ArticleMolecular biology and evolution2022
Geography-Dependent Horizontal Gene Transfer from Vertebrate Predators to Their Prey.
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- The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks.Genome biology · 2026Article
- Application of Invertebrate-Derived DNA Barcoding (iDNA) in Blood Sucking Leeches From West Sumatra: A Discovery of Blue-Eyed Litter FrogEcology and evolution · 2025Article
- Phylogenetic relatedness rather than aquatic habitat fosters horizontal transfer of transposable elements in animals.Genome research · 2025Article
- The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Cloning and Functional Analysis of Skin Host Defense Peptides from Yakushima Tago's Brown Frog (Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Jack of all trades versus master of one: how generalist versus specialist strategies of transposable elements relate to their horizontal transfer between lineages.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2023Review
- Insights into mammalian TE diversity through the curation of 248 genome assemblies.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Horizontal transfer (HT) of genes between multicellular animals, once thought to be extremely rare, is being more commonly detected, but its global geographic trend and transfer mechanism have not been investigated. We discovered a unique HT pattern of Bovine-B (BovB) LINE retrotransposons in vertebrates, with a bizarre transfer direction from predators (snakes) to their prey (frogs). At least 54 instances of BovB HT were detected, which we estimate to have occurred across time between 85 and 1.3 Ma. Using comprehensive transcontinental sampling, our study demonstrates that BovB HT is highly prevalent in one geographical region, Madagascar, suggesting important regional differences in the occurrence of HTs. We discovered parasite vectors that may plausibly transmit BovB and found that the proportion of BovB-positive parasites is also high in Madagascar where BovB thus might be physically transported by parasites to diverse vertebrates, potentially including humans. Remarkably, in two frog lineages, BovB HT occurred after migration from a non-HT area (Africa) to the HT hotspot (Madagascar). These results provide a novel perspective on how the prevalence of parasites influences the occurrence of HT in a region, similar to pathogens and their vectors in some endemic diseases.
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