The proteins comprising the mitochondrial organelle have originated both from an endosymbiont and from within the eukaryotes.
Keywords: mitochondria; evolution; proteome; origin; gene transfer; yeast
Mitochondrial Proteome: Origin
Siv Andersson, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Olof Karlberg, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Published online: September 2006
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0006221
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| Andersson SGE and Kurland CG (2000) Origin and evolution of the mitochondrial proteome. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 64: 786–820. | |
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