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A new mitofusin topology places the redox-regulated C terminus in the mitochondrial intermembrane space by Mattie, Sevan, Riemer, Jan, Wideman, Jeremy G, McBride, Heidi M

“…Mitochondrial fusion occurs in many eukaryotes, including animals, plants, and fungi. It is essential for cellular homeostasis, and yet the underlying…”
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The ubiquitous and ancient ER membrane protein complex (EMC): tether or not? by Wideman, Jeremy G.

“…The recently discovered endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein complex (EMC) has been implicated in ER-associated degradation (ERAD), lipid transport and…”
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Mitochondrial genomes revisited: why do different lineages retain different genes? by Butenko, Anzhelika, Lukeš, Julius, Speijer, Dave, Wideman, Jeremy G

“…The mitochondria contain their own genome derived from an alphaproteobacterial endosymbiont. From thousands of protein-coding genes originally encoded by their…”
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Ancient Homology of the Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organizing System Points to an Endosymbiotic Origin of Mitochondrial Cristae by Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A., Slamovits, Claudio H., Dacks, Joel B., Baier, Kaitlyn A., Spencer, Katelyn D., Wideman, Jeremy G.

“…Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles that originated from an endosymbiotic α-proteobacterium. As an adaptation to maximize ATP production through oxidative…”
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Losing Complexity: The Role of Simplification in Macroevolution by O’Malley, Maureen A., Wideman, Jeremy G., Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki

“…Macroevolutionary patterns can be produced by combinations of diverse and even oppositional dynamics. A growing body of data indicates that secondary…”
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Single cell genomics reveals plastid-lacking Picozoa are close relatives of red algae by Schön, Max E., Zlatogursky, Vasily V., Singh, Rohan P., Poirier, Camille, Wilken, Susanne, Mathur, Varsha, Strassert, Jürgen F. H., Pinhassi, Jarone, Worden, Alexandra Z., Keeling, Patrick J., Ettema, Thijs J. G., Wideman, Jeremy G., Burki, Fabien

“…The endosymbiotic origin of plastids from cyanobacteria gave eukaryotes photosynthetic capabilities and launched the diversification of countless forms of…”
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The evolution of ERMIONE in mitochondrial biogenesis and lipid homeostasis: An evolutionary view from comparative cell biology by Wideman, Jeremy G., Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A.

“…The ER–mitochondria organizing network (ERMIONE) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is involved in maintaining mitochondrial morphology and lipid homeostasis. ERMES…”
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Cell Biology: Functional Conservation, Structural Divergence, and Surprising Convergence in the MICOS Complex of Trypanosomes by Wideman, Jeremy G., Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A.

“…The MICOS complex is conserved across eukaryotes, but little is known about it outside the group that comprises animals and fungi. A new study finds that…”
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The persistent homology of mitochondrial ATP synthases by Sinha, Savar D., Wideman, Jeremy G.

“…Relatively little is known about ATP synthase structure in protists, and the investigated ones exhibit divergent structures distinct from yeast or animals. To…”
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A functional bacteria-derived restriction modification system in the mitochondrion of a heterotrophic protist by Milner, David S, Wideman, Jeremy G, Stairs, Courtney W, Dunn, Cory D, Richards, Thomas A

“…The overarching trend in mitochondrial genome evolution is functional streamlining coupled with gene loss. Therefore, gene acquisition by mitochondria is…”
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The ancient and widespread nature of the ER-mitochondria encounter structure by Wideman, Jeremy G, Gawryluk, Ryan M R, Gray, Michael W, Dacks, Joel B

“…Mitochondria are the result of a billion years of integrative evolution, converting a once free-living bacterium to an organelle deeply linked to diverse…”
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What Defines the "Kingdom" Fungi? by Richards, Thomas A, Leonard, Guy, Wideman, Jeremy G

“…The application of environmental DNA techniques and increased genome sequencing of microbial diversity, combined with detailed study of cellular characters,…”
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Single-cell genomics unveils a canonical origin of the diverse mitochondrial genomes of euglenozoans by Záhonová, Kristína, Lax, Gordon, Sinha, Savar D, Leonard, Guy, Richards, Thomas A, Lukeš, Julius, Wideman, Jeremy G

“…The supergroup Euglenozoa unites heterotrophic flagellates from three major clades, kinetoplastids, diplonemids, and euglenids, each of which exhibits…”
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First report of mitochondrial COI in foraminifera and implications for DNA barcoding by Macher, Jan-Niklas, Wideman, Jeremy G., Girard, Elsa B., Langerak, Anouk, Duijm, Elza, Jompa, Jamaluddin, Sadekov, Aleksey, Vos, Rutger, Wissels, Richard, Renema, Willem

“…Foraminifera are a species-rich phylum of rhizarian protists that are highly abundant in many marine environments and play a major role in global carbon…”
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A single-cell genome reveals diplonemid-like ancestry of kinetoplastid mitochondrial gene structure by Wideman, Jeremy G, Lax, Gordon, Leonard, Guy, Milner, David S, Rodríguez-Martínez, Raquel, Simpson, Alastair G B, Richards, Thomas A

“…Euglenozoa comprises euglenids, kinetoplastids, and diplonemids, with each group exhibiting different and highly unusual mitochondrial genome organizations…”
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Homologue replacement in the import motor of the mitochondrial inner membrane of trypanosomes by von Känel, Corinne, Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A, Oeljeklaus, Silke, Wenger, Christoph, Warscheid, Bettina, Wideman, Jeremy G, Harsman, Anke, Schneider, Andre

“…Many mitochondrial proteins contain N-terminal presequences that direct them to the organelle. The main driving force for their translocation across the inner…”
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Single-Cell Genomics Reveals the Divergent Mitochondrial Genomes of Retaria (Foraminifera and Radiolaria) by Macher, Jan-Niklas, Coots, Nicole L, Poh, Yu-Ping, Girard, Elsa B, Langerak, Anouk, Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A, Sinha, Savar D, Jirsová, Dagmar, Vos, Rutger, Wissels, Richard, Gile, Gillian H, Renema, Willem, Wideman, Jeremy G

“…Mitochondria originated from an ancient bacterial endosymbiont that underwent reductive evolution by gene loss and endosymbiont gene transfer to the nuclear…”
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Evolutionary conservation of a core fungal phosphate homeostasis pathway coupled to development in Blastocladiella emersonii by Gomes-Vieira, André L., Wideman, Jeremy G., Paes-Vieira, Lisvane, Gomes, Suely L., Richards, Thomas A., Meyer-Fernandes, José Roberto

“…•PHO response pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is largely conserved in all major fungal lineages.•Conserved transcriptional response to phosphate limitation…”
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Concepts of the last eukaryotic common ancestor by O’Malley, Maureen A., Leger, Michelle M., Wideman, Jeremy G., Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki

“…Insight into the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) is central to any phylogeny-based reconstruction of early eukaryotic evolution. Increasing amounts of…”
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The Evolutionary History of MAPL (Mitochondria-Associated Protein Ligase) and Other Eukaryotic BAM/GIDE Domain Proteins by Wideman, Jeremy G, Moore, Blake P

“…MAPL (mitochondria-associated protein ligase, also called MULAN/GIDE/MUL1) is a multifunctional mitochondrial outer membrane protein found in human cells that…”
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