From morphogenesis to pathogenesis: A cellulose loosening protein is one of the most widely distributed tools in nature
W. R. Chase, O. Zhaxybayeva, J. Rocha, D. J. Cosgrove, L. R. Shapiro
The paper investigates the phylogenetic distribution of expansin genes in microbes, revealing their presence in diverse bacterial and fungal lineages and suggesting horizontal gene transfer as a mechanism for their broad distribution.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology