Apicoplast: keep it or leave it

作者：Fleige Tobias; Limenitakis Julien; Soldati Favre Dominique^*

来源：Microbes and Infection, 2010, 12(4): 253-262.

DOI：10.1016/j.micinf.2009.12.010

• Apicomplexa
• Apicoplast
• Metabolism
• Isoprenoid
• Fatty acids
• Iron-sulfur cluster
• Haem
• Lipoic acid

Most Apicomplexans possess a relic plastid named apicoplast, originating from secondary endosymbiosis of a red algae This non-photosynthetic organelle fulfils important metabolic functions and confers sensitivity to antibiotics The tasks of this organelle is compared across the phylum of Apicomplexa.

• 出版日期2010-4