Open AccessSome Like it HOT: Horizontal Operon Transfer
Author(s) -
Amelia R. I. Lindsey,
Irene L. G. Newton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.007
Subject(s) - biology , operon , horizontal gene transfer , evolutionary biology , computational biology , genetics , genome , escherichia coli , gene
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.
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