How a neutral evolutionary ratchet can build cellular complexity

The transition from noncoded to coded protein synthesis: did coding mRNAs arise from stability-enhancing binding partners to tRNA?

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Parasite virulence, host life history, and the costs and benefits of sex

(2010) Curtis M. Lively   ECOLOGY

Phylogenomic Analysis of Kinetoplastids Supports That Trypanosomatids Arose from within Bodonids

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Ribosomal RNA genes in Euglena gracilis mitochondrial DNA: fragmented genes in a seemingly fragmented genome

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Irremediable Complexity?

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Origin and Evolution of the Ribosome

(2010) G. E. Fox   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

The assembly of F1FO-ATP synthase is disrupted upon interference of RNA editing in Trypanosoma brucei

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RNA editing in plant mitochondria: 20 years later

(2009) Michael W. Gray   IUBMB LIFE

Intron-Dominated Genomes of Early Ancestors of Eukaryotes

(2009) E. V. Koonin   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Peeling the Onion: Ribosomes Are Ancient Molecular Fossils

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How Common Are Extraribosomal Functions of Ribosomal Proteins?

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A hierarchical model for evolution of 23S ribosomal RNA

(2009) Konstantin Bokov et al.   NATURE

Genome evolution and adaptation in a long-term experiment with Escherichia coli

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Eye evolution: common use and independent recruitment of genetic components

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Protein-free small nuclear RNAs catalyze a two-step splicing reaction

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Structure of a mitochondrial ribosome with minimal RNA

(2009) M. R. Sharma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The spliceosome: a self-organized macromolecular machine in the nucleus?

(2009) José Rino et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

A global view of genomic information – moving beyond the gene and the master regulator

(2009) John S. Mattick et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Role of Ribosomal Protein L27 in Peptidyl Transfer†

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Complex chloroplast RNA metabolism: just debugging the genetic programme?

(2008) Uwe G Maier et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

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(2008) Alena Zíková et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Parasites lead to evolution of robustness against gene loss in host signaling networks

(2008) Marcel Salathé et al.   Molecular Systems Biology

The intelligent clock and the Rube Goldberg clock

(2008) Aziz Sancar   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Alternative mRNA Editing in Trypanosomes Is Extensive and May Contribute to Mitochondrial Protein Diversity

(2008) Torsten Ochsenreiter et al.   PLoS One

Identification and evolution of fungal mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases with group I intron splicing activity

(2008) P. J. Paukstelis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adaptations of Trypanosoma brucei to gradual loss of kinetoplast DNA: Trypanosoma equiperdum and Trypanosoma evansi are petite mutants of T. brucei

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Trans-splicing versatility of the Ll.LtrB group II intron

(2008) K. Belhocine et al.   RNA

Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?

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Pentatricopeptide repeat proteins: a socket set for organelle gene expression

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Is evolvability evolvable?

(2007) Massimo Pigliucci   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS