Functional horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes
Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside
from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new …
from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new …
Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses
Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …
Trypanosomatids are much more than just trypanosomes: clues from the expanded family tree
Trypanosomes and leishmanias are widely known parasites of humans. However, they are
just two out of several phylogenetic lineages that constitute the family Trypanosomatidae …
just two out of several phylogenetic lineages that constitute the family Trypanosomatidae …
Recent advances in trypanosomatid research: genome organization, expression, metabolism, taxonomy and evolution
Unicellular flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are obligatory parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …
Parallel histories of horizontal gene transfer facilitated extreme reduction of endosymbiont genomes in sap-feeding insects
Bacteria confined to intracellular environments experience extensive genome reduction. In
extreme cases, insect endosymbionts have evolved genomes that are so gene-poor that …
extreme cases, insect endosymbionts have evolved genomes that are so gene-poor that …
A resource for improved predictions of Trypanosoma and Leishmania protein three-dimensional structure
RJ Wheeler - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAfold represent a transformative advance for predicting protein
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …
Massive protein import into the early-evolutionary-stage photosynthetic organelle of the amoeba Paulinella chromatophora
A Singer, G Poschmann, C Mühlich, C Valadez-Cano… - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
The endosymbiotic acquisition of mitochondria and plastids more than 1 Ga ago profoundly
impacted eukaryote evolution. At the heart of understanding organelle evolution is the re …
impacted eukaryote evolution. At the heart of understanding organelle evolution is the re …
Leptomonas seymouri: adaptations to the dixenous life cycle analyzed by genome sequencing, transcriptome profiling and co-infection with Leishmania donovani
The co-infection cases involving dixenous Leishmania spp.(mostly of the L. donovani
complex) and presumably monoxenous trypanosomatids in immunocompromised …
complex) and presumably monoxenous trypanosomatids in immunocompromised …
Host-symbiont interactions in Angomonas deanei include the evolution of a host-derived dynamin ring around the endosymbiont division site
J Morales, G Ehret, G Poschmann, T Reinicke… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei is a model to study endosymbiosis. Each cell
contains a single β-proteobacterial endosymbiont that divides at a defined point in the host …
contains a single β-proteobacterial endosymbiont that divides at a defined point in the host …
The fate of obligate endosymbionts: reduction, integration, or extinction
Whether mitochondria and plastids originated by endosymbiosis is no longer questioned,
but we still do not understand the actual process of integration. Other, younger …
but we still do not understand the actual process of integration. Other, younger …