Transitional forms between the three domains of life and evolutionary implications

Making heads or tails of the HU proteins in the planctomycete Gemmata obscuriglobus

(2011) B. Yee et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Beyond the bacterium: planctomycetes challenge our concepts of microbial structure and function

(2011) John A. Fuerst et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Phylogenomics with incomplete taxon coverage: the limits to inference

(2010) Michael J Sanderson et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Comprehensive in silico prediction and analysis of chlamydial outer membrane proteins reflects evolution and life style of the Chlamydiae

(2010) Eva Heinz et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome-Wide Influence of Indel Substitutions on Evolution of Bacteria of the PVC Superphylum, Revealed Using a Novel Computational Method

(2010) Olga K. Kamneva et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Evolution of diverse cell division and vesicle formation systems in Archaea

(2010) Kira S. Makarova et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The origin of eukaryotes and their relationship with the Archaea: are we at a phylogenomic impasse?

(2010) Simonetta Gribaldo et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Endocytosis-like protein uptake in the bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus

(2010) T. G. A. Lonhienne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intermediate Steps

(2010) D. P. Devos et al.   SCIENCE

The Compartmentalized Bacteria of the Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae Superphylum Have Membrane Coat-Like Proteins

(2010) Rachel Santarella-Mellwig et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Phylum Verrucomicrobia representatives share a compartmentalized cell plan with members of bacterial phylum Planctomycetes

(2009) Kuo-Chang Lee et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

First and last ancestors: reconstructing evolution of the endomembrane system with ESCRTs, vesicle coat proteins, and nuclear pore complexes

(2009) Mark C Field et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Phylogenomics of Sterol Synthesis: Insights into the Origin, Evolution, and Diversity of a Key Eukaryotic Feature

(2009) Elie Desmond et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Evidence for a Shared Nuclear Pore Complex Architecture That Is Conserved from the Last Common Eukaryotic Ancestor

(2009) Jeffrey A. DeGrasse et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea

(2009) Dongying Wu et al.   NATURE

Life without a wall or division machine in Bacillus subtilis

(2009) M. Leaver et al.   NATURE

BtubA-BtubB Heterodimer Is an Essential Intermediate in Protofilament Assembly

(2009) Christopher A. Sontag et al.   PLoS One

Complete genome sequence of the extremely acidophilic methanotroph isolate V4, Methylacidiphilum infernorum, a representative of the bacterial phylum Verrucomicrobia

(2008) Shaobin Hou et al.   Biology Direct

The Last Universal Common Ancestor: emergence, constitution and genetic legacy of an elusive forerunner

(2008) Nicolas Glansdorff et al.   Biology Direct

Evolution of cytomotive filaments: The cytoskeleton from prokaryotes to eukaryotes

(2008) Jan Löwe et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Characterization and Evolution of Cell Division and Cell Wall Synthesis Genes in the Bacterial Phyla Verrucomicrobia, Lentisphaerae, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes and Phylogenetic Comparison with rRNA Genes

(2008) M. Pilhofer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The archaebacterial origin of eukaryotes

(2008) C. J. Cox et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolution of the Multivesicular Body ESCRT Machinery; Retention Across the Eukaryotic Lineage

(2008) Ka Fai Leung et al.   TRAFFIC