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| Title |
Horizontal gene transfer of epigenetic machinery and evolution of parasitism in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and other apicomplexans
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-13-37 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sandeep P Kishore, John W Stiller, Kirk W Deitsch |
| Abstract |
The acquisition of complex transcriptional regulatory abilities and epigenetic machinery facilitated the transition of the ancestor of apicomplexans from a free-living organism to an obligate parasite. The ability to control sophisticated gene expression patterns enabled these ancient organisms to evolve several differentiated forms, invade multiple hosts and evade host immunity. How these abilities were acquired remains an outstanding question in protistan biology. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 50% |
| Scientists | 3 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 101 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 93 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 29% |
| Researcher | 22 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 18% |
| Unknown | 10 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 56 | 55% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 17% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Psychology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Unknown | 15 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 April 2024.
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#5,241,142
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Outputs from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#1,257
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#53,040
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#25
of 77 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,657,205 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 79th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 3,720 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 12.5. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its peers.
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