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On procaryotic gene expression in eucaryotic systems

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Numerous types of interaction between pro-and eucaryotes exist in nature, from the endosymbiosis of some bacteria with unicellular organisms and insects to the complex systems of bacterial flora associated with the skin and intestines of animals and man, and nitrogen-fixation and crown-gall tumor induction in plants. Until recently, such interactions were not thought to include genetic transfer, but an increasing body of evidence points to the probability of similar naturally-occuring exchanges with wide-ranging implications for evolution and genetic manipulation.

Experiments to elucidate the possible effects of procaryotic genes in eucaryotic systems have included in vitro and in vivo studies with both plant and animal systems, for instance the translation of bacterial messenger RNAs in the wheat germ and rabbit reticulocyte systems and the introduction of bacterial genes into plant protoplasts, animal cells and whole organisms.

In the present paper we have tried to summarize the results of experiments involving the uptake, replication, transcription, translation and integration of procaryotic genes in various eucaryotic systems and to discuss the implications of such findings for basic research as well as for possible biomedical applications. Awareness of the possibility of procaryotic-eucaryotic genetic interactions may help to elucidate unresolved questions in pathology, such as possible involvement of the intestinal flora in carcinogenesis, as well as to provide valuable probes of eucaryotic control mechanisms and new approaches in agricultural genetic engineering.

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    Jürgen Horst

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Horst, J., Stanbro, H. & Merril, C.R. On procaryotic gene expression in eucaryotic systems. Hum Genet 54, 289–302 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291572

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