Evolution: red algal genome affirms a common origin of all plastids

Geoffrey I McFadden; Giel G van Dooren

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.041

Evolution: red algal genome affirms a common origin of all plastids

Curr Biol. 2004 Jul 13;14(13):R514-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.041.

Authors

Geoffrey I McFadden¹, Giel G van Dooren

Affiliation

¹ Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.

PMID: 15242632
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.041

Abstract

Photosynthetic organelles (plastids) come in many forms and were originally thought to have multiple origins. The complete genome of the thermophilic red alga Cyanidioschizon merolae provides further evidence that all plastids derive from a single endosymbiotic event more than 600 million years ago.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biological Transport
Carrier Proteins / genetics
Carrier Proteins / metabolism
Cyanobacteria / genetics
Genome*
Models, Genetic*
Phylogeny*
Plastids / genetics*
Rhodophyta / genetics*

Substances

Carrier Proteins