Horizontal Transfers Lead to the Birth of Momilactone Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Grass
D. Wu, Y. Hu, S. Akashi, H. Nojiri, C.-Y. Ye, Q.-H. Zhu, K. Okada, L. Fan
This study shows that horizontal gene transfer created momilactone biosynthetic gene clusters in grasses, with subsequent gene recruitment and loss shaping their evolution.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology