Horizontal gene transfer in the acquisition of novel traits by metazoans

Jumping the fine LINE between species: Horizontal transfer of transposable elements in animals catalyses genome evolution

(2013) Atma M. Ivancevic et al.   BIOESSAYS

Arthropods and inherited bacteria: from counting the symbionts to understanding how symbionts count

(2013) Olivier Duron et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Horizontally transferred genes in the genome of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

(2013) Jian-Bo Yuan et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Horizontal transfer of OC1 transposons in the Tasmanian devil

(2013) Clement Gilbert et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome Analysis of Elysia chlorotica Egg DNA Provides No Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer into the Germ Line of This Kleptoplastic Mollusc

(2013) Debashish Bhattacharya et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Carotenoids in unexpected places: Gall midges, lateral gene transfer, and carotenoid biosynthesis in animals

(2013) Cassidy Cobbs et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Genomic evidence for ameiotic evolution in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga

(2013) Jean-François Flot et al.   NATURE

Characterization of an Ancient Lepidopteran Lateral Gene Transfer

(2013) David Wheeler et al.   PLoS One

Widespread horizontal transfer of retrotransposons

(2013) A. M. Walsh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Interdomain lateral gene transfer of an essential ferrochelatase gene in human parasitic nematodes

(2013) B. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The genome of the mustard leaf beetle encodes two active xylanases originally acquired from bacteria through horizontal gene transfer

(2013) Y. Pauchet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Hosts, parasites, and horizontal gene transfer

(2013) Bhagya K. Wijayawardena et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Bacteria-Human Somatic Cell Lateral Gene Transfer Is Enriched in Cancer Samples

(2013) David R. Riley et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Endogenous Plant Cell Wall Digestion: A Key Mechanism in Insect Evolution

(2012) Nancy Calderón-Cortés et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Evolutionary Implications of Horizontal Gene Transfer

(2012) Michael Syvanen   Annual Review of Genetics

Endosymbiotic bacteria as a source of carotenoids in whiteflies

(2012) D. B. Sloan et al.   Biology Letters

Expressional and functional variation of horizontally acquired cellulases in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus

(2012) Lisa N. Schuster et al.   GENE

Multiple ancient horizontal gene transfers and duplications in lepidopteran species

(2012) B. F. Sun et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Choanoflagellates

(2012) Richard P. Tucker   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Recurrent Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Toxin Genes to Eukaryotes

(2012) Y. Moran et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses of a Wolbachia-Free Filarial Parasite Provide Evidence of Trans-Kingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer

(2012) Samantha N. McNulty et al.   PLoS One

Contribution of Lateral Gene Transfers to the Genome Composition and Parasitic Ability of Root-Knot Nematodes

(2012) Julien Paganini et al.   PLoS One

Adaptive horizontal transfer of a bacterial gene to an invasive insect pest of coffee

(2012) R. Acuna et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biochemical Diversification through Foreign Gene Expression in Bdelloid Rotifers

(2012) Chiara Boschetti et al.   PLoS Genetics

Lateral gene transfers have polished animal genomes: lessons from nematodes

(2012) Etienne G. J. Danchin et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

(2011) B. Altincicek et al.   Biology Letters

A unique horizontal gene transfer event has provided the octocoral mitochondrial genome with an active mismatch repair gene that has potential for an unusual self-contained function

(2011) Jaret P Bilewitch et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Computational archaeology of the Pristionchus pacificus genome reveals evidence of horizontal gene transfers from insects

(2011) Christian Rödelsperger et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Horizontal gene transfer of microbial cellulases into nematode genomes is associated with functional assimilation and gene turnover

(2011) Werner E Mayer et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A horizontal gene transfer supported the evolution of an early metazoan biomineralization strategy

(2011) Daniel J Jackson et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Levels of Biological Organization and the Origin of Novelty

(2011) Brian K. Hall et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Rampant Horizontal Transfer of SPIN Transposons in Squamate Reptiles

(2011) C. Gilbert et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Diversification of Genes for Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Aphids following an Ancient Transfer from a Fungus

(2011) Eva Nováková et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Transcriptomic Evidence for the Expression of Horizontally Transferred Algal Nuclear Genes in the Photosynthetic Sea Slug, Elysia chlorotica

(2011) Sidney K. Pierce et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Nematodes: A Catalyst for Plant Parasitism?

(2011) Annelies Haegeman et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Using the Acropora digitifera genome to understand coral responses to environmental change

(2011) Chuya Shinzato et al.   NATURE

Sea Slug Kleptoplasty and Plastid Maintenance in a Metazoan

(2011) K. N. Pelletreau et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria and animals

(2011) Julie C. Dunning Hotopp   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Applications of next generation sequencing in molecular ecology of non-model organisms

(2010) R Ekblom et al.   HEREDITY

Functional genomic signatures of sponge bacteria reveal unique and shared features of symbiosis

(2010) Torsten Thomas et al.   ISME Journal

WHOLE GENOME COMPARISONS REVEALS A POSSIBLE CHIMERIC ORIGIN FOR A MAJOR METAZOAN ASSEMBLAGE

(2010) MICHAEL SYVANEN et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Foreign genes and novel hydrophilic protein genes participate in the desiccation response of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta ricciae

(2010) C. Boschetti et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Genome Structure of Bdelloid Rotifers: Shaped by Asexuality or Desiccation?

(2010) E. A. Gladyshev et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Transcriptomic Evidence That Longevity of Acquired Plastids in the Photosynthetic Slugs Elysia timida and Plakobranchus ocellatus Does Not Entail Lateral Transfer of Algal Nuclear Genes

(2010) H. Wagele et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The dynamic genome of Hydra

(2010) Jarrod A. Chapman et al.   NATURE

Multiple lateral gene transfers and duplications have promoted plant parasitism ability in nematodes

(2010) Etienne G. J. Danchin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional and Evolutionary Insights from the Genomes of Three Parasitoid Nasonia Species

(2010) J. H. Werren et al.   SCIENCE

Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

(2010) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

Gene Transfer and Diversification of Microbial Eukaryotes

(2009) Jan O. Andersson   Annual Review of Microbiology

Horizontal gene transfer in evolution: facts and challenges

(2009) L. Boto   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Analysis of a Horizontally Transferred Pathway Involved in Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis from the Soybean Cyst Nematode Heterodera glycines

(2008) J. P. Craig et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

(2008) Pierre Abad et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Pristionchus pacificus genome provides a unique perspective on nematode lifestyle and parasitism

(2008) Christoph Dieterich et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution

(2008) Patrick J. Keeling et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Lateral Transfer of a Lectin-Like Antifreeze Protein Gene in Fishes

(2008) Laurie A. Graham et al.   PLoS One

Horizontal gene transfer of the algal nuclear gene psbO to the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia chlorotica

(2008) M. E. Rumpho et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sequence and genetic map of Meloidogyne hapla: A compact nematode genome for plant parasitism

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

Enzymes of the shikimic acid pathway encoded in the genome of a basal metazoan, Nematostella vectensis, have microbial origins

(2008) A. Starcevic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bdelloid Rotifers

(2008) E. A. Gladyshev et al.   SCIENCE

The eukaryotic tree of life: endosymbiosis takes its TOL

(2008) Christopher E. Lane et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Wolbachia genome integrated in an insect chromosome: Evolution and fate of laterally transferred endosymbiont genes

(2007) N. Nikoh et al.   GENOME RESEARCH