Analysis of the Sam50 translocase of Excavate organisms supports evolution of divergent organelles from a common endosymbiotic event
As free-living organisms the ancestors of mitochondria and plastids encoded complete genomes, proteomes and metabolomes. As these symbionts became organelles all these aspects were reduced – genomes have degenerated with the host nucleus now encoding the most of the remaining endosymbiont proteome,...
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| Language: | English |
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Portland Press, Biochemical Society
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Bioscience Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bioscirep.org/bsr/033/e084/bsr033e084.htm |