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Divergent mitochondrial respiratory chains in phototrophic relatives of apicomplexan parasites.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 2015
Flegontov Pavel, Michálek Jan, Janouškovec Jan, Lai De-Hua, Jirků Milan, Hajdušková Eva, Tomčala Aleš, Otto Thomas D, Keeling Patrick J, Pain Arnab, Oborník Miroslav, Lukeš Julius
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Four respiratory complexes and ATP-synthase represent central functional units in mitochondria. In some mitochondria and derived anaerobic organelles, a few or all of these respiratory complexes have been lost during evolution. We show that the respiratory chain of Chromera velia, a phototrophic...
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