The relationship of transposable elements (TEs) with their host genomes has usually been
seen as an arms race between TEs and their host genomes. Consequently, TEs are …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or lateral gene transfer, is the non-sexual movement of
genetic information between genomes. It has played a pronounced part in bacterial and …

Metal hyperaccumulators (HAs) are renowned for their remarkable capacity to sequester
heavy metals (HMs) within their tissues, a trait that is closely linked to their symbiotic …

Highlights•Recent HGT detection workflows enable large-scale studies of HGT among
eukaryotes.•At least 14 insect species belonging to 6 orders contain plant-derived …

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases of the CYP79 family catalyze conversion of specific
amino acids into oximes feeding into a variety of metabolic plant pathways. Here we present …

Chrysanthemum indicum, a species native to Eastern Asia is well known as one of the
progenitor species of the cultivated Chrysanthemum which is grown for its ornamental and …

Agrobacterium mediated transformation in nature is the cause of the development of
diseases: crown galls and hairy roots. These neoplasms are transgenic tissues on a non …

Mobile elements known as T-DNAs are transferred from pathogenic Agrobacterium to plants
and reprogram the host cell to form hairy roots or tumors. Disarmed nononcogenic T-DNAs …

Bracoviruses (BVs) are domesticated viruses found in braconid parasitoid wasp genomes.
They are composed of domesticated genes from a nudivrius, coding viral particles in which …

Parasitic plants have a heterotrophic lifestyle, in which they withdraw all or part of their
nutrients from their host through the haustorium. Despite the release of many draft genomes …