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. 2016 Jul 18;2:16058. doi: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2016.58

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Hypothesis for the origin of TNFRs. The CRD existed in the last common eukaryotic ancestor (LECA) while the TNFR-specific DD emerged before the last common metazoan ancestor (LCMA). Following a fusion event between a CRD and DD, the primordial TNFR involved in apoptosis was formed.