Journal of Eukaryotic MicrobiologyGenomesNucleusGenomeProkaryotes and eukaryotesProteinsHigher eukaryotesOrganismsLast eukaryotic common ancestorDifference between prokaryotic and eukaryoticSingle-celledBacteriaMicrobesCellsIntracellularProkaryotic or eukaryoticMitochondriaMicrobial eukaryotesDiversityUnicellular eukaryotesProtistsGenesMulticellularOrganellesArchaeaCytoplasmMitosisCharacteristicsMitochondrialEvolutionReplicationCellSequencesProteinAbsentWidespreadContrastMRNAVirusesSimilarity
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology1
- Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 64: 729-739. (unine.ch)
Genomes8
- Although they possess many valuable roles this does not explain the ubiquity of introns within eukaryotic genomes. (bartleby.com)
- The genomes of eukaryotes can be structured in several functional categories. (jove.com)
- In eukaryotic genomes, genes are separated by large stretches of DNA that do not code for proteins. (jove.com)
- Novel eukaryotic genomes can be analyzed by the self-training GeneMark-ES . (gatech.edu)
- P.1604 left column 2nd paragraph: 'Timing of the appearance of eubacterial genes in eukaryotic genomes is another way to attempt to distinguish between different hypotheses about the origin of the pro-eukaryotic genome. (harvard.edu)
- How the DNA encoding these selfish elements spreads within and between genomes is poorly understood, particularly in eukaryotes where inteins are scarce. (lu.se)
- Here, we show that the nuclear genomes of three strains of Anaeramoeba encode between 45 and 103 inteins, in stark contrast to four found in the most intein-rich eukaryotic genome described previously. (lu.se)
- The organisation and evolution of the eukaryotic genomes. (lu.se)
Nucleus23
- The eukaryotes (/juːˈkærioʊts, -əts/) constitute the domain of Eukarya, organisms whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum, and the Golgi apparatus. (wikipedia.org)
- For example, DNA is stored, replicated and processed in the eukaryotic cell's nucleus, which is itself surrounded by a selectively permeable membrane. (yahoo.com)
- The main difference between each of these cells is that a eukaryotic cell has a nucleus and a membrane bound section in which the cell holds the main DNA which are building blocks of life. (bartleby.com)
- An exchange of genetic material that occurred when ancient giant viruses infected ancient eukaryotic cells could have caused the nucleus of the eukaryotic cell -- its defining feature -- to form. (sciencedaily.com)
- But they fail to portray the precise process underlying eukaryotic nucleus evolution. (sciencedaily.com)
- In a way, Prof Takemura's hypothesis has its roots in 2001 when, along with PJ Bell, he made the revolutionary proposal that large DNA viruses, like the poxvirus, had something to do with the rise of the eukaryotic cell nucleus. (sciencedaily.com)
- Prof Takemura further explains the reasons for his inquiry into the nucleus of the eukaryotic cell as such: "Although the structure, function, and various biological functions of the cell nucleus have been intensively investigated, the evolutionary origin of the cell nucleus, a milestone of eukaryotic evolution, remains unclear. (sciencedaily.com)
- The origin of the eukaryotic nucleus must indeed be a milestone in the development of the cell itself, considering that it is the defining factor that sets eukaryotic cells apart from the other broad category of cells -- the prokaryotic cell. (sciencedaily.com)
- The 2001 hypothesis by Prof Takemura and PJ Bell is based on striking similarities between the eukaryotic cell nucleus and poxviruses: in particular, the property of keeping the genome separate in a compartment. (sciencedaily.com)
- The main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic is that eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles, such as the nucleus, and prokaryotic cells do not. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryotes are the type of cells that have a nucleus. (proprofs.com)
- Unlike prokaryotes, which do not have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus that contains the cell's genetic material. (proprofs.com)
- Unlike eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells have a simpler structure and lack a true nucleus. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryotes are likely the most recently evolved type of cell because they are more complex and have a nucleus, which prokaryotes lack. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryotic] organisms, which is found in the nucleus. (dadamo.com)
- A eukaryotic cell has a true membrane-bound nucleus and has other membranous organelles that allow for compartmentalization of functions. (coursehero.com)
- Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells and have a "true" nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, and rod-shaped chromosomes. (coursehero.com)
- Because a eukaryotic cell's nucleus is surrounded by a membrane, it is often said to have a "true nucleus. (coursehero.com)
- Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus, which means the cell's DNA is surrounded by a membrane. (coursehero.com)
