Gene Network Homology in Prokaryotes Using a Similarity Search Approach: Queries of Quorum Sensing Signal Transduction
Figure 6
Lsr system LMNAST hits overlaid onto phylogenetic distributions of different scopes.
A. E. coli Lsr system LMNAST hits overlaid onto an E. coli specific phylogenetic distribution as developed in and adapted from [4], [27]. The larger, bolded leaves contain Lsr system homologs, whereas the grayed italicized leaves do not. Lsr system loss is evident in B2 strains. B. E. coli Lsr system LMNAST hits overlaid onto an Enterobacteriales and Pasteurellales phylogenetic distribution adapted from [34]. The larger, bolded leaves contain Lsr system homologs, whereas the grayed italicized leaves do not. Loss and gain events are denoted by – and+respectively based on parsimony. Compared to the distribution of the lac operon, Lsr is more dispersed but also shallower, phylogenetically.