An evolutionarily young protein that arose de novo in Old World monkeys: (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

An evolutionarily young protein that arose de novo in Old World monkeys:

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The microprotein in the mitochondria (green) and in the nucleus (blue) was overexpressed in human cells. The yellow and pink areas show that the signal of the microprotein overlaps with the mitochondrial and nuclear signals.

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Clara Sandmann, Max Delbrück Center

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