Genome evolution: horizontal movements in the fungi

Thomas A Richards

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.028

Genome evolution: horizontal movements in the fungi

Curr Biol. 2011 Feb 22;21(4):R166-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.028.

Author

Thomas A Richards¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum London, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. thomr@nhm.ac.uk

PMID: 21334300
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.028

Abstract

Fungi possess robust cell walls and do not engulf prey cells by phagotrophy. As a consequence they are thought to be relatively immune from the invasion of foreign genes. Nonetheless, a growing body of evidence suggests gene transfer has amended the metabolic networks of many fungal species.

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Energy Metabolism
Gene Transfer, Horizontal / physiology*
Genome, Fungal*
Multigene Family
Phylogeny