65109917 I found a mushroom jumping genes
Scientists have shown that relatively complex organisms may be horizontal gene transfer. Until now, many experts believe that this process is typical for the relatively primitive living creatures. New work published in the journal Current Biology, and the short it is described in a press release Vanderbilt University. Initially, the authors did not intend to look for evidence of gene transfer between different species of fungi. They have been studying the evolutionary relationships between them and comparing the DNA sequences polnogenomnye hundreds of species. The researchers found that a large cluster of 23 genes "pereprygnul" from the DNA of fungi of the genus Aspergillus (mold growing on substrates rich in starch) in the DNA of fungi of the genus Podospora (live in the dung of herbivores and the ability to break down plant tissue for energy recovery). "Leaping" cluster required for synthesis of a toxic substance sterigmatotsistina. Fungi use it for protection from other organisms and to destroy them. Related sterigmatotsistinu substance used to produce antibiotics. Until now, most well-known examples of horizontal gene transfer (ie transfer of genetic material of an organism that is not a direct descendant of the donor) was found in bacteria and viruses, and many researchers believe that in higher organisms, such genetic "jumping" does not occur.
