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Trends Plant Sci. 2018 Oct;23(10):847-850. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Aug 07.

How Does European Mistletoe Survive Without Complex I?.

Trends in plant science

Paula da Fonseca-Pereira, Willian Batista Silva, Wagner L Araújo, Adriano Nunes-Nesi

Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  2. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30097375 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.008

Abstract

Two independent but complementary studies recently provided the first biochemical proof of the complete absence of mitochondrial Complex I in a multicellular eukaryote. The mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) of the hemiparasitic European mistletoe (Viscum album) displays dramatic rearrangements of its components, most likely reflecting its parasitic lifestyle.

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