Endosymbiosis: Protein targeting further erodes the organelle/symbiont distinction

John P. McCutcheon; Patrick J. Keeling

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.073

Endosymbiosis: Protein targeting further erodes the organelle/symbiont distinction

John P. McCutcheon, Patrick J. Keeling

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Abstract

New work in aphids shows that a nuclear-encoded protein resulting from a horizontal gene transfer is targeted to a bacterial symbiont, further blurring the distinction between organelle and symbiont.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R654-R655
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	24
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.073
State	Published - Jul 21 2014
Externally published	Yes

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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