How Does European Mistletoe Survive Without Complex I?

Paula da Fonseca-Pereira; Willian Batista Silva; Wagner L Araújo; Adriano Nunes-Nesi

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.008

How Does European Mistletoe Survive Without Complex I?

Trends Plant Sci. 2018 Oct;23(10):847-850. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

Authors

Paula da Fonseca-Pereira¹, Willian Batista Silva¹, Wagner L Araújo², Adriano Nunes-Nesi³

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
² Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: wlaraujo@ufv.br.
³ Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: nunesnesi@ufv.br.

PMID: 30097375
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.008

Abstract

Two independent but complementary studies recently provided the first biochemical proof of the complete absence of mitochondrial Complex I in a multicellular eukaryote. The mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) of the hemiparasitic European mistletoe (Viscum album) displays dramatic rearrangements of its components, most likely reflecting its parasitic lifestyle.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Electron Transport
Viscum album*