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| Title |
Characterization of an Ancient Lepidopteran Lateral Gene Transfer
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0059262 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David Wheeler, Amanda J. Redding, John H. Werren |
| Abstract |
Bacteria to eukaryote lateral gene transfers (LGT) are an important potential source of material for the evolution of novel genetic traits. The explosion in the number of newly sequenced genomes provides opportunities to identify and characterize examples of these lateral gene transfer events, and to assess their role in the evolution of new genes. In this paper, we describe an ancient lepidopteran LGT of a glycosyl hydrolase family 31 gene (GH31) from an Enterococcus bacteria. PCR amplification between the LGT and a flanking insect gene confirmed that the GH31 was integrated into the Bombyx mori genome and was not a result of an assembly error. Database searches in combination with degenerate PCR on a panel of 7 lepidopteran families confirmed that the GH31 LGT event occurred deep within the Order approximately 65-145 million years ago. The most basal species in which the LGT was found is Plutella xylostella (superfamily: Yponomeutoidea). Array data from Bombyx mori shows that GH31 is expressed, and low dN/dS ratios indicates the LGT coding sequence is under strong stabilizing selection. These findings provide further support for the proposition that bacterial LGTs are relatively common in insects and likely to be an underappreciated source of adaptive genetic material. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 60% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Estonia | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 52 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 22% |
| Researcher | 13 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 16% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 2% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 10 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. 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 31 March 2013.
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