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Potential of activated microglia as a source of dysregulated extracellular microRNAs contributing to neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
, 2020 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron degeneration in adults, and several mechanisms underlying the disease pathology have been proposed.
Christoforidou, Eleni +2 more
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Horizontal gene transfer is not a hallmark of the human genome
Genome Biology, 2017 Crisp et al. recently reported that 145 human genes have been horizontally transferred from distant species. Here, I re-analyze those genes listed by Crisp et al.
Steven L. Salzberg
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a gram negative bacterium inhabiting the plant vascular system. In most species this bacterium lives as a benign symbiote, but in several agriculturally important plants (e.g.
Gregory A. Gambetta +2 more
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Unconventional lateral gene transfer in extreme thermophilic bacteria. [PDF]
, 2016 Conjugation and natural competence are two major mechanisms that explain the acquisition of foreign genes throughout bacterial evolution. In recent decades, several studies in model organisms have revealed in great detail the steps involved in such ...
Berenguer, José +4 more
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Lateral gene transfer in the subsurface [PDF]
, 2007 Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is an important adaptive mechanism among prokaryotic organisms. This mechanism is particularly important for the response of microorganisms to changing environmental conditions because it facilitates the transfer of a large number of genes and their rapid expression.
Barkay, Tamar, Sobecky, Patricia
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A Bayesian Method for Analyzing Lateral Gene Transfer [PDF]
Systematic Biology, 2014 Lateral gene transfer (LGT)--which transfers DNA between two non-vertically related individuals belonging to the same or different species--is recognized as a major force in prokaryotic evolution, and evidence of its impact on eukaryotic evolution is ever increasing.
Lars Arvestad +9 more
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CRISPR loci reveal networks of gene exchange in archaea
Biology Direct, 2011 Background CRISPR (Clustered, Regularly, Interspaced, Short, Palindromic Repeats) loci provide prokaryotes with an adaptive immunity against viruses and other mobile genetic elements.
Brodt Avital +2 more
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Evidence for the intense exchange of MazG in marine cyanophages by horizontal gene transfer [PDF]
, 2008 Background: S-PM2 is a phage capable of infecting strains of unicellular cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Synechococcus. S-PM2, like other myoviruses infecting marine cyanobacteria, encodes a number of bacterial-like genes. Amongst these genes is one
Bryan, Michael J. +5 more
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BMC Genomics, 2011 Background Changes in transcriptional regulation underlie many of the phenotypic differences observed within and between species of bacteria. Lateral genetic transfer (LGT) can significantly impact the transcription factor (TF) genes which drive these ...
Ragan Mark A, Skippington Elizabeth
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mBio, 2021 Bacteria can readily acquire plasmids via lateral gene transfer (LGT). These plasmids can carry genes for virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Manasa Bharathwaj +5 more
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