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Lateral Gene Transfer in Evolution

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Uri Gophna

    1. George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

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  • Focuses on the spectrum of adaptive innovations generated by Lateral Gene Transfer in evolution
  • Looks at the genomic, metabolic and ecological levels
  • Examines the integration of new genes into existing networks
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Although the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer has been known since the 1940's, it was the genomics era that has really revealed the extent and many facets of this evolutionary/genetic phenomenon. Even in the early 2000s with but a handful of genomes available it became clear that the nature of microorganisms is full of genetic exchange between lineages that are sometimes far apart. The years following this saw an explosion of genomic data, which shook the "tree of life" and also raised doubts about the most appropriate species concepts for prokaryotes. This book attempts to represent the many-fold contributions of LGT to the evolution of micro and, to an extent, macro-organisms by focusing on the areas where the Editor felt it had the largest impact: metabolic innovations and adaptations and speciation.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. LGT-Driven Metabolic Innovations and Adaptations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Lateral Gene Transfer and the Synthesis of Thymidine

      • Itay Levin, Moshe Giladi, Uri Gophna
      Pages 3-14

    3. Lateral Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Photosynthesis in Eukaryotes

      • Claudio H. Slamovits, Adrian Reyes-Prieto
      Pages 15-53

    4. On the Eco-Evolutionary Relationships of Fresh and Salt Water Bacteria and the Role of Gene Transfer in Their Adaptation

      • David A Walsh, Josine Lafontaine, Hans-Peter Grossart
      Pages 55-77

    5. Mobilized Integrons: Team Players in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes

      • Elena Martinez, Steven Djordjevic, H.W. Stokes, Piklu Roy Chowdhury
      Pages 79-103

    6. Rumen Plasmids

      • Aya Brown Kav, Itai Benhar, Itzhak Mizrahi
      Pages 105-120

  3. The Integration of New Genes into Existing Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. Lateral Genetic Transfer and Cellular Networks

      • Elizabeth Skippington, Mark A. Ragan
      Pages 123-135

    3. The Complexity Hypothesis and Other Connectivity Barriers to Lateral Gene Transfer

      • Ofir Cohen, Uri Gophna, Tal Pupko
      Pages 137-145

    4. The Effect of Codon Usage on the Success of Horizontal Gene Transfer

      • Tamir Tuller
      Pages 147-158

  4. Inter-Domain Gene Transfer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Lateral Gene Transfer in Multicellular Organisms

      • Julie C. Dunning Hotopp
      Pages 161-179

    3. Gene Transfer and the Chimeric Nature of Eukaryotic Genomes

      • Jan O. Andersson
      Pages 181-197

    4. Interdomain Horizontal Gene Transfer Shaped the Genomes of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella longbeachae

      • Laura Gomez-Valero, Mario Neou Bonora, Simonetta Gribaldo, Carmen Buchrieser
      Pages 199-219

    5. Application of a New Mapping Algorithm to Reevaluate Evidence of Interdomain Lateral Gene Transfer in the Genome of Thermotoga maritima

      • Pascal Lapierre, Nicholas C. Butzin, Kenneth M. Noll
      Pages 221-239

  5. LGT, Speciation and the Tree/Web of Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Gradual Speciation: Further Entangling the Tree of Life

      • Jeffrey G. Lawrence
      Pages 243-262

    3. Biased Gene Transfer Contributes to Maintaining the Tree of Life

      • Cheryl P. Andam, Johann Peter Gogarten
      Pages 263-274

    4. Speciation in the Shadow of Recombination and Lateral Gene Transfer

      • R. Thane Papke, Adit Naor, Uri Gophna
      Pages 275-289
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  • George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Uri Gophna

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