title: [Molecular evidence for origin of plastid-like organelle apicoplast: a review].
abstract: Apicomplexan protozoa contains a highly reduced plastid-like organelle termed apicoplast. The research on evolutionary origin of apicoplast is a topic of long-term intense debate, by far, hasn't still reached congruent conclusion though a variety of molecular technologies were employed, so that it become a typical case in plastid origin field. In this paper , we reviewed the molecular evidence for apicoplast evolutionary origin, predicting the potential source of novel molecular evidence as clues for further studying.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Nantong University, Jiangsu Province 226007, China. zhuxinyu@nttc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xin-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ming-Ming
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D004141:Dinoflagellida / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D017353:Gene Deletion; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D015388:Organelles / Q000235:genetics*; D018087:Plastids / Q000235:genetics; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000235:genetics