Diversity, Origin and Evolution of the ESCRT Systems
K. S. Makarova, V. Tobiasson, Y. I. Wolf, Z. Lu, Y. Liu, S. Zhang, M. Krupovic, M. Li, E. V. Koonin
This paper reconstructs the evolution of ESCRT systems in archaea, identifying homologs in Asgardarchaeota and other groups, suggesting an early origin of ESCRT components and their connection to the ubiquitin system.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024Evolutionary Biology