The development of intracytoplasmic membranes in alphaproteobacteria involves the conserved mitochondrial crista-developing protein Mic60
S. A. Munoz-Gomez, L. R. Cadena, A. T. Gardiner, M. M. Leger, S. Sheikh, L. Connell, T. Bily, K. Kopejtka, J. T. Beatty, M. Koblizek, A. J. Roger, C. H. Slamovits, J. Lukes, H. Hashimi
This study shows that Mic60 homologs in alphaproteobacteria are involved in intracytoplasmic membrane development and contact site formation, supporting the hypothesis that mitochondrial cristae evolved from bacterial ICMs.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology