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Citation
Allen, A. E., Vardi, A., Bowler, C.
An Ecological and Evolutionary Context for Integrated Nitrogen Metabolism and Related Signaling Pathways In Marine Diatoms
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2006 Jun 01; 9(3): 264-73.
Abstract
Whole-genome sequence analysis has revealed that diatoms contain genes and pathways that are novel in photosynthetic eukaryotes. More generally, the unique evolutionary footprint of the chromalveolates, which includes a genome fusion between a heterotrophic protist and a red alga in addition to a major prokaryotic influence, has fostered their inheritance of a unique complement of metabolic capabilities. Many aspects of nitrogen metabolism and cell signaling appear to be linked in diatoms. This new perspective provides a basis for understanding the ecological dominance of diatoms in contemporary oceans.
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