Lateral Gene Transfer Mechanisms and Pan-genomes in Eukaryotes.


Journal

Trends in parasitology
ISSN: 1471-5007
Titre abrégé: Trends Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100966034

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 2020
Historique:
received: 24 02 2020
revised: 20 07 2020
accepted: 20 07 2020
pubmed: 24 8 2020
medline: 2 12 2020
entrez: 24 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is well known as an important driver of genome evolution in bacteria and archaea, but its importance in eukaryote evolution has yet to be fully elucidated. There is now abundant evidence indicating that LGT has played a role in the adaptation of eukaryotes to new environments and conditions, including host-parasite interactions. However, the mechanisms and frequency of LGT across the tree of eukaryotes remain poorly understood. Here we review evidence for known and potential mechanisms of LGT into diverse eukaryote lineages with a particular focus on protists, and we discuss trends emerging from recently reported examples. We also explore the potential role of LGT in generating 'pan-genomes' in diverse eukaryotic species.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32828660
pii: S1471-4922(20)30197-5
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.07.014
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

927-941

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Shannon J Sibbald (SJ)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Electronic address: Shannon.sibbald@dal.caShannon.sibbald@dal.ca.

Laura Eme (L)

Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.

John M Archibald (JM)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Andrew J Roger (AJ)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Electronic address: Andrew.Roger@dal.caAndrew.Roger@dal.ca.

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