Microbial eukaryotes have adapted to hypoxia by horizontal acquisitions of a gene involved in rhodoquinone biosynthesis

Microbial eukaryotes have adapted to hypoxia by horizontal acquisitions of a gene involved in rhodoquinone biosynthesis

Under hypoxic conditions, some organisms use an electron transport chain consisting of only complex I and II (CII) to generate the proton gradient essential for ATP production. In these cases, CII functions as a fumarate reductase that accepts electrons from a low electron potential quinol, rhodoqui...

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Main Authors: Courtney W Stairs, Laura Eme, Sergio A Muñoz-Gómez, Alejandro Cohen, Graham Dellaire, Jennifer N Shepherd, James P Fawcett, Andrew J Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Pygsuia
protists
mitochondria
anaerobic
rhodoquinone
evolution
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/34292

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/34292

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