Functional replacement of a primary metabolic pathway via multiple independent eukaryote-to-eukaryote gene transfers and selective retention

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1882-1894

  Nedelcu, A M ^a   Blakney, A J C ^a   Logue, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium transporter; Glutamate synthase; Glutamine synthetase; Lateral gene transfer; Monosiga; Primary metabolic pathway

Indexed keywords

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE;

ADAPTATION; ALGA; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHOANOFLAGELLATE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHOANOFLAGELLATA; EUKARYOTA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; LANGAT VIRUS; MONOSIGA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 69249176134     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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