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A congruent phylogenomic signal places eukaryotes within the Archaea

dc.contributor.authorWilliams, T. A.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, P. G.
dc.contributor.authorNye, T. M. W.
dc.contributor.authorCox, C. J.
dc.contributor.authorMartin Embley, T.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-24T10:42:03Z
dc.date.available2014-10-24T10:42:03Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2014-10-24T09:21:06Z
dc.description.abstractDetermining the relationships among the major groups of cellular life is important for understanding the evolution of biological diversity, but is difficult given the enormous time spans involved. In the textbook ‘three domains’ tree based on informational genes, eukaryotes and Archaea share a common ancestor to the exclusion of Bacteria. However, some phylogenetic analyses of the same data have placed eukaryotes within the Archaea, as the nearest relatives of different archaeal lineages. We compared the support for these competing hypotheses using sophisticated phylogenetic methods and an improved sampling of archaeal biodiversity. We also employed both new and existing tests of phylogenetic congruence to explore the level of uncertainty and conflict in the data. Our analyses suggested that much of the observed incongruence is weakly supported or associated with poorly fitting evolutionary models. All of our phylogenetic analyses, whether on small subunit and large subunit ribosomal RNA or concatenated protein-coding genes, recovered a monophyletic group containing eukaryotes and the TACK archaeal superphylum comprising the Thaumarchaeota, Aigarchaeota, Crenarchaeota and Korarchaeota. Hence, while our results provide no support for the iconic three-domain tree of life, they are consistent with an extended eocyte hypothesis whereby vital components of the eukaryotic nuclear lineage originated from within the archaeal radiation.por
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, T.A.; Foster, P.G.; Nye, T.M.W.; Cox, C.J.; Martin Embley, T.A congruent phylogenomic signal places eukaryotes within the Archaea, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279, 1749, 4870-48, 2012.por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/ 10.1098/rspb.2012.1795
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5465
dc.language.isoporpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherThe Royal Societypor
dc.relationEukaryotic genomic origins, parasites, and the essential nature of mitochondria
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1749/4870por
dc.subjectPhylogeneticspor
dc.subjectEukaryotespor
dc.subjectEvolutionpor
dc.subjectTree of lifepor
dc.titleA congruent phylogenomic signal places eukaryotes within the Archaeapor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleEukaryotic genomic origins, parasites, and the essential nature of mitochondria
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/268701/EU
oaire.citation.endPage4879por
oaire.citation.issue1749por
oaire.citation.startPage4870por
oaire.citation.titleProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciencespor
oaire.citation.volume279por
oaire.fundingStreamFP7
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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