roles of iEVs and highlights their emerging relevance in infection dynamics ...
Bruna Sabatke, Izadora Volpato Rossi, Marcel I. Ramirez   +2 more
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Metacommunity structure preserves genome diversity in the presence of gene-specific selective sweeps under moderate rates of horizontal gene transfer.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2023
The horizontal transfer of genes is fundamental for the eco-evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities, such as oceanic plankton, soil, and the human microbiome.
Simone Pompei, Edoardo Bella, Joshua S Weitz, Jacopo Grilli, Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino   +4 more
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Gene Loss and Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributed to the Genome Evolution of the Extreme Acidophile “Ferrovum” [PDF]

, 2016
Indexación: Web of Science. Scopus.Acid mine drainage (AMD), associated with active and abandoned mining sites, is a habitat for acidophilic microorganisms that gain energy from the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds and ferrous iron and that thrive ...
Daniel, Rolf, González, Carolina, Holmes, David S., Mühling, Martin, Poehlein, Anja, Schlömann, Michael, Tischler, Judith S., Ullrich, Sophie R.   +7 more
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A stepwise emergence of evolution in the RNA world

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How did biological evolution emerge from chemical reactions? This perspective proposes a gradual scenario of self‐organization among RNA molecules, where catalytic feedback on random mixtures plays the central role. Short oligomers cross‐ligate, and self‐assembly enables heritable variations. An event of template‐externalization marks the transition to
Philippe Nghe
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Biology's next revolution [PDF]

, 2007
The interpretation of recent environmental genomics data exposes the far-reaching influence of horizontal gene transfer, and is changing our basic concepts of organism, species and evolution itself.Comment: Slightly expanded version of invited essay ...
Goldenfeld, Nigel, Woese, Carl
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