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Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution

Keeling, Patrick J., Palmer, Jeffrey D.·2008·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater prevalence and our more advanced understanding of gene transfer in prokaryotes. Recurrent endosymbioses and the generally poor sampling of most nuclear genes from diverse lineages have also complicated the search for transferred genes. Nevertheless, the number of well-supported cases of transfer from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, many with significant functional implications, is now expanding rapidly. Major recent trends include the important role of HGT in adaptation to certain specialized niches and the highly variable impact of HGT in different lineages.

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  • In multicellular lineages, convincing cases of HGT are rarer but include gene acquisitions in bdelloid rotifers, fungi, and even vertebrate genomes.

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Authors
Keeling, P. J., & Palmer, J. D.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Corresponding author
Keeling, Patrick J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2008-08
Volume
9
Issue
8
Pages
605-618
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2055758623
Cited by
1,355
References
159
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Lilly Endowment
  • Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
  • Tula Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
horizontal gene transfer, eukaryotic evolution, genome evolution, endosymbiosis, eukaryotic lineages
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Biological, Animals, DNA Transposable Elements, Eukaryotic Cells, Biological Evolution, Humans, Models, Biological, Phylogeny, Plants, Prokaryotic Cells, Symbiosis, Genome, Protein Transport, Gene Transfer, Horizontal

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