Patterns of prokaryotic lateral gene transfers affecting parasitic microbial eukaryotes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The influence of lateral gene transfer on gene origins and biology in eukaryotes is poorly understood compared with those of prokaryotes. A number of independent investigations focusing on specific genes, individual genomes, or specific functional categories from various eukaryotes have indicated that lateral gene transfer does indeed affect eukaryotic genomes. However, the lack of common methodology and criteria in these studies makes it difficult to assess the general importance and influence of lateral gene transfer on eukaryotic genome evolution.

Results

We used a phylogenomic approach to systematically investigate lateral gene transfer affecting the proteomes of thirteen, mainly parasitic, microbial eukaryotes, representing four of the six eukaryotic super-gr

SUBMITTER: Alsmark C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4053834 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature