Resolving the origins of membrane phospholipid biosynthesis genes using outgroup-free rooting
Gareth A. Coleman, Richard D. Pancost, Tom A. Williams
This study resolves the origins of membrane phospholipid biosynthesis genes by using outgroup-free rooting methods, finding extensive horizontal transfer from Archaea to Bacteria and suggesting LUCA had archaeal-type phospholipids.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology