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SUBMITTER: Carvalho DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4557972 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carvalho Daniel S DS Andrade Roberto F S RF Pinho Suani T R ST Góes-Neto Aristóteles A Lobão Thierry C P TC Bomfim Gilberto C GC El-Hani Charbel N CN
PloS one 20150902 9
Mitochondria originated endosymbiotically from an Alphaproteobacteria-like ancestor. However, it is still uncertain which extant group of Alphaproteobacteria is phylogenetically closer to the mitochondrial ancestor. The proposed groups comprise the order Rickettsiales, the family Rhodospirillaceae, and the genus Rickettsia. In this study, we apply a new complex network approach to investigate the evolutionary origins of mitochondria, analyzing protein sequences modules in a critical network obta ...[more]