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Falciatore, Angela, Jaubert, Marianne, Bouly, Jean-Pierre, Bailleul, Benjamin and Mock, Thomas 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-0362
(2020)
Diatom molecular research comes of age: Model species for studying phytoplankton biology and diversity.
The Plant Cell, 32 (3).
547–572.
ISSN 1040-4651
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Abstract
Diatoms are the world’s most diverse group of algae, comprising at least 100,000 species. Contributing;20% of annual global carbon fixation, they underpin major aquatic food webs and drive global biogeochemical cycles. Over the past two decades, Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum tricornutum have become the most important model systems for diatom molecular research, ranging from cell biology to ecophysiology, due to their rapid growth rates, small genomes, and the cumulative wealth of associated genetic resources. To explore the evolutionary divergence of diatoms, additional model species are emerging, such as Fragilariopsis cylindrus and Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata. Here, we describe how functional genomics and reverse genetics have contributed to our understanding of this important class of microalgae in the context of evolution, cell biology, and metabolic adaptations. Our review will also highlight promising areas of investigation into the diversity of these photosynthetic organisms, including the discovery of new molecular pathways governing the life of secondary plastid-bearing organisms in aquatic environments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2020 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved. |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2020 00:45 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2023 13:58 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74697 |
| DOI: | 10.1105/tpc.19.00158 |
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