ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2018
Horizontal acquisition of transposable elements and viral sequences: patterns and consequences.
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- Evolutionary innovation through fusion of sequences from across the tree of life.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Evolutionary Study of Transposable Elements: Structural Characterization and Phylogenomic Profiling in Plant Genomes.Journal of molecular evolution · 2026Review
- Comprehensive profiling of insertion sequences and eukaryotic-like transposons across archaeal genomes.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Persistent viral infection in the Drosophila fat body is associated with immune activation at the single cell level.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Host-Parasite Interactions Revisited: Evidence of Horizontal Transfer of a Transposable Element Between a Snail and Its Parasite.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Transposable elements as drivers of genome evolution in Drosophila virilis.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks.Genome biology · 2026Article
- Liver-specific enhancers evolved from independent episodes of MITE domestication in Xenopus tropicalis.Mobile DNA · 2025Article
- Deciphering Complex Interactions Between LTR Retrotransposons and Three Papaver Species Using LTR_Stream.Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2025Article
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- Phylogenetic relatedness rather than aquatic habitat fosters horizontal transfer of transposable elements in animals.Genome research · 2025Article
- A phylogenetic approach uncovers cryptic endogenous retrovirus subfamilies in the primate lineage.Science advances · 2025Article
- The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Double-stranded DNA viruses may serve as vectors for horizontal transfer of intron-generating transposons.Mobile DNA · 2025Article
- Chromosome-Level Assemblies of Three Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Vectors: Dyspersa apicalis (Förster, 1848), Dyspersa pallida (Burckhardt, 1986), and Trioza urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea).Genome biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Horizontal transmission of functionally diverse transposons is a major source of new introns.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Multiple Horizontal Transfers of Immune Genes Between Distantly Related Teleost Fishes.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Impact of a horizontally transferred Helitron family on genome evolution in Xenopus laevis.Mobile DNA · 2025Article
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Systems for Detection and Differentiation of Unclassified Viruses of theMethods and protocols · 2025Article
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Abstract
It is becoming clear that most eukaryotic transposable elements (TEs) owe their evolutionary success in part to horizontal transfer events, which enable them to invade new species. Recent large-scale studies are beginning to unravel the mechanisms and ecological factors underlying this mode of transmission. Viruses are increasingly recognized as vectors in the process but also as a direct source of genetic material horizontally acquired by eukaryotic organisms. Because TEs and endogenous viruses are major catalysts of variation and innovation in genomes, we argue that horizontal inheritance has had a more profound impact in eukaryotic evolution than is commonly appreciated. To support this proposal, we compile a list of examples, including some previously unrecognized, whereby new host functions and phenotypes can be directly attributed to horizontally acquired TE or viral sequences. We predict that the number of examples will rapidly grow in the future as the prevalence of horizontal transfer in the life cycle of TEs becomes even more apparent, firmly establishing this form of non-Mendelian inheritance as a consequential facet of eukaryotic evolution.
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