- The symbionts that eventually became mitochondria would have been acquired, probably by phagocytosis, by a host that already possessed the essential characteristics of eukaryotic cells including a nucleus, endomembranes and a cytoskeleton (1, 4, 11). (asmblog.org)
- The main difference between eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells is their nucleus. (enotes.com)
- The defining membrane-bound structure that sets eukaryotic cells apart from prokaryotic cells is the nucleus, or nuclear envelope, within which the genetic material is carried. (enotes.com)
Genome3
- Prior sequencing of the genome of Geobacter sulfurreducens revealed a putative citrate synthase sequence related to the citrate synthases of eukaryotes. (nih.gov)
- Hence, the proportion of introns in the LECA genome is considerably greater than in contemporary eukaryotic lineages, excluding some vertebrates (Figure.1). (bartleby.com)
- The genome is expected to encode 8-10,000 genes, including all those required for a free-living eukaryote capable of multicellular development. (bioone.org)
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes3
- One reason this analogy is helpful is because all cells, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, are surrounded by a selectively permeable membrane which allows only certain molecules to get in and out - much like the windows and doors of our home. (yahoo.com)
- Therefore, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have ribosomes. (proprofs.com)
- In a comprehensive review of the subject published in 2006, Martin Embley and William Martin (6) concluded bleakly that the evolutionary gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is now deeper, and the nature of the host that acquired the mitochondrion more obscure, than ever before . (asmblog.org)
Proteins8
- The eukaryotic signature proteins have no homology to proteins in other domains of life, but appear to be universal among eukaryotes. (wikipedia.org)
- in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are the histones . (wikipedia.org)
- Bacteria take control of eukaryotic cells by injecting regulatory proteins into their hosts. (huffpost.com)
- Some of the molecules Legionella injects into a microbial or mammalian eukaryotic host cell are called "effector proteins. (huffpost.com)
- Legionella effector proteins contain functional "domains" (segments) that are not found among other bacteria but rather among eukaryotes. (huffpost.com)
- The presence of eukaryotic domains in these effector proteins indicates that Legionella acquired them from eukaryotic hosts, most probably their amoebal and other microbial hosts. (huffpost.com)
- The Anaeramoeba inteins reside in a wide range of proteins, only some of which correspond to intein-containing proteins in other eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses. (lu.se)
- Our intein dataset greatly expands the spectrum of intein-containing proteins and provides insights into the evolution of inteins in eukaryotes. (lu.se)
Higher eukaryotes5
- In higher eukaryotes, CK exists in tissue-specific (muscle, brain), as well as compartment-specific (mitochondrial and cytosolic) isoforms. (nih.gov)
- Yet despite their simplicity, yeast cells are similar to higher eukaryotes in several important ways. (the-scientist.com)
- In addition, the chromosomal structure of yeast DNA is comparable to that found in higher eukaryotes, with similar mechanics, except that no histone H1 is present. (the-scientist.com)
- It is believed that the mechanisms of transcriptional activation and repression are also conserved in yeast and higher eukaryotes, and, like those. (the-scientist.com)
- There are more than a dozen Ubls in higher eukaryotes, such as ubiquitin, NEDD8, ISG15, and SUMO, that covalently modify myriad substrates. (pewtrusts.org)
Organisms17
- Eukaryotes represent a small minority of the number of organisms, but due to their generally much larger size, their collective global biomass is much larger than that of prokaryotes. (wikipedia.org)
- The oldest-known eukaryote fossils, multicellular planktonic organisms belonging to the Gabonionta, were discovered in Gabon in 2023, dating back to 2.1 billion years ago. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotes are organisms that range from microscopic single cells, such as picozoans under 3 micrometres across, to animals like the blue whale, weighing up to 190 tonnes and measuring up to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long, or plants like the coast redwood, up to 120 metres (390 ft) tall. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotes represent a small minority of the number of organisms, but, as many of them are much larger, their collective global biomass (468 gigatons) is far larger than that of prokaryotes (77 gigatons), with plants alone accounting for over 81% of the total biomass of Earth. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotes range in size from single cells to organisms weighing many tons Prokaryotes (small cylindrical cells, bacteria, on left) and a single-celled eukaryote, Paramecium Coast redwood Blue whale The eukaryotes are a diverse lineage, consisting mainly of microscopic organisms. (wikipedia.org)
