Mitochondrial evolution: Gene shuffling, endosymbiosis, and signaling
Parth K. Raval, William Martin, Sven B. Gould
Abstract
Genes for cardiolipin and ceramide synthesis occur in some alphaproteobacterial genomes. They shed light on mitochondrial origin and signaling in the first eukaryotic cells.
Topics & Concepts
EndosymbiosisBiologyCardiolipinGeneMitochondrionMitochondrial DNACell biologyGenomeGeneticsChloroplastPlastidMembranePhospholipidPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMitochondrial Function and PathologyATP Synthase and ATPases Research