Genetics: A cross-kingdom evolutionary handoff

Curr Biol. 2022 Nov 21;32(22):R1267-R1269. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.057.

Abstract

In the fight to resist environmental toxins, Caenorhabditis elegans might have co-opted cysteine-synthase-related enzymes that were likely acquired from algae and then integrated them into a hypoxia-signaling pathway to adapt to cyanide.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / genetics
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Patient Handoff*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins