Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Five Euplotes Genomes

342 horizontally acquired genes were identified across five sequenced Euplotes genomes. The dataset, created by Ruanlin Wang, contains results from a phylogeny-based detection and functional analysis of these bacterial gene transfers. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Classify gene origin (native vs. HGT-acquired) using genomic features like GC content, intron proportion, and CDS length.
• Analyze functional annotation of HGT candidates based on Pfam, GO, and KEGG database results.
• Identify putative endosymbiont-derived genes, such as the five glycoside hydrolase genes from E. vannus.
• Model adaptive gene function using expression data for specific HGT-acquired genes like mannan endo-1,4-β-mannosidase A and B.
• Trace evolutionary history by examining the seven HGT families putatively transferred into the last common ancestor of all five Euplotes.

Strengths

• Contains a curated set of 342 identified horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events.
• Integrates multiple analysis results: phylogeny-based detection, gene structure, expression validation, and functional annotation.
• Data is recent, with a last update in 2026.

Limitations

• Very small data size (55.1 KB), indicating limited scope to the five studied Euplotes genomes.
• Sample size is restricted, covering only five organisms, limiting generalizability.
• Specific column names and row counts are not provided, complicating direct computational reuse.

Provenance

Source

Research by Ruanlin Wang, published via figshare.

Collection Method

Large-scale phylogeny-based HGT detection, transcriptome analysis, and functional validation via qPCR and RNAi.

Time Range

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Freshness

Single release, last updated April 2026.

Geography

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