Transcriptome, proteome and draft genome of Euglena gracilis.
ThankGod E EbenezerMartin ZoltnerAlana BurrellAnna NenarokovaAnna M G Novák VanclováBinod PrasadPetr SoukalCarlos Santana-MolinaEllis O'NeillNerissa N NankissoorNithya VadakedathViktor DaikerSamson ObadoSara Silva-PereiraAndrew P JacksonDamien P DevosJulius LukešMichael LebertSue VaughanVladimίr HamplMark CarringtonMichael L GingerJoel B DacksSteven KellyMark C FieldPublished in: BMC biology (2019)
Our data provide evidence that a range of photosynthetic eukaryotes contributed to the Euglena nuclear genome, evidence in support of the 'shopping bag' hypothesis for plastid acquisition. We also suggest that euglenids possess unique regulatory mechanisms for achieving extreme adaptability, through mechanisms of paralog expansion and gene acquisition.