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Horizontal gene transfer of pectinases from bacteria preceded the diversification of stick and leaf insects

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Genes acquired by horizontal transfer are increasingly being found in animal genomes. Understanding their origin and evolution requires knowledge about the phylogenetic relationships from both source and recipient organisms. We used RNASeq data and respective assembled transcript libraries to trace the evolutionary history of polygalacturonase (pectinase) genes in stick insects ([i]Phasmatodea[/i]). By mapping the distribution of pectinase genes on a [i]Polyneoptera phylogeny[/i], we identified the transfer of pectinase genes from known phasmatodean gut microbes into the genome of an early euphasmatodean ancestor that took place between 60 and 100 million years ago. This transfer preceded the rapid diversification of the suborder, enabling symbiont-free pectinase production that would increase the insects' digestive efficiency and reduce dependence on microbes. Bacteria-to-insect gene transfer was thought to be uncommon, however the increasing availability of large-scale genomic data may change this prevailing notion.

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Matan Shelomi, Etienne Danchin, David Heckel, Benjamin Wipfler, Sven Bradler, et al.. Horizontal gene transfer of pectinases from bacteria preceded the diversification of stick and leaf insects. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, ⟨10.1038/srep26388⟩. ⟨hal-01324361⟩
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