Spliceosomal introns: new insights into their evolution |
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Authors: | Zhaxybayeva Olga Gogarten J Peter |
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Affiliation: | Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 91 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3125, USA. |
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Abstract: | A new genome-wide analysis of spliceosomal introns indicates massive loss and gain of introns has taken place in many eukaryotic lineages. Only a small subset of the analyzed introns was present in the common ancestor of plants, fungi, animals and Plasmodium. |
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