Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution Export

@article{citeulike:2958928, abstract = {Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater prevalence and our more advanced understanding of gene transfer in prokaryotes. Recurrent endosymbioses and the generally poor sampling of most nuclear genes from diverse lineages have also complicated the search for transferred genes. Nevertheless, the number of well-supported cases of transfer from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, many with significant functional implications, is now expanding rapidly. Major recent trends include the important role of HGT in adaptation to certain specialized niches and the highly variable impact of HGT in different lineages.}, address = {Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z, Canada.}, author = {Keeling, Patrick J. and Palmer, Jeffrey D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2958928}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2386}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2386}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18591983}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18591983}, day = {01}, doi = {10.1038/nrg2386}, issn = {1471-0056}, journal = {Nature Reviews Genetics}, keywords = {genomics}, month = {August}, number = {8}, pages = {605--618}, posted-at = {2008-11-24 17:23:55}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2386}, volume = {9}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2958928 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2958928 N2 - Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater prevalence and our more advanced understanding of gene transfer in prokaryotes. Recurrent endosymbioses and the generally poor sampling of most nuclear genes from diverse lineages have also complicated the search for transferred genes. Nevertheless, the number of well-supported cases of transfer from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, many with significant functional implications, is now expanding rapidly. Major recent trends include the important role of HGT in adaptation to certain specialized niches and the highly variable impact of HGT in different lineages. IS - 8 JF - Nature Reviews Genetics SN - 1471-0056 AD - Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z, Canada. EP - 618 TI - Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 9 SP - 605 KW - genomics AU - Keeling, Patrick AU - Palmer, Jeffrey PY - 2008/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2386 ER -