- Complex multicellular organisms, not counting the aggregation of amoebae to form slime molds, have evolved within only six eukaryotic lineages: animals, symbiomycotan fungi, brown algae, red algae, green algae, and land plants. (wikipedia.org)
- According to scientists, the world is split into two kinds of organisms - prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic - which have two different types of cells . (yahoo.com)
- Some organisms consist of only one measly cell, but even so, that cell will either be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. (yahoo.com)
- Though more primitive than eukaryotes, prokaryotic bacteria are the most diverse and abundant group of organisms on Earth . (yahoo.com)
- Many eukaryotic organisms are made up of multiple cell types, each containing the same set of DNA blueprints, but which perform different functions,' says Shanle. (yahoo.com)
- This first characterization of a eukaryotic-like citrate synthase from a prokaryote provides new insight into acetate metabolism in Geobacteraceae members and suggests a molecular target for tracking the presence and activity of these organisms in the environment. (nih.gov)
- The most widely accepted theories that have emerged state that the eukaryotic cell is the evolutionary product of the intracellular evolution of proto-eukaryotic cells, which were the first complex cells, and symbiotic relationships between proto-eukaryotic cells and other unicellular and simpler organisms such as bacteria and archaea. (sciencedaily.com)
- 7) Conclusion--have students hypothesize what type of organisms are prokaryotic and eukaryotic--give them 2-3 minutes. (digitalwish.com)
- Until about a decade ago, the general presumption was that the essential features of eukaryotic organization evolved autogenously in a proto-eukaryotic lineage, without contributions from other organisms. (asmblog.org)
- In aggregate, these studies make yeast one of the most well-characterized eukaryotic organisms known. (the-scientist.com)
- Organisms within the archaeal domain of life possess a simplified version of the eukaryotic DNA replication machinery. (pasteur.fr)
- In Protozoa - a diverse group of single-celled, microscopic or near-microscopic protist eukaryotes that commonly show characteristics usually associated with animals-those organisms with flagella ( flagellates ) are generally placed in the phylum Zoomastigina (or Mastigophora), whereas those with cilia (ciliates) are placed in phylum Ciliophora. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Last eukaryotic common ancestor1
- the participating enzymes represent a sub-set of a eukaryotic complement that was probably already present in LECA, the last eukaryotic common ancestor. (asmblog.org)
Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic3
- Do you know the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic? (proprofs.com)
- Lesson Plans: Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells--An alternative to direct instruction. (digitalwish.com)
- Objective: To create criteria to describe the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (digitalwish.com)
Single-celled1
- And though some eukaryotes are single-celled - think amoebas and paramecium - there are no prokaryotes that have more than one cell. (yahoo.com)
Bacteria13
- This implies that there are only two domains of life, Bacteria and Archaea, with eukaryotes incorporated among the Archaea. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotic cells are typically much larger than those of prokaryotes-the bacteria and the archaea-having a volume of around 10,000 times greater. (wikipedia.org)
- Other evidence shows that the enzymes involved in processes such as transcription and translation are more closely related to in Eukaryotes and Archaea compared to bacteria. (bartleby.com)
- The simplest cells such as bacteria are known as Prokaryotic cells, and human cells are known as Eukaryotic cells. (bartleby.com)
- The three-domain tree, containing Eukarya, Archea, and Bacteria, soon became too simplistic due to the realization that some bacteria possessed the ability to exchange genetic information by horizontal gene transfer (Koonin and Wolf, 2012). (bartleby.com)
- This blog will present some of the evidence for horizontal transfer in the reverse direction: DNA acquisition by infectious bacteria from eukaryotic hosts. (huffpost.com)
- Bacteria pick up eukaryotic sequences encoding different characters, such as nutrition , but the most notable use of "higher" organism DNA is to infect and manipulate eukaryotic cells in the service of bacterial survival and multiplication. (huffpost.com)
- What features of eukaryotes provide additional opportunities for the regulation of gene expression compared to bacteria? (pearson.com)
- Have students share out, the realization or goal is that only bacteria are prokaryotic and everything else is eukaryotic. (digitalwish.com)
