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
2000
Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation
Ochman H, Lawrence J, Groisman E. Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation. Nature 2000, 405: 299-304. PMID: 10830951, DOI: 10.1038/35012500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriaBacteriophagesConjugation, GeneticDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialEvolution, MolecularGenes, BacterialRecombination, GeneticTransformation, BacterialVirulenceConceptsLateral gene transferGene transferHorizontal gene transferBacterial innovationDynamic genomeGenetic diversityAcquisition of sequencesGenetic informationLateral transferBacterial speciesPathogenic characterEukaryotesGenomeChromosomesOrganismsSpeciesDNADiversityBacteriaSequenceSubstantial amount