| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9276530 | Current Opinion in Microbiology | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The eukaryotic nucleus is a unique structure. Because it lacks an obvious homologue or precursor among prokaryotes, ideas about its evolutionary origin are diverse. Current attempts to derive the nuclear membrane focus on invaginations of the plasma membrane in a prokaryote, endosymbiosis of an archaebacterium within a eubacterial host, or the origin of a genuinely new membrane system following the origin of mitochondria in an archaebacterial host. Recent reports point to ways in which different ideas regarding the origin of the nucleus might someday be discriminated.
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Authors
William Martin,