Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Investigate Eukaryotic Gene OriginDechun Zhang *1, Xianzhao Kan *2, Sarah Elizabeth Huss 3, Lan Jiang 2, Li-Qing Chen 3, Yibing Hu 4
1Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Regional Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement (CTGU)/Biotechnology Research Center, China Three Gorges University, 2The Institute of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, 3Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
A method of constructing a phylogenetic tree based on sequence homology of SWEETs from eukaryotes and SemiSWEETs from prokaryotes is described. Phylogenetic analysis is a useful tool for explaining the evolutionary relatedness between homologous proteins or genes from different organism groups.
