Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution
JP Gogarten, JP Townsend - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005 - nature.com
To what extent is the tree of life the best representation of the evolutionary history of
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which …
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which …
Molecular mechanism of tumor cell immune escape mediated by CD24/Siglec-10
SS Yin, FH Gao - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor immune escape is an important part of tumorigenesis and development. Tumor cells
can develop a variety of immunosuppressive mechanisms to combat tumor immunity …
can develop a variety of immunosuppressive mechanisms to combat tumor immunity …
eggNOG v4. 0: nested orthology inference across 3686 organisms
With the increasing availability of various 'omics data, high-quality orthology assignment is
crucial for evolutionary and functional genomics studies. We here present the fourth version …
crucial for evolutionary and functional genomics studies. We here present the fourth version …
The roles of segmental and tandem gene duplication in the evolution of large gene families in Arabidopsis thaliana
Abstract Background Most genes in Arabidopsis thaliana are members of gene families.
How do the members of gene families arise, and how are gene family copy numbers …
How do the members of gene families arise, and how are gene family copy numbers …
Prokaryotic evolution in light of gene transfer
JP Gogarten, WF Doolittle… - Molecular biology and …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Accumulating prokaryotic gene and genome sequences reveal that the exchange of genetic
information through both homology-dependent recombination and horizontal (lateral) gene …
information through both homology-dependent recombination and horizontal (lateral) gene …
Diverse alkane hydroxylase genes in microorganisms and environments
AlkB and CYP153 are important alkane hydroxylases responsible for aerobic alkane
degradation in bioremediation of oil-polluted environments and microbial enhanced oil …
degradation in bioremediation of oil-polluted environments and microbial enhanced oil …
Bootstrap, Bayesian probability and maximum likelihood mapping: exploring new tools for comparative genome analyses
O Zhaxybayeva, JP Gogarten - BMC genomics, 2002 - Springer
Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) played an important role in shaping microbial
genomes. In addition to genes under sporadic selection, HGT also affects housekeeping …
genomes. In addition to genes under sporadic selection, HGT also affects housekeeping …
A phylogenomic data-driven exploration of viral origins and evolution
A Nasir, G Caetano-Anollés - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
The origin of viruses remains mysterious because of their diverse and patchy molecular and
functional makeup. Although numerous hypotheses have attempted to explain viral origins …
functional makeup. Although numerous hypotheses have attempted to explain viral origins …
Algorithms for computing parsimonious evolutionary scenarios for genome evolution, the last universal common ancestor and dominance of horizontal gene transfer in …
Background Comparative analysis of sequenced genomes reveals numerous instances of
apparent horizontal gene transfer (HGT), at least in prokaryotes, and indicates that lineage …
apparent horizontal gene transfer (HGT), at least in prokaryotes, and indicates that lineage …
Combining bioinformatics and phylogenetics to identify large sets of single-copy orthologous genes (COSII) for comparative, evolutionary and systematic studies: a …
F Wu, LA Mueller, D Crouzillat, V Pétiard… - Genetics, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We report herein the application of a set of algorithms to identify a large number (2869) of
single-copy orthologs (COSII), which are shared by most, if not all, euasterid plant species …
single-copy orthologs (COSII), which are shared by most, if not all, euasterid plant species …