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Description: The origins of mitochondrion-related organelles (MROs). A hypothetical scenario for the acquisition of anaerobic ATP generation enzymes and the subsequent emergence of extant MROs. (1) Acquisition of anaerobic energy generation enzymes. (2) Loss of the capacity for oxidative phosphorylation. (3) Loss of diverse mitochondrial functions. Yellow stars represent the electron transport chain, while red stars represent the hydrogenosomal anaerobic ATP generation pathway. Circles represent the mitochondrial genomes.
Title: The-origins-of-mitochondrion-related-organelles-A-hypothetical-scenario-for-the
Credit: Fig. 6 at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069532 Evidence for a Hydrogenosomal-Type Anaerobic ATP Generation Pathway in Acanthamoeba castellanii; doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069532. In: PLOS ONE
Author: Michelle M. Leger, Ryan M. R. Gawryluk, Michael W. Gray, Andrew J. Roger
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