Meet the relatives of our cellular ancestor
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
Related to:Imachi, Hiroyuki; Nobu, Masaru K.; Nakahara, Nozomi; Morono, Yuki; Ogawara, Miyuki; Takaki, Yoshihiro; Takano, Yoshinori; Uematsu, Katsuyuki; Ikuta, Tetsuro; Ito, Motoo; Matsui, Yohei; Miyazaki, Masayuki; Murata, Kazuyoshi; Saito, Yumi; Sakai, Sanae; Song, Chihong; Tasumi, Eiji; Yamanaka, Yuko; Yamaguchi, Takashi; Kamagata, Yoichi; Tamaki, Hideyuki; Takai, Ken (2020). Isolation of an archaeon at the prokaryote–eukaryote interface. Nature (Lond.) 577(7791): 519-525. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1916-6, more
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| Abstract |
Microorganisms related to lineages of the Asgard archaea group are thought to have evolved into complex eukaryotic cells. Now the first Asgard archaeal species to be grown in the laboratory reveals its metabolism and cell biology. |
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