Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes: The weak-link model

Evolution of a horizontally acquired legume gene, albumin 1, in the parasitic plant Phelipanche aegyptiaca and related species

(2013) Yeting Zhang et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Gene Transfer from Bacteria and Archaea Facilitated Evolution of an Extremophilic Eukaryote

(2013) G. Schonknecht et al.   SCIENCE

Massive Mitochondrial Gene Transfer in a Parasitic Flowering Plant Clade

(2013) Zhenxiang Xi et al.   PLoS Genetics

Horizontal transfer of expressed genes in a parasitic flowering plant

(2012) Zhenxiang Xi et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Adaptive Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis through Recurrent Lateral Gene Transfer

(2012) Pascal-Antoine Christin et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

An Evolutionary Network of Genes Present in the Eukaryote Common Ancestor Polls Genomes on Eukaryotic and Mitochondrial Origin

(2012) Thorsten Thiergart et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Recurrent Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Toxin Genes to Eukaryotes

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

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

(2012) Julien Paganini et al.   PLoS One

Trafficking of protein into the recently established photosynthetic organelles of Paulinella chromatophora

(2012) E. C. M. Nowack et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Horizontal transfer of chloroplast genomes between plant species

(2012) S. Stegemann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gain and loss of multiple functionally related, horizontally transferred genes in the reduced genomes of two microsporidian parasites

(2012) J.-F. Pombert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cyanophora paradoxa Genome Elucidates Origin of Photosynthesis in Algae and Plants

(2012) D. C. Price et al.   SCIENCE

Widespread impact of horizontal gene transfer on plant colonization of land

(2012) Jipei Yue et al.   Nature Communications

Biochemical Diversification through Foreign Gene Expression in Bdelloid Rotifers

(2012) Chiara Boschetti et al.   PLoS Genetics

Early evolution without a tree of life

(2011) William F Martin   Biology Direct

Horizontal acquisition of multiple mitochondrial genes from a parasitic plant followed by gene conversion with host mitochondrial genes

(2011) Jeffrey P Mower et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Cell Evolution: Gene Transfer Agents and the Origin of Mitochondria

(2011) Thomas A. Richards et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Living inside plants: bacterial endophytes

(2011) Barbara Reinhold-Hurek et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Endosymbiotic bacteria associated with nematodes, ticks and amoebae

(2011) Mark Taylor et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

A specific mix of generalists: bacterial symbionts in Mediterranean Ircinia spp.

(2011) Patrick M. Erwin et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Evolution of Patchily Distributed Proteins Shared between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes: Dictyostelium as a Case Study

(2011) Jan O. Andersson   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Experimental Examination of EFL and MATX Eukaryotic Horizontal Gene Transfers: Coexistence of Mutually Exclusive Transcripts Predates Functional Rescue

(2011) Jana Szabová 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

The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

(2011) Miodrag Grbić et al.   NATURE

Possible import routes of proteins into the cyanobacterial endosymbionts/plastids of Paulinella chromatophora

(2011) Paweł Mackiewicz et al.   THEORY IN BIOSCIENCES

Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria and animals

(2011) Julie C. Dunning Hotopp   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Genome cartography: charting the apicomplexan genome

(2011) Jessica C. Kissinger et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Transcriptome analysis reveals nuclear-encoded proteins for the maintenance of temporary plastids in the dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata

(2010) Jennifer H Wisecaver et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Horizontally acquired DAP pathway as a unit of self-regulation

(2010) G. SUN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Algal Genes in the Closest Relatives of Animals

(2010) G. Sun et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer and Transcriptional Regulation of Transferred Genes in Paulinella chromatophora

(2010) E. C. M. Nowack et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The dynamic genome of Hydra

(2010) Jarrod A. Chapman et al.   NATURE

Endosymbiotic associations within protists

(2010) E. C. M. Nowack et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Endosymbiont DNA in Endobacteria-Free Filarial Nematodes Indicates Ancient Horizontal Genetic Transfer

(2010) Samantha N. McNulty et al.   PLoS One

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

Horizontal Gene Transfer by the Parasitic Plant Striga hermonthica

(2010) S. Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

(2010) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

Bacterial Genes in the Aphid Genome: Absence of Functional Gene Transfer from Buchnera to Its Host

(2010) Naruo Nikoh et al.   PLoS Genetics

The origin and early evolution of eukaryotes in the light of phylogenomics

(2010) Eugene V Koonin   GENOME BIOLOGY

Gene Transfer and Diversification of Microbial Eukaryotes

(2009) Jan O. Andersson   Annual Review of Microbiology

Bacterial/Fungal Interactions: From Pathogens to Mutualistic Endosymbionts

(2009) Donald Y. Kobayashi et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Aphids acquired symbiotic genes via lateral gene transfer

(2009) Naruo Nikoh et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Gain and loss of elongation factor genes in green algae

(2009) Ellen Cocquyt et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Functional and ecological impacts of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes

(2009) Patrick J Keeling   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Horizontal gene transfer of an entire metabolic pathway between a eukaryotic alga and its DNA virus

(2009) A. Monier et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Going, Going, Not Quite Gone: Nucleomorphs as a Case Study in Nuclear Genome Reduction

(2009) J. M. Archibald et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Eukaryotic and Eubacterial Contributions to the Establishment of Plastid Proteome Estimated by Large-Scale Phylogenetic Analyses

(2009) K. Suzuki et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Darwinian evolution in the light of genomics

(2009) E. V. Koonin   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Horizontal gene transfer from extinct and extant lineages: biological innovation and the coral of life

(2009) G. P. Fournier et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Phylogenomic Analysis Demonstrates a Pattern of Rare and Ancient Horizontal Gene Transfer between Plants and Fungi

(2009) T. A. Richards et al.   PLANT CELL

Exchange of Genetic Material Between Cells in Plant Tissue Grafts

(2009) S. Stegemann et al.   SCIENCE

The give-and-take of DNA: horizontal gene transfer in plants

(2009) Ralph Bock   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Diversity of Bacterial Endosymbionts of Environmental Acanthamoeba Isolates

(2008) S. Schmitz-Esser et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Origins of a cyanobacterial 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in plastid-lacking eukaryotes

(2008) Shinichiro Maruyama et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Evidence of a chimeric genome in the cyanobacterial ancestor of plastids

(2008) Jeferson Gross et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells

(2008) Elsa Denker et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Organelle Evolution: What's in a Name?

(2008) Patrick J. Keeling et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Chromatophore Genome Sequence of Paulinella Sheds Light on Acquisition of Photosynthesis by Eukaryotes

(2008) Eva C.M. Nowack et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

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

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

Concerted gene recruitment in early plant evolution

(2008) Jinling Huang et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY