Futile import of tRNAs and proteins into the mitochondrion of Trypanosoma brucei evansi

▶ tRNAs are imported into the mitochondrion of bloodstream stage of Trypanosoma brucei. ▶ Mitochondrial RNA polymerase is not essential in akinetoplastic Trypanosoma b. evansi. ▶ Proteins involved in mitochondrial RNA metabolism are imported into the akinetoplastic organelle.