The evolution of cardiolipin biosynthesis and maturation pathways and its implications for the evolution of eukaryotes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiolipin (CL) is an important component in mitochondrial inner and bacterial membranes. Its appearance in these two biomembranes has been considered as evidence of the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria. But CL was reported to b...

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Main Authors: Tian Hai-Feng, Feng Jin-Mei, Wen Jian-Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/32