Evidence for multiple lateral transfers of the circadian clock cluster in filamentous heterocystic cyanobacteria Nostocaceae

被引：6

作者：

Dvornyk, V ^{[1
]}

Nevo, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Haifa, Inst Evolut, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel

来源：

JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION | 2004年 / 58卷 / 03期

关键词：

circadian clock genes; cyanobacterium; lateral transfer; Nostocaceae;

D O I：

10.1007/s00239-003-2556-9

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Cyanobacteria are the first prokaryotes reported to show circadian rhythmicity, which is regulated by a cluster of three genes: kaiA, kaiB, and kaiC. Phylogenetic analysis of the kaiBC cluster in filamentous cyanobacteria of the family Nostocaceae including Nodularia spumigena and Nostoc linckia from Arubotaim Cave, Mt. Sedom, Israel, indicated that this cluster has experienced multiple lateral transfers. The transfers have occurred in different periods of the species' evolution. The data obtained suggest that lateral transfers of the circadian clock cluster in filamentous cyanobacteria have been common and might have adaptive significance.

引用

页码：341 / 347

页数：7

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