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Evolution of the haem copper oxidases superfamily: a rooting tale.
Trends in biochemical sciences - 1 Aug 2009
Gribaldo Simonetta, Talla Emmanuel, Brochier-Armanet Celine
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the origin and evolution of haem copper dioxygen reductases (HCO O(2)Red), the terminal enzymes of aerobic respiratory chains, is fundamental to clarify the emergence of this important cellular process. Phylogenetic analyses of HCO O(2)Red have led to contradictory results, suggesting, in turn, that they predate oxygenic photosynthesis and already reduced oxygen as their function; they predate...
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