Mitochondrial-type assembly of FeS centers in the hydrogenosomes of the amitochondriate eukaryote Trichomonas vaginalis

Abstract

Hydrogenosomes of amitochondriate parasite T. vaginalis are able to catalyze FeS cluster assembly by a process homologous to the one in mitochondria. This finding underscores the importance of hydrogenosomes and lends further support to the theory of co

Keywords

• iron-sulfur cluster
• tritrichomonas-fetus
• cryptosporidium-parvum
• azotobacter-vinelandii
• primitive eukaryote
• scaffold protein
• organelles
• origin
• nifs
• identification