Term Information

Accession
GO:0032047
Name
mitosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
crypton
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A double-membrane-bounded organelle that functions in iron-sulfur protein maturation; evolutionarily derived from mitochondria. The mitosome has been detected only in anaerobic or microaerophilic organisms that do not have mitochondria, such as Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia intestinalis and several species of Microsporidia. These organisms are not capable of gaining energy from oxidative phosphorylation, which is normally performed by mitochondria. Source: GOC:giardia, PMID:14614504, PMID:24316280, PMID:10361303
Comment
In Giardia species, mitosomes are sometimes present between the two nuclei.
History
See term history for GO:0032047 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of mitosome (GO:0032047)
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mitosome [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043231)
mitosome [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cytoplasm (GO:0005737)

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Mitosome