Evolution: The plasticity of plastids

Howe, Christopher J; Nisbet, R Ellen R; Barbrook, Adrian C

Abstract

Many chloroplast-bearing plants and algae lost their photosynthetic activity during evolution but retained their chloroplasts for other functions. A group of dinoflagellate algae apparently lost one half of their photosynthetic machinery but retained the other, providing a novel mechanism for light perception.

Citation

Howe, C. J., Nisbet, R. E. R., & Barbrook, A. C. (2023). Evolution: The plasticity of plastids. Current Biology, 33(20), R1058-R1060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.025

• Journal Article Type: Other
• Acceptance Date: Sep 11, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Oct 23, 2023
• Publication Date: Oct 23, 2023
• Deposit Date: Nov 3, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 24, 2024
• Journal: Current Biology
• Print ISSN: 0960-9822
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-0445
• Publisher: Cell Press
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 20
• Pages: R1058-R1060
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.025
• Keywords: Photosynthesis, Evolution, Molecular, Dinoflagellida, Chloroplasts - metabolism, Plastids - genetics - metabolism, Plants
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/26809241