His work has contributed to the emerging consensus that the endosymbiotic theory is correct; this idea proposes that mitochondria, chloroplasts, and perhaps other organelles of eukaryotic cells originated as prokaryote endosymbionts, which came to live
inside eukaryotic cells.
Legionella pneumophila (green), the bacterium responsible for severe acute lung disease
inside eukaryotic cells.
Not exact matches
Mitochondria are the descendants of bacteria that settled down
inside primordial
eukaryotic cells, eventually becoming the power plants for their new hosts.
His team found distinct cellular structures
inside the fossils characteristic of red algae, which are
eukaryotic, meaning they have complex
cells, like plants and humans.
Eukaryotic cells enclose their elements, or organelles,
inside a membrane.
G protein - coupled receptors (GPCRs) are actually a huge protein family (i.e., superfamily) of transmembrane receptors that sense molecules outside
Eukaryotic Cells in species ranging from yeast to humans, and activate very basic biological pathways and cellular responses inside the c
Cells in species ranging from yeast to humans, and activate very basic biological pathways and cellular responses
inside the
cellscells.