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Review

A Multi-Functional Tubulovesicular Network as the Ancestral Eukaryotic Endomembrane System

by
Juan Carlos González-Sánchez
†,
Ricardo Costa
† and
Damien P. Devos
*
Centro Andaluz de Biologia del Desarollo (CABD), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera km 1, Seville 41013, Spain
*
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†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Biology 2015, 4(2), 264-281; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology4020264
Submission received: 25 November 2014 / Accepted: 3 March 2015 / Published: 24 March 2015
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Abstract

The origin of the eukaryotic endomembrane system is still the subject of much speculation. We argue that the combination of two recent hypotheses addressing the eukaryotic endomembrane’s early evolution supports the possibility that the ancestral membranes were organised as a multi-functional tubulovesicular network. One of the potential selective advantages provided by this organisation was the capacity to perform endocytosis. This possibility is illustrated by membrane organisations observed in current organisms in the three domains of life. Based on this, we propose a coherent model of autogenous eukaryotic endomembrane system evolution in which mitochondria are involved at a late stage.
Keywords: Eukaryogenesis; membrane system; evolution; hypothesis Eukaryogenesis; membrane system; evolution; hypothesis
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González-Sánchez, J.C.; Costa, R.; Devos, D.P. A Multi-Functional Tubulovesicular Network as the Ancestral Eukaryotic Endomembrane System. Biology 2015, 4, 264-281. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology4020264

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González-Sánchez JC, Costa R, Devos DP. A Multi-Functional Tubulovesicular Network as the Ancestral Eukaryotic Endomembrane System. Biology. 2015; 4(2):264-281. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology4020264

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González-Sánchez, Juan Carlos, Ricardo Costa, and Damien P. Devos. 2015. "A Multi-Functional Tubulovesicular Network as the Ancestral Eukaryotic Endomembrane System" Biology 4, no. 2: 264-281. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology4020264

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González-Sánchez, J. C., Costa, R., & Devos, D. P. (2015). A Multi-Functional Tubulovesicular Network as the Ancestral Eukaryotic Endomembrane System. Biology, 4(2), 264-281. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology4020264

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