Evolution of isopenicillin N synthase genes may have involved horizontal gene transfer.
Mol Biol Evol
; 7(5): 399-406, 1990 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-2263192
ABSTRACT
The isopenicillin N synthase genes from three fungal species, three Gram-positive species, and one Gram-negative bacterial species share an unusually high sequence similarity. A phylogenetic analysis was carried out to determine which type of evolutionary scenario best accounts for this similarity. The most plausible scenario is one in which a horizontal gene-transfer event, from the prokaryotes to the eukaryotes, occurred at a time close to the divergence between the Gram-positive and the Gram-negative bacteria.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Oxidorreductasas
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Bacterias
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Transfección
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Hongos
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Genes Bacterianos
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Genes Fúngicos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Biol Evol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
1990
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel