Biomaterial Database

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Vertebrates: A Fishy Tale. 2021

Laurie A Graham, and Peter L Davies

Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.

The recent assembly of the herring genome suggests this fish acquired its antifreeze protein gene by horizontal transfer and then passed a copy on to the smelt. The direction of gene transfer is confirmed by some accompanying transposable elements and by the breakage of gene synteny.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005399	Fishes	A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014714	Vertebrates	Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.	Vertebrate
D016678	Genome	The genetic complement of an organism, including all of its GENES, as represented in its DNA, or in some cases, its RNA.	Genomes
D021301	Antifreeze Proteins	Proteins that bind to ice and modify the growth of ice crystals. They perform a cryoprotective role in a variety of organisms.	Antifreeze Glycopeptide,Antifreeze Glycoprotein,Antifreeze Glycoproteins,Antifreeze Peptide,Antifreeze Protein,Thermal Hysteresis Protein,AFGP,Antifreeze Glycopeptides,Antifreeze Peptides,Thermal Hysteresis Proteins,Glycopeptide, Antifreeze,Glycopeptides, Antifreeze,Glycoprotein, Antifreeze,Glycoproteins, Antifreeze,Hysteresis Protein, Thermal,Hysteresis Proteins, Thermal,Peptide, Antifreeze,Peptides, Antifreeze,Protein, Antifreeze,Protein, Thermal Hysteresis,Proteins, Antifreeze,Proteins, Thermal Hysteresis
D022761	Gene Transfer, Horizontal	The naturally occurring transmission of genetic information between organisms, related or unrelated, circumventing parent-to-offspring transmission. Horizontal gene transfer may occur via a variety of naturally occurring processes such as GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; and TRANSFECTION. It may result in a change of the recipient organism's genetic composition (TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC).	Gene Transfer, Lateral,Horizontal Gene Transfer,Lateral Gene Transfer,Recombination, Interspecies,Recombination, Interspecific,Gene Transfers, Lateral,Interspecies Recombination,Interspecific Recombination,Lateral Gene Transfers
D029941	Fish Proteins	Proteins obtained from species of fish (FISHES).	Fish Protein,Protein, Fish,Proteins, Fish