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Horizontal acquisition of multiple mitochondrial genes from a parasitic plant followed by gene conversion with host mitochondrial genes |
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| Authors: | Jeffrey P Mower Saša Stefanović Weilong Hao Julie S Gummow Kanika Jain Dana Ahmed Jeffrey D Palmer |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, 47403 Bloomington, Indiana, USA;(2) Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA;(3) Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, L5L 1C6 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada;(4) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, M5G 1L5 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Abstract: | BackgroundHorizontal gene transfer (HGT) is relatively common in plant mitochondrial genomes but the mechanisms, extent and consequences of transfer remain largely unknown. Previous results indicate that parasitic plants are often involved as either transfer donors or recipients, suggesting that direct contact between parasite and host facilitates genetic transfer among plants. |
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