Rapid protein evolution, organellar reductions, and invasive intronic elements in the marine aerobic parasite dinoflagellate Amoebophrya spp.
Sarah FarhatPhuong LeEhsan KayalBenjamin NoelEstelle BigeardErwann CorreFlorian MaumusIsabelle FlorentAdriana AlbertiJean-Marc AuryTristan BarbeyronRuibo CaiCorinne Da SilvaBenjamin IstaceKarine LabadieDominique MarieJonathan MercierTsinda RukwavuJeremy SzymczakThierry TononCatharina Alves-de-SouzaPierre RouzéYves Van de PeerPatrick WinckerStephane RombautsBetina M PorcelLaure GuillouPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
These results expand the range of atypical genome features found in basal dinoflagellates and raise questions regarding speciation and the evolutionary mechanisms at play while parastitism was selected for in this particular unicellular lineage.