- No one disputes that mitochondria derive from free-living bacteria that established an intimate symbiotic relationship with a host of some kind and progressively turned into organelles, workhorses of metabolism, and a hallmark of eukaryotic organization. (asmblog.org)
- Unlike bacteria, eukaryote flagella have an internal structure comprised of nine doublets of microtubules forming a cylinder around a central pair of microtubules. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Most gut microbiome studies have focused on dominant bacteria, and very little is known about the highly diverse pro- and eukaryotes of low abundance. (europa.eu)
- Thus, most gut microbiome studies focused to date on dominant bacteria and very little is known of the highly diverse, yet low abundance, pro- and eukaryotes (elusive microbes). (europa.eu)
Microbes4
- Overall, selection unsurprisingly predominantly shapes these microbial communities, but we show the balance of neutral processes also have a significant role in defining community assemblage in eukaryotic microbes. (nature.com)
- In water supplies, Legionella can live either as multicellular biofilms on inorganic surfaces or as intracellular endosymbionts or parasites of amoeba and other eukaryotic microbes. (huffpost.com)
- As science journalist Carl Zimmer rightly points out , the evolutionary process that produced eukaryotic cells from simpler microbes stands as "one of the deepest mysteries in biology. (reasons.org)
- The project will characterise the evolution of long-term human-associated eukaryotes and prokaryotes, using high-precision metagenomics of elusive microbes, studying the microbial genetics of their gastrointestinal persistence, and estimating pro- and eukaryotic strain persistence across human generations. (europa.eu)
Cells34
- Eukaryotes emerged approximately 2.2 billion years ago, during the Proterozoic eon, likely as flagellated cells. (wikipedia.org)
- The defining feature of eukaryotes is that their cells have nuclei. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotic cells have a variety of internal membrane-bound structures, called organelles, and a cytoskeleton which defines the cell's organization and shape. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryote cells include a variety of membrane-bound structures, together forming the endomembrane system. (wikipedia.org)
- Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells: What's the Difference? (yahoo.com)
- The difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells has to do with the little stuff-doing parts of the cell, called organelles. (yahoo.com)
- In contrast, eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles that are used to separate all these processes, which means the kitchen is separate from the master bathroom - there are dozens of walled-off rooms, all of which serve a different function in the cell. (yahoo.com)
- give me the list of all the names of organelles which are present in eukaryotic and absent in prokaryotic cells and vice versa. (topperlearning.com)
- What are the differences between Eukaryotic cells and Prokaryotic cells? (topperlearning.com)
- Compare Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic cells. (topperlearning.com)
- In the recent decades, with exponential advancement in the fields of genomics, molecular biology, and virology, several scientists on this quest have taken to looking into the evolutionary twists and turns that have resulted in eukaryotic cells, the type of cell that makes up most life forms today. (sciencedaily.com)
- Independent phylogenetic analyses suggested that genes had been transferred between these viruses and eukaryotic cells as they interacted at various points down the evolutionary road, in a process called "lateral gene transfer. (sciencedaily.com)
- Prokaryotic Vs. Eukaryotic Cells Quiz! (proprofs.com)
- Prokaryotic cells came in existence first, and eukaryotic cells were a result of evolution. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryotic cells are multicellular, but prokaryotic cells are typically unicellular. (proprofs.com)
- Take advantage of this structured quiz learn everything there is to know about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (proprofs.com)
- Ribosomes are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryote cells are considered to be the largest and most complex cell type. (proprofs.com)
- 1) Explain to the students that are two basic types of cells, one is called prokaryotic and the other is eukaryotic. (digitalwish.com)
- Eukaryotic] cells first appeared when a prokaryotic cell was absorbed into another cell without being digested. (dadamo.com)
- While all eukaryotic cells contain the aforementioned organelles and structures, there are some striking differences between animal and plant cells. (coursehero.com)
- Concerning the origin of eukaryotic cells, much has been written but almost everything remains to be settled. (asmblog.org)
- the nature of that host, the timing and circumstances of the partnership, and its role in generating the conspicuous complexity of eukaryotic cells all remain elusive and entangled in controversy. (asmblog.org)
- The strong implication is that mitochondria are not an optional accessory to eukaryotic cells but part of their basic fabric. (asmblog.org)
