Harnessing lateral gene transfer and endosymbiosis for adaptation

IF 39.1 1区生物学 Q1 GENETICS & HEREDITY

Nature Reviews Genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1038/s41576-025-00872-9

Nina Wedell

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Abstract

Nina Wedell discusses how a study by Dunning Hotopp et al., which found widespread lateral gene transfer (LGT) from the bacterium Wolbachia to a variety of arthropod and nematode hosts, catalysed the debate on the extent and functional relevance of LGT-derived genes.

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利用横向基因转移和内共生来适应

Nina Wedell讨论了Dunning Hotopp等人的一项研究，该研究发现Wolbachia细菌广泛的横向基因转移（LGT）到各种节肢动物和线虫宿主，催化了关于LGT衍生基因的范围和功能相关性的辩论。

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Nature Reviews Genetics 生物-遗传学

CiteScore

57.40

自引率

0.50%

发文量

113

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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