Evolution of diverse cell division and vesicle formation systems in Archaea.
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SUBMITTER: Makarova KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3293450 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
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Evolution of diverse cell division and vesicle formation systems in Archaea.
Makarova Kira S KS Yutin Natalya N Bell Stephen D SD Koonin Eugene V EV
Nature reviews. Microbiology 20100906 10
Recently a novel cell division system comprised of homologues of eukaryotic ESCRT-III (endosomal sorting complex required for transport III) proteins was discovered in the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. On the basis of this discovery, we undertook a comparative genomic analysis of the machineries for cell division and vesicle formation in Archaea. Archaea possess at least three distinct membrane remodelling systems: the FtsZ-based bacterial-type system, the ESCRT-III- ...[more]
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