Horizontal gene transfer promoted evolution of the ability to propagate under anaerobic conditions in yeasts

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-393

  Gojkovic Z ^a,d   Knecht, W ^a   Zameitat, E ^b   Warneboldt, J ^a   Coutelis, J B ^a   Pynyaha, Y ^a   Neuveglise, C ^c   Moller K ^a   Loffler M ^b   Piskur J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d ZGene AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; Evolution; Horizontal gene transfer; Pyrimidines; Yeast

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; OXYGEN; PYRIMIDINE;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSFER; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES KLUYVERI; YEAST;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOPLASM; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; PYRIMIDINES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES KLUYVERI;

EID: 3042677643     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-0995-7     Document Type: Article

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