Abstract
Programmed cell death (PCD), a fundamental process that can be triggered in all cells, was supposed until recently solely centred on the mitochondrion. However, in amitochondriate organisms where only hydrogenosomes and mitosomes subsist as mitochondria relics, recent findings show that PCD still occurs. This exciting discovery is presented here in the light of the development of sequencing project in various different species as well as recent findings about mitochondrial derivates and ancestral viruses, contributing to a better understanding of the life tree as well as to the future discovery of new molecules of interest.
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Sarde, CO., Roseto, A. (2008). Programmed Cell Death in Protists without Mitochondria: The Missing Link. In: Programmed Cell Death in Protozoa. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76717-8_2
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