Duplication and expression of horizontally transferred polygalacturonase genes is associated with host range expansion of mirid bugs

Duplication and expression of horizontally transferred polygalacturonase genes is associated with host range expansion of mirid bugs

Abstract Backgroud Horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication are two major mechanisms contributing to the evolutionary adaptation of organisms. Previously, polygalacturonase genes (PGs) were independently horizontally transferred and underwent multiple duplications in insects (e.g., mirid bugs a...

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Main Authors: Pengjun Xu, Bin Lu, Jinyan Liu, Jiangtao Chao, Philip Donkersley, Robert Holdbrook, Yanhui Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Polygalacturonase
Gene duplication
Molecular evolution
Expression
Host range expansion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1351-1

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