Organelle evolution: a mosaic of 'mitochondrial' functions

Finlay Maguire; Thomas A Richards

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.075

Organelle evolution: a mosaic of 'mitochondrial' functions

Curr Biol. 2014 Jun 2;24(11):R518-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.075.

Authors

Finlay Maguire¹, Thomas A Richards²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK; Department of Genetics, Evolution and Ecology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: finlaymaguire@gmail.com.
² Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK.

PMID: 24892910
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.075

Abstract

An ancient endosymbiosis of an α-proteobacterium produced a diverse range of organelles including mitochondria. Reconstruction of the Pygsuia biforma proteome adds to the mosaic of functional systems present in mitochondrial-related organelles and demonstrates the role of horizontal gene transfer.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Eukaryota / genetics*
Eukaryota / metabolism*
Organelles / metabolism*
Proteome*
Sulfur / metabolism*

Substances

Proteome
Sulfur