Browsing by Author "Huang, Jinling"
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Algal genes in aplastidic eukaryotes are not necessarily derived from historical plastids
Yue, Jipei; Huang, Jinling (2012-07)In photosynthetic eukaryotes, many genes were transferred from plastids or algal endosymbionts to nuclear genomes of host cells. These transferred genes are often considered genetic footprints of plastids. However, genes ... -
Analyses of domains and domain fusions in human proto-oncogenes
Liu, Qi; Huang, Jinling; Liu, Huiqing; Wan, Ping; Ye, Xiuzi; Xu, Ying (East Carolina University, 2009-03-17)Background: Understanding the constituent domains of oncogenes, their origins and their fusions may shed new light about the initiation and the development of cancers. Results: We have developed a computational pipeline ... -
Analyses of the oligopeptide transporter gene family in poplar and grape
Cao, Jun; Huang, Jinling; Yang, Yongping; Hu, Xiangyang (2011)Background Oligopeptide transporters (OPTs) are a group of membrane-localized proteins that have a broad range of substrate transport capabilities and that are thought to contribute to many biological processes. The OPT ... -
Ancient gene transfer from algae to animals: Mechanisms and evolutionary significance
Ni, Ting; Yue, Jipei; Sun, Guiling; Zou, Yong; Wen, Jianfan; Huang, Jinling (2012)Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is traditionally considered to be rare in multicellular eukaryotes such as animals. Recently, many genes of miscellaneous algal origins were discovered in choanoflagellates. ... -
Are algal genes in nonphotosynthetic protists evidence of historical plastid endosymbioses?
Stiller, John W.; Huang, Jinling; Ding, Qin; Tian, Jing; Goodwillie, Carol (East Carolina University, 2009)Background: How photosynthetic organelles, or plastids, were acquired by diverse eukaryotes is among the most hotly debated topics in broad scale eukaryotic evolution. The history of plastid endosymbioses commonly is ... -
AST: An Automated Sequence-Sampling Method for Improving the Taxonomic Diversity of Gene Phylogenetic Trees
Zhou, Chan; Mao, Fenglou; Yin, Yanbin; Huang, Jinling; Gogarten, Johann Peter; Xu, Ying (2014) -
Comparative Transcriptomics of Strawberries (Fragaria spp.) Provides Insights into Evolutionary Patterns
Qiao, Qin; Xue, Li; Wang, Qia; Sun, Hang; Zhong, Yang; Huang, Jinling; Lei, Jiajun; Zhang, Ticao (2016-12-15)Multiple closely related species with genomic sequences provide an ideal system for studies on comparative and evolutionary genomics, as well as the mechanism of speciation. The whole genome sequences of six strawberry ... -
Concerted gene recruitment in early plant evolution
Huang, Jinling; Gogarten, Johann Peter (East Carolina University, 2008-07)Background: Horizontal gene transfer occurs frequently in prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes. Anciently acquired genes, if retained among descendants, might significantly affect the long-term evolution of the recipient ... -
The Cycas Genome and the Early Evolution of Seed Plants
Huang, Jinling; Liu, Yang; et al (2022) -
Did an ancient chlamydial endosymbiosis facilitate the establishment of primary plastids?
Huang, Jinling; Gogarten, Johann Peter (East Carolina University, 2007-06)Background: Ancient endosymbioses are responsible for the origins of mitochondria and plastids, and they contribute to the divergence of several major eukaryotic groups. Although chlamydiae, a group of obligate intracellular ... -
EGID: an ensemble algorithm for improved genomic island detection in genomic sequences
Che, Dongsheng; Hasan, Mohammad Shabbir; Wang, Han; Fazekas, John; Huang, Jinling; Liu, Qi (2011)Genomic islands (GIs) are genomic regions that are originally transferred from other organisms. The detection of genomic islands in genomes can lead to many applications in industrial, medical and environmental contexts. ... -
Evidence for acquisition of virulence effectors in pathogenic chytrids
Sun, Guiling; Yang, Zefeng; Kosch, Tiffany A.; Summers, Kyle; Huang, Jinling (2011)Background The decline in amphibian populations across the world is frequently linked to the infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). This is particularly perplexing because Bd was only recently ... -
Evidence for acquisition of virulence effectors in pathogenic chytrids
Sun, Guiling; Yang, Zefeng; Kosch, Tiffany; Summers, Kyle; Huang, Jinling (2011-07-08)Background The decline in amphibian populations across the world is frequently linked to the infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). This is particularly perplexing because Bd was only recently ... -
The evolution of land plants: A perspective from horizontal gene transfer
Wang, Qia; Sun, Hang; Huang, Jinling (2014-12-04)Recent studies suggest that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) played a significant role in the evolution of eukaryotic lineages. We here review the mechanisms of HGT in plants and the importance of HGT in land plant evolution. ... -
The evolution of photosynthesis in chromist algae through serial endosymbioses
Stiller, John W.; Schreiber, John; Yue, Jipei; Hui, Guo; Ding, Qin; Huang, Jinling (2014-12-10)Chromist algae include diverse photosynthetic organisms of great ecological and social importance. Despite vigorous research efforts, a clear understanding of how various chromists acquired photosynthetic organelles has ... -
The evolution of photosynthesis in chromist algae through serial endosymbioses
Stiller, John W.; Schreiber, John; Yue, Jipei; Hui, Guo; Ding, Qin; Huang, Jinling (2014-12-10)Chromist algae include diverse photosynthetic organisms of great ecological and social importance. Despite vigorous research efforts, a clear understanding of how various chromists acquired photosynthetic organelles has ... -
The evolution of photosynthesis in chromist algae through serial endosymbioses
Stiller, John W.; Schreiber, John; Yue, Jipei; Guo, Hui; Ding, Qin; Huang, Jinling (2014-12-10)Chromist algae include diverse photosynthetic organisms of great ecological and social importance. Despite vigorous research efforts, a clear understanding of how various chromists acquired photosynthetic organelles has ... -
Evolution of Plant Nucleotide-Sugar Interconversion Enzymes
Yin, Yanbin; Huang, Jinling; Gu, Xiaogang; Bar-Peled, Maor; Xu, Ying (2011)Nucleotide-diphospho-sugars (NDP-sugars) are the building blocks of diverse polysaccharides and glycoconjugates in all organisms. In plants, 11 families of NDP-sugar interconversion enzymes (NSEs) have been identified, ... -
Evolution of plant nucleotide-sugar interconversion enzymes
Yin, Yanbin; Huang, Jinling; Gu, Xiaogang; Bar-Peled, Maor; Xu, Ying (2011-11-18)Nucleotide-diphospho-sugars (NDP-sugars) are the building blocks of diverse polysaccharides and glycoconjugates in all organisms. In plants, 11 families of NDP-sugar interconversion enzymes (NSEs) have been identified, ...