# Mitochondrial ribosomes in apicomplexan and trypanosomatid parasites: Dissimilar drivers of complexity and convergent features

**Authors:** Ondřej Gahura, Prashant Chauhan

PMC · DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013920 · PLOS Pathogens · 2026-02-09

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- **Genes:** VSX2 (visual system homeobox 2) [NCBI Gene 338917] {aka CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, RET1}, MTIF3 (mitochondrial translational initiation factor 3) [NCBI Gene 219402] {aka IF3mt}
- **Chemicals:** reactive oxygen species (MESH:D017382), PolyA (MESH:D011061), polyU (MESH:D011072), nucleotide triphosphate (-), uridines (MESH:D014529)
- **Species:** Toxoplasma gondii (species) [taxon 5811], Alveolata (alveolates, clade) [taxon 33630], Trypanosoma cruzi (species) [taxon 5693], Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (species) [taxon 3055], Polytomella magna (species) [taxon 353565], Leishmania major (species) [taxon 5664], Chlorophyta (green algae, phylum) [taxon 3041], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast, species) [taxon 4932], Diplonema papillatum (species) [taxon 91374], Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress, species) [taxon 3702], Escherichia coli (E. coli, species) [taxon 562], Trypanosoma brucei (species) [taxon 5691]

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