title: A metabolic scenario for the evolutionary origin of peroxisomes from the endomembranous system.
abstract: A novel model for the evolutionary origin of peroxisomes and related organelles from within the endoplasmic reticulum is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Dr. Aiguader, 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain, tgabaldon@crg.es.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gabaldón
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015388:Organelles / Q000235:genetics*; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism