Asgard archaea
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Asgard archaea are a diverse group of archaea thought to be closely related to the ancestors of eukaryotes, providing key insights into the origin of complex cellular life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeal superphylum
ⓘ
prokaryote ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith |
carbon cycling in marine sediments
ⓘ
sulfur cycling ⓘ |
| areConsidered | closest known archaeal relatives of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| areDifficultTo | culture in laboratory ⓘ |
| areImportantFor | understanding evolution of cellular complexity ⓘ |
| areMostlyKnownFrom | environmental DNA sequences ⓘ |
| areNamedAfter | Asgard from Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo | eukaryotes ⓘ |
| areStudiedUsing |
metagenomics
ⓘ
single-cell genomics ⓘ |
| areThoughtToHave |
anaerobic metabolisms
ⓘ
mixotrophic lifestyles ⓘ |
| areTypicallyFoundIn |
anoxic sediments
ⓘ
deep-sea environments ⓘ hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ |
| challenge | traditional three-domain tree of life ⓘ |
| contain |
Baldrarchaeota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Freyrarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimdallarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Helarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermodarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokiarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Njordarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Odinarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigynarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Thorarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| encode |
ESCRT-related proteins
ⓘ
actin-related proteins ⓘ cytoskeleton-associated proteins ⓘ small GTPases ⓘ ubiquitin-related proteins ⓘ |
| firstDescribedFrom | marine sediment metagenomes ⓘ |
| have | relatively large genomes for archaea ⓘ |
| haveBeen | partially enriched in co-culture experiments ⓘ |
| haveGenomeFeatures | eukaryotic signature proteins ⓘ |
| haveTypeGenus | Candidatus Lokiarchaeum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Archaea ⓘ |
| provideInsightInto |
eukaryogenesis
ⓘ
origin of complex cellular life ⓘ origin of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| support | two-domain tree of life hypothesis ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superphylum ⓘ |
| wereFirstReportedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
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