- Another Disappointment for the Evolutionary Model for the Origin of Eukaryotic Cells? (reasons.org)
- These mixed emotions are clearly evident in the life scientists who strive to understand the evolutionary origin of complex, eukaryotic cells. (reasons.org)
- 1 And while researchers continue to accumulate clues about the origin of eukaryotic cells, they remain stymied when it comes to offering a robust, reliable evolutionary account of one of life's key transitions. (reasons.org)
- The leading explanation for the evolutionary origin of eukaryotic cells is the endosymbiont hypothesis. (reasons.org)
- This important lipid component of bacterial inner membranes is not found in the membranes of eukaryotic cells-except for the inner membranes of mitochondria. (reasons.org)
- In eukaryotic cells , flagella are active in movements involving feeding and sensation. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- What are the two main features that distinguish eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells. (enotes.com)
- A second difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is thier size. (enotes.com)
- Eukaryotic cells are much larger then prokaryotic cells. (enotes.com)
- Instead of going through elaborate replication processes like eukaryotes (mitosis and meiosis), bacterial cells divide by binary fission. (enotes.com)
Intracellular1
- The term undulipodium is used for an intracellular projection of a eukaryote cell with a microtuble array and includes both flagella and cilia. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic3
- At each station there is either a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. (digitalwish.com)
- 5) After students have finished creating their two categories, determine which one should be assigned the title prokaryotic or eukaryotic. (digitalwish.com)
- Have students using their definition deterine if these new and unknown slides are prokaryotic or eukaryotic. (digitalwish.com)
Mitochondria5
- The smaller prokaryote could perform aerobic respiration, or process sugars into energy using oxygen, similar to the mitochondria we see in eukaryotes that are living today. (yahoo.com)
- Eukaryotes also have membrane-bound organelles, such as mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, which allow for more specialized functions. (proprofs.com)
- Eukaryotes contain two protein translational systems, one in the cytoplasm and one in the mitochondria. (nih.gov)
- but if you are curious about the origin of mitochondria and their place in the history of the eukaryotic cell, you will find here an evidence-based summary of where that inquiry stands. (asmblog.org)
- All eukaryotes that have been examined in sufficient detail, a sample that now includes representatives of all six supergroups, contain either standard mitochondria or organelles related to mitochondria by descent. (asmblog.org)
Microbial eukaryotes2
Diversity2
- The diversity of eukaryotic energy metabolism is extremely limited, much narrower than that of prokaryotes. (asmblog.org)
- We applied environmental DNA sequencing to identify the community of eukaryotes (diversity profile) within the colons of 8 infected and 10 uninfected animals based on histopathologic investigation. (cdc.gov)
Unicellular eukaryotes2
- Unicellular eukaryotes are sometimes called protists. (wikipedia.org)
- Yeasts are free-living, unicellular eukaryotes--fungi. (the-scientist.com)
Protists1
- 2005). "The New Higher Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists" . (wikipedia.org)
Genes1
- primary source] showed that archaeal genes appeared in Eukarya about 2.3 billion years ago (Bya) while eubacterial genes appeared 2.1 Bya. (harvard.edu)
Multicellular2
- Eukaryotes may be either unicellular or multicellular. (wikipedia.org)
- The multicellular eukaryotes include the animals, plants, and fungi, but again, these groups too contain many unicellular species. (wikipedia.org)
Organelles3
- The size and separation of functional 'rooms,' or organelles, in eukaryotes is similar to the many rooms and complex organization of a mansion. (yahoo.com)
- The eukaryotic cell is neatly compartmentalized into membrane-bound organelles that perform various functions. (sciencedaily.com)
- All of these organelles are found in each and every eukaryotic cell. (coursehero.com)
Archaea5
- The eukaryotes seemingly emerged in the Archaea, within the Asgard archaea. (wikipedia.org)
- Eukaryotes are more closely related to Archaea. (bartleby.com)
- Also, the comparison of nucliec acid sequences shows greater similarity between archaea and eukaryotes. (bartleby.com)
- In Eukarya and Archaea, their processivity is greatly enhanced by binding to the proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) that encircles the DNA. (pasteur.fr)
- In eukaryotes and archaea, PCNA stimulates processive DNA synthesis of both lagging and leading strands. (pasteur.fr)
Cytoplasm2
- In prokaryotes, ribosomes are free-floating in the cytoplasm, while in eukaryotes, they can be found in the cytoplasm as well as attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. (proprofs.com)
