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Schematic depiction of the proposed pathway for the evolution of transport proteins including different types of channel-forming proteins and secondary carriers. We further propose that primary active transport carriers and group translocators arose by the superimposition of energy coupling enzymes such as ATPases. Finally, the integration of these systems into metabolic pathways resulted in the physical construction of complex but coordinated metabolons.
