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Disa Stephensen

Lund University

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Lateral gene transfer introduced the microbial anaerobiosis-related gene rquA into early animals

Sofia Paraskevopoulou, Mara Vizitiu, Nikolaj Brask, Paige E. Carr, Julie Boisard, Humberto Itriago, Raquel Pereira, Iana V. Kim, Tuğba N. Atalay, Lily N. Boercker, Karla Iveth Aguilera-Campos, Laura Flandrin, Disa Stephensen, Cai S. Westergren, Fabien Pierrel, , Courtney W. Stairs

This study shows that freshwater sponges acquired the microbial gene rquA via lateral gene transfer, enabling rhodoquinone biosynthesis and adaptation to hypoxia.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology