Some Like it HOT: Horizontal Operon Transfer

Amelia R I Lindsey; Irene L G Newton

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.007

Some Like it HOT: Horizontal Operon Transfer

Cell. 2019 Mar 7;176(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.007.

Authors

Amelia R I Lindsey¹, Irene L G Newton²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
² Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Electronic address: irnewton@indiana.edu.

PMID: 30849369
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.007

Abstract

While horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is well documented in bacteria, the role and frequency of HGT across eukaryotes remains poorly understood. Kominek et al. identified a horizontal operon transfer (HOT) event, with clear evidence for selection to facilitate gene expression, that has allowed a group of yeasts to scavenge iron using bacterially derived genes.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

Bacteria / genetics
Eukaryota*
Eukaryotic Cells
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Operon

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