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BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
卷 19, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-018-1316-9
关键词
Algae; Stramenopiles; Synurophyceae; Plastid genomes; Lateral gene transfer
资金
- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea [NRF-2015R1D1A1A01057899, 2018R1D1A1B07050727]
- NRF [NRF-2016R1C1B1007929, NRF-2017R1A2B3001923, 2015R1A2A2A01003192, 2015M1A5A1041808]
- Czech Science Foundation [17-13254S]
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea [20140428]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015M1A5A1041808, 2018R1D1A1B07050727, 2015R1A2A2A01003192] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
BackgroundThe Synurophyceae is one of most important photosynthetic stramenopile algal lineages in freshwater ecosystems. They are characterized by siliceous scales covering the cell or colony surface and possess plastids of red-algal secondary or tertiary endosymbiotic origin. Despite their ecological and evolutionary significance, the relationships amongst extant Synurophyceae are unclear, as is their relationship to most other stramenopiles.ResultsHere we report a comparative analysis of plastid genomes sequenced from five representative synurophycean algae. Most of these plastid genomes are highly conserved with respect to genome structure and coding capacity, with the exception of gene re-arrangements and partial duplications at the boundary of the inverted repeat and single-copy regions. Several lineage-specific gene loss/gain events and intron insertions were detected (e.g., cemA, dnaB, syfB, and trnL).ConclusionsUnexpectedly, the cemA gene of Synurophyceae shows a strong relationship with sequences from members of the green-algal lineage, suggesting the occurrence of a lateral gene transfer event. Using a molecular clock approach based on silica fossil record data, we infer the timing of genome re-arrangement and gene gain/loss events in the plastid genomes of Synurophyceae.
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