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| Title |
The transferome of metabolic genes explored: analysis of the horizontal transfer of enzyme encoding genes in unicellular eukaryotes
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| Published in |
Genome Biology, April 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/gb-2009-10-4-r36 |
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| Authors |
John W Whitaker, Glenn A McConkey, David R Westhead |
| Abstract |
Metabolic networks are responsible for many essential cellular processes, and exhibit a high level of evolutionary conservation from bacteria to eukaryotes. If genes encoding metabolic enzymes are horizontally transferred and are advantageous, they are likely to become fixed. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has played a key role in prokaryotic evolution and its importance in eukaryotes is increasingly evident. High levels of endosymbiotic gene transfer (EGT) accompanied the establishment of plastids and mitochondria, and more recent events have allowed further acquisition of bacterial genes. Here, we present the first comprehensive multi-species analysis of E/HGT of genes encoding metabolic enzymes from bacteria to unicellular eukaryotes. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 4% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 100 | 81% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 31 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 20% |
| Unknown | 7 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 74 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 19% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 7% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 August 2020.
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#7,356,550
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Outputs from Genome Biology
#3,306
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#33,954
of 107,072 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Genome Biology
#10
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