| Literature DB >> 20418442 |
Zakee L Sabree1, Patrick H Degnan, Nancy A Moran.
Abstract
Insect endosymbiont genomes reflect massive gene loss. Two Blattabacterium genomes display colinearity and similar gene contents, despite high orthologous gene divergence, reflecting over 140 million years of independent evolution in separate cockroach lineages. We speculate that distant homologs may replace the functions of some eliminated genes through broadened substrate specificity.Mesh:
Year: 2010 PMID: 20418442 PMCID: PMC2893480 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00291-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792