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SUBMITTER: Chihade JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC17310 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chihade J W JW Brown J R JR Schimmel P R PR Ribas De Pouplana L L
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20001001 22
The origin of the eukaryotic cell remains an unsolved question. Numerous experimental and phylogenetic observations support the symbiotic origin of the modern eukaryotic cell, with its nucleus and (typically) mitochondria. Incorporation of mitochondria has been proposed to precede development of the nucleus, but it is still unclear whether mitochondria were initially part of basal eukaryotes. Data on alanyl-tRNA synthetase from an early eukaryote and other sources are presented and analyzed here ...[more]