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Proteorhodopsin lateral gene transfer between marine planktonic Bacteria and Archaea

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  • Niels-Ulrik Frigaard

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    University of Copenhagen)

  • Asuncion Martinez

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Tracy J. Mincer

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Edward F. DeLong

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The genes of place Proteorhodopsin is very useful for marine microbes in the ocean's ‘photic’ zone. This protein converts light into cellular energy, in a process that stops short of photosynthesis but is sufficient to give an organism a competitive edge in well-lit surface waters. In fact proteorhodopsin seems to be more a reflection of this unique environment than of the organisms in which it is found. DNA screening in waters collected off Hawaii suggests that the proteorhodopsin gene is shared by members of the Archaea and Bacteria, two disparate microbial domains of life that co-exist in the photic zone, via lateral gene transfer.

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  • Niels-Ulrik Frigaard & Asuncion Martinez & Tracy J. Mincer & Edward F. DeLong, 2006. "Proteorhodopsin lateral gene transfer between marine planktonic Bacteria and Archaea," Nature, Nature, vol. 439(7078), pages 847-850, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:439:y:2006:i:7078:d:10.1038_nature04435
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04435
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    1. Pan-Jun Kim & Nathan D Price, 2011. "Genetic Co-Occurrence Network across Sequenced Microbes," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(12), pages 1-9, December.

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