Cellular evolution: what's in a mitochondrion?
Mitochondria and their relatives constitute a wide range of organelles, only some of which function in aerobic respiration. Mitochondrial remnants from different anaerobic lineages show a striking degree of functional convergence.
Howe
Christopher J
CJ
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK. Electronic address: c.j.howe@bioc.cam.ac.uk.
D000332:Aerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D016844:Blastocystis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology