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Abstract
The so-called 'core' proteins of the respiratory cytochrome bc1 complex and the two subunits of the mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) are structurally similar but their evolutionary relationship remains a mystery. Here, we present a model suggesting that the core proteins originated from an ancient proteolytic enzyme that was integrated into the bc1 complex during early stages of endosymbiosis.Mesh:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7610476 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0004(00)88999-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807