Analysis of diverse eukaryotes suggests the existence of an ancestral 1 mitochondrial apparatus derived from the bacterial type II secretion system
L. Horvathova, V. Zarsky, T. Panek, R. Derelle, J. Pyrih, A. Motyckova, V. Klapstova, M. Vinopalova, L. Markova, L. Voleman, V. Klimes, M. Petru, Z. Vaitova, I. Cepicka, K. Hryzakova, , P. Dolezal
The paper identifies homologues of bacterial T2SS components in mitochondria of diverse eukaryotes, suggesting an ancestral mitochondrial apparatus derived from the bacterial type II secretion system.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2021Evolutionary Biology