2011
Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits
Chen HD, Jewett MW, Groisman EA. Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002184. PMID: 21811415, PMCID: PMC3140997, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationPolymyxin BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsTransformation, BacterialConceptsGene productsPmrD proteinPmrA/PmrB systemSpecies-specific traitsPmrA/PmrBE. coliHigh phosphatase activityBacterium Escherichia coliTwo-component systemPmrA proteinPolymyxin B resistanceAncestral locusAncestral proteinAncestral geneAncestral pathwayNew traitsBiochemical activityDifferent speciesGenesPmrB proteinEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityB resistanceProteinSalmonella enterica
2009
Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Moreno M, Caccone A. Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2009, 33: 939-947. PMID: 19454336, DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II B genesGalápagos marine iguanasB geneMarine iguanasMHC class II B genesAvian MHC evolutionInterlocus gene conversionAncestral locusEvolutionary forcesMHC evolutionBird speciesGene conversionGene groupsPositive selectionCDNA sequenceClass II genesLocus groupsVertebratesGenesMammalsShort tractsBeta 2 domainAdaptive immune systemMajor groupsSquamates
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