Origin of Eukaryotic Plasmalogen Biosynthesis by Horizontal Gene Transfer from Myxobacteria
Juan Manuel Trinidad-Barnech, Irene del Rey Navalón, Konstantina Mitsi, Antonio J. Monera-Girona, Sebastián R. Najle, S. Padmanabhan, Iñaki Ruiz‐Trillo, Montserrat Elías Arnanz
The paper traces the origin of eukaryotic plasmalogen biosynthesis to horizontal gene transfer from Myxobacteria, revealing evolutionary divergence in plasmalogen synthesis across eukaryotic lineages.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology