Horizontal Gene Transfer and Its Part in the Reorganisation of Genetics during the LUCA Epoch

Currently there are five known mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer (HGT): transduction, conjugation, transformation, gene transfer agents and membrane vesicle transfer. The question here is: what part did HGT play in the reorganisation of genetics during the last universal common ancestor (LUCA)...

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Autor principal: Jheeta, Sohan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4187132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25369883
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life3040518
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Sumario:Currently there are five known mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer (HGT): transduction, conjugation, transformation, gene transfer agents and membrane vesicle transfer. The question here is: what part did HGT play in the reorganisation of genetics during the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) epoch? LUCA is a construct to explain the origin of the three domains of life; namely Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. This editorial offers a general introduction to the relevance and ultimate significance of HGT in relation to the LUCA.

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