Chapter category: Development
Evolution of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Golgi Complex
Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton: Origins and Evolution
Edited by: Gáspár JékelyISBN: 978-0-387-74020-1
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Chapter authors:
Alexander A. Mironov, Victor V. Banin, Irina S. Sesorova, Viacheslav V. Dolgikh, Alberto Luini and Galina V. Beznoussenko
By analyzing the morpho-physiological features of the Golgi complex, its relationship with the endoplasmic reticulum in different species, and the molecular machineries involved in intracellular transport, we conclude that; (1) all eukaryotic cells have either Golgi complexes or remnants thereof; (2) all eukaryotic cells have a large minimal set of proteins that are involved in intracellular transport; and (3) several indispensable molecular machines are always present in secreting eukaryotic cells. Using this information, our data about mechanisms of intra-Golgi transport and phylogenetic analysis of several molecular machines, we propose a model for the evolution of the Golgi complex and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Alexander A. Mironov
Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Mario Negri Sud Institute, Santa Maria Imbaro (Chieti), Italy.
Victor V. Banin
Irina S. Sesorova
Viacheslav V. Dolgikh
Alberto Luini
Galina V. Beznoussenko
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