Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 521; no. 7551; pp. 173 - 179
• Main Authors: Spang, Anja, Saw, Jimmy H., Jørgensen, Steffen L., Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka, Katarzyna, Martijn, Joran, Lind, Anders E., van Eijk, Roel, Schleper, Christa, Guy, Lionel, Ettema, Thijs J. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.05.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 45/22; 45/23; 631/181/904; 631/326/26/2142; 631/326/26/2524; Actin Cytoskeleton - metabolism; Actins - genetics; Actins - metabolism; Archaea; Archaea - classification; Archaea - genetics; Archaea - metabolism; Arctic Regions; Bacteria; Cell division; Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport - genetics; Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport - metabolism; Eukaryota - classification; Eukaryota - genetics; Eukaryota - metabolism; Eukaryotes; Eukaryotic Cells - classification; Eukaryotic Cells - metabolism; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic aspects; Genomes; Genomics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrothermal Vents - microbiology; Metagenome - genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins - genetics; Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins - metabolism; multidisciplinary; Phylogeny; Physiological aspects; Prokaryotes; Prokaryotic Cells - classification; Proteins; Proteome - genetics; Proteome - isolation & purification; Proteome - metabolism; Science; Arctic Regions

The origin of the eukaryotic cell remains one of the most contentious puzzles in modern biology. Recent studies have provided support for the emergence of the eukaryotic host cell from within the archaeal domain of life, but the identity and nature of the putative archaeal ancestor remain a subject...