- Like a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell has a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and ribosomes. (coursehero.com)
Mitosis2
- Eukaryotes can reproduce both asexually through mitosis and sexually through meiosis and gamete fusion (fertilization). (wikipedia.org)
- these are separated into two matching sets by a microtubular spindle during nuclear division, in the distinctively eukaryotic process of mitosis. (wikipedia.org)
Characteristics3
- Eukaryotes are grouped by genomic similarities, so that groups often lack visible shared characteristics. (wikipedia.org)
- These characteristics suggest that eukaryotes have undergone more evolutionary changes and adaptations over time compared to prokaryotes, making them the most recently evolved cell type. (proprofs.com)
- However, these characteristics are also shared with other eukaryotes. (wikipedia.org)
Mitochondrial2
- Most eukaryotes live by mitochondrial respiration with oxygen as the ultimate electron acceptor, and generate the bulk of their ATP by a chemiosmotic proton circulation coupled to an ATP synthase. (asmblog.org)
- Mitochondrial connection to the origin of the eukaryotic cell. (harvard.edu)
Evolution5
- Is the Subject Area "Eukaryotic evolution" applicable to this article? (plos.org)
- At an early stage in the evolution of what would become the eukaryotic cell, a facultative bacterium akin to today's alpha-proteobacteria forged an intimate association with a host whose nature is left open (but see below). (asmblog.org)
- Tirtiaux, C. "The evolution of glycogen and starch metabolism in eukaryotes gives molecular clues to understand the establishment of plastid endosymbiosis" . (wikipedia.org)
- ESs are remarkably variable in sequence and size across eukaryotic evolution with largely unknown functions. (nih.gov)
- The EPYC project will characterize the evolution of long-term human associated eukaryotes and prokaryotes, using colonization patterns in 3 human generations. (europa.eu)
Replication1
- Originrecognitioncomplex(ORC) Actsasthe initiator of eukaryotic DNA replication. (slideshare.net)
Cell6
- Eukaryotic: Pertaining to a true nut (cell). (digitalwish.com)
- General organization of the eukaryotic cell. (sns.it)
- The bacterial sliding clamp is referred to as the b clamp, while the eukaryotic and archaeal sliding clamp protein is called the proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). (pasteur.fr)
- The flagellum of eukaryotes usually moves with an "S" motion and is surrounded by cell membrane . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Eukaryote flagella are similar to cilia -another structure that extends out from the surface of cell and is used for movement-in that both are composed of nine pairs of microtubules (nine microtubule doublets) arranged around its circumference and one pair of microtubules (two microtubule siglets) running down the center, the 9 + 2 structure (Towle 1989). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- A eukaryote cell usually only has about one or two flagella. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Sequences1
- Introns are nucleotide sequences universal amongst the Eukarya domain. (bartleby.com)
Protein3
- Our analysis of this data reveals an absolute protein-to-RNA ratio of 10 2 -10 4 for bacterial populations and 10 3 -10 5 for an archaeon, which is more comparable to Eukaryotic representatives' humans and yeast. (nature.com)
- The highly conserved eukaryotic nucleolar protein Nep1 has an essential but unknown function in 18S rRNA processing and ribosome biogenesis. (rcsb.org)
- Post-translational covalent attachment of Ubls to protein targets is a primary eukaryotic regulatory mechanism. (pewtrusts.org)
Absent2
- Mechanisms present in humans that are either absent in other eukaryotic microbial model systems, or not as readily accessible in them as in Tetrahymena, are especially relevant. (bioone.org)
- In eugregarines, however, plastids are either abnormally reduced or absent, thus increasing known plastid losses in eukaryotes from two to four. (elifesciences.org)
Widespread1
- Anaerobic eukaryotes lacking conventional respiration are widespread, represented by over a thousand species. (asmblog.org)
Contrast1
- A unique feature of the enzyme, in contrast to citrate synthases from both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, was a lack of stimulation by K+ ions. (nih.gov)
MRNA1
- Explain the process of making heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) into a fully functional mRNA in eukaryotes. (topperlearning.com)
Viruses1
- Viruses are tidily categorized into three groups according to the hosts they infect - bacteriophages, eukaryotic viruses, and archaeal viruses. (virology.ws)
Similarity1
- The structural similarity of cilia and eukaryote flagella, and the substantial differences between flagella in eukaryotes and prokaryotes, is such that some authorities group cilia and eukaryote flagella together and consider cilium simply a special type of flagellum-one organized such that many flagella (cilia) may work in synchrony (Patterson 2000). (newworldencyclopedia.org)