Monocercomonoides
E728811
Monocercomonoides is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists notable for lacking mitochondria and instead using bacterial-derived enzymes for essential cellular processes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
protist genus ⓘ |
| biosyntheticPathway | cytosolic synthesis of iron–sulfur proteins ⓘ |
| cellType | single-celled ⓘ |
| cellularCompartment | cytosol ⓘ |
| cellularProcess | cytosolic iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis ⓘ |
| cellularStructure |
multiple flagella
ⓘ
ventral groove typical of oxymonads ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | protistologists studying oxymonads ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| energyMetabolism |
lacks classical mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
ⓘ
relies on cytosolic pathways for essential redox reactions ⓘ |
| evolutionaryProcess |
acquired SUF system via horizontal gene transfer from bacteria
ⓘ
secondary loss of mitochondria ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | demonstrates that mitochondria are not absolutely essential for eukaryotic life ⓘ |
| foundIn |
gut of small mammals
ⓘ
gut of some vertebrates ⓘ |
| geneticFeature | mitochondrial protein genes are absent from nuclear genome ⓘ |
| genomeType | nuclear genome composed of linear chromosomes ⓘ |
| habitat |
animal gut
ⓘ
intestinal tract of vertebrates ⓘ |
| hasCellularStructure | flagellum ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle |
Golgi apparatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
endoplasmic reticulum ⓘ nucleus ⓘ ribosome ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Monocercomonoides sp. PA203 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Protista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lacksOrganelle |
mitochondrion
ⓘ
mitochondrion-related organelle ⓘ |
| lifestyle | intestinal symbiont ⓘ |
| metabolicFeature |
uses bacterial-derived SUF system for iron–sulfur cluster assembly
ⓘ
uses cytosolic sulfur mobilization system instead of mitochondrial ISC system ⓘ |
| motility | flagellated ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first known eukaryotic genus completely lacking mitochondria
ⓘ
replacement of mitochondrial ISC system by bacterial SUF system ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Oxymonadida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preaxostyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | generally considered non-pathogenic ⓘ |
| proteinImport | lacks mitochondrial protein import machinery ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for alternative iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis pathways
ⓘ
model for studying mitochondrial loss in eukaryotes ⓘ |
| studyPublishedIn | 2016 Nature paper describing complete absence of mitochondria ⓘ |
| symbioticAssociation | commensal in animal intestines ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.