Browsing by Subject "mitochondria"
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The anatomical and phylogenetic nature of the first mitochondrial ancestor
(2020-01-21)Mitochondria are cell organelles that evolved by endosymbiosis. Even though the nature of the last mitochondrial common ancestor is well constrained, little is known about the nature of the first mitochondrial common ... -
Characterization of the roles of neuronal cholesterol biosynthesis and ORP4 in hippocampal neurons and glia
(2018-01-05)Cholesterol is an essential component of cell membranes and plays important roles in cell signalling. The brain contains a quarter of the body’s total cholesterol pool, all of which is synthesized in situ by neurons and ... -
Comparative Proteomics: Studies on the Composition and Evolution of the Mitochondrial Proteome in Eukaryotic Microbes (Protists).
(2011-08-19)Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles derived in evolution from within the ? subdivision of Proteobacteria. Although mitochondria are structurally and metabolically complex, modern-day mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) encode ...
