Sasakura Y, Ogura Y, Treen N, Yokomori R, Park SJ, Nakai K, Saiga H, Sakuma T, Yamamoto T, Fujiwara S, Yoshida K.

Proc Biol Sci. 2016 Dec 28;283(1845). pii: 20161712. doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1712

Transcriptional regulation of a horizontally transferred gene from bacterium to chordate.

GC-rich DNA from Actinobacteria contains AP-2 binding sites, which triggers expression in the epidermis. This might have facilitated horizontal transfer of the CesA gene.