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| Title |
Lateral gene transfer between prokaryotes and multicellular eukaryotes: ongoing and significant?
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-7-20 |
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| Authors |
Vera ID Ros, Gregory DD Hurst |
| Abstract |
The expansion of genome sequencing projects has produced accumulating evidence for lateral transfer of genes between prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. However, it remains controversial whether these genes are of functional importance in their recipient host. Nikoh and Nakabachi, in a recent paper in BMC Biology, take a first step and show that two genes of bacterial origin are highly expressed in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. Active gene expression of transferred genes is supported by three other recent studies. Future studies should reveal whether functional proteins are produced and whether and how these are targeted to the appropriate compartment. We argue that the transfer of genes between host and symbiont may occasionally be of great evolutionary importance, particularly in the evolution of the symbiotic interaction itself. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 112 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 5% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 | 3% |
| Czechia | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 92 | 82% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 28% |
| Researcher | 24 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 17% |
| Unknown | 8 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 79 | 71% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 8% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. 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 24 February 2012.
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