Extensive horizontal gene transfer, duplication, and loss of chlorophyll synthesis genes in the algae

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hunsperger, Heather M ^a   Randhawa, Tejinder ^a   Cattolico, Rose Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorophyll synthesis; Endosymbiotic gene transfer; Gene duplication; Horizontal gene transfer; Protochlorophyllide

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANCESTRY; ANGIOSPERM; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSFER; PHYLOGENETICS; PLASTID; RECONSTRUCTION; GENOME;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLAST; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; EUKARYOTE; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRAMENOPILE; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; EUKARYOTA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRAMENOPILES; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84923884692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0286-4     Document Type